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Audible state indication for a television receiver

US8427589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 2005
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/63
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for audibly indicating at least one state of a television receiver includes memory operative to store at least one audio file, and a controller. The controller is operative during a power-on interval of the television receiver to forward the at least one audio file to an audio indicating device associated with the television receiver for audibly indicating the at least one state of the television receiver.

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