Remote controller for controlling a plurality of electric appliances
US5854594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C19/28
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote controller for independently controlling a plurality of electric appliances includes a selector device for outputting a selected signal for controlling an electric appliance and a memory electrically connected to the selector device for storing a plurality of codes, such codes consisting of device codes, address codes, and function codes, wherein the device codes designate electric appliances of a particular type (such as TV's, VCR's audio sets, etc.), the address codes designate a specific appliance of the particular type (such as TV no.1, TV no. 2, ect.), and the function codes designate control of a function of the appliance (such as volume, picture contrast, color, etc.).
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