Device for controlling remote interactive receiver
US6246400A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6581
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote control device controls interaction of an interactive receiver unit positioned at a remote location. The remote control device has a housing and manually actuable keypad mounted on the housing. A control mechanism is mounted in the enclosure and operatively connected to the manually actuable keypad for receiving selected input data from the keypad corresponding to desired programming selections of the interactive receiver unit positioned at the remote location. Financial information is stored in the remote, and a transmitter transmits a desired program corresponding to a selected keypad sequence, and also transmits financial information of the user.
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