Patent · US Expired

Station jump loop

US6505346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1997
Grant dateJan 7, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/482
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is implemented in one embodiment in a tuning decoder device, such as an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) of a digital satellite system. The IRD is coupled to a satellite system, the remote controller and a monitor, such as a TV set. The present invention allows a user to store up to five stations in a JUMP Loop sequence during a single viewing period by depressing a single key in a remote controller.

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