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Multi-brand universal remote control

US4866434A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1988
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/92
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-brand universal remote control handunit stores compressed device control codes to make efficient use of the available memory space. In addition to storing data pointers to pairs of pulse off and pulse burst components of a transmission, the memory also stores data indicative of several characteristics of transmissions within a given brand of device to be controlled.

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