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TV channel selecting device with a memory

US5191423A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 1991
Grant dateMar 2, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/47
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for selecting a TV channel in which the names and numbers of the stations are stored in memory in advance. The user selects a program by pressing a key chosen by number or by character. In response to the user's choice of an initial letter, the device displays, individually or in a list, the whole name of the program or station so the user can choose a desired one.

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