Title:
PROGRAMMABLE UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004051592
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A universal remote control unit stores signal formatting data which includes an indication of the category of device to which the signal formatting data corresponds. During programming of the universal remote control unit, the user provides a numerical entry which corresponds to the signal formatting data stored in the memory. The universal remote control unit automatically stores the code entered by the user at the appropriate memory location corresponding to the category of device by analyzing the signal format data to which the code corresponds.
Inventors:
GUSTAFSON DAVID
GRIESAU EUGENE W
GRIESAU EUGENE W
Application Number:
PCT/IB2003/005288
Publication Date:
August 19, 2004
Filing Date:
November 20, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
PHILIPS CORP (US)
PHILIPS CORP (US)
International Classes:
G08C19/28; H04B1/20; H04N5/445; (IPC1-7): G08C19/28
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997032290A1 | 1997-09-04 |
Foreign References:
| US5872562A | 1999-02-16 | |||
| US6344817B1 | 2002-02-05 | |||
| US6127961A | 2000-10-03 |
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