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Power supply arrangement for a tuning system

US4281349A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1980
Grant dateJul 28, 1981
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B70/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tuning system of a television receiver includes a non-volatile memory for storing tuning information. Control apparatus allows memory locations of the memory to be selectively programmed during a set-up procedure for tuning respective channels and thereafter to be selectively interrogated during channel selection. A power supply for providing a supply voltage for the memory includes apparatus for maintaining the magnitude of the supply voltage at a relatively low level when the receiver is on but the tuning system is dormant, and for increasing the magnitude of the supply voltage to a change-enabling level for a predetermined time after the operation of switches for enabling the memory to be programmed during set-up and interrogated during channel selection.

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