Global Patent Index - EP 0910919 A1

EP 0910919 A1 19990428 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING REMOTE CONTROL CODES

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING REMOTE CONTROL CODES

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM TESTEN VON FERNBEDIENUNGSCODES

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR TESTER LES CODES D'UNE COMMANDE A DISTANCE

Publication

EP 0910919 A1 19990428 (EN)

Application

EP 97934149 A 19970709

Priority

  • US 9712261 W 19970709
  • US 2271996 P 19960709

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9801993A1] A television tuner (10) controller has a memory (22) with a number of sets of remote control codes for use in controlling a television tuner (10), such as a cable box. The television tuner changes the channel it is tuning to a specific channel when it receives a set channel remote control command identifying the specific channel. The tuner (10) controller can detect the channel tuned by the television tuner (10) whenever the predetermined base channel is tuned by the television receiver (14).

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/44

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H03J 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01); H03J 9/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9801993 A1 19980115; AU 3727497 A 19980202; CA 2260249 A1 19980115; CN 1123213 C 20031001; CN 1227692 A 19990901; EP 0910919 A1 19990428; EP 0910919 A4 19990623

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9712261 W 19970709; AU 3727497 A 19970709; CA 2260249 A 19970709; CN 97197189 A 19970709; EP 97934149 A 19970709