Apparatus for controlling a television receiver

In a television control system apparatus for selecting a television channel corresponding to a preassigned channel tuning designation, the system apparatus comprising:

• tuner means for receiving a processor signal and a multi-channel input signal, and in response to said processor signal, tuning out all but one channel corresponding to a selected one of said preassigned channel tuning designations;
• memory means for storing at least one operator-assigned channel select designation for at least one of said channel tuning designations;
• first operator-actuated control means for generating a first control output signal comprising a first data set representative of a desired channel select designation for one of said channel tuning designations;
• second operator-actuated control means for generating a second control output signal comprising a second data set representative of a desired viewing channel identified by an operator selected one of said channel select designations;
• processor means for receiving said first and second control output signals from said first and second operator-actuated control means, and upon receipt of said first data set, causing said memory means to store said desired channel select designation as corresponding to said one channel tuning designation, and upon receipt of said second data set, retrieving from said memory means the one of said channel tuning designations corresponding to said operator selected channel select designation, and generating said processor signal to correspond to said one channel tuning designation.

In a television control system apparatus for selecting a television channel corresponding to a preassigned channel tuning designation, the system apparatus comprising:

• tuner means for receiving a processor signal and a multi-channel input signal, and in response to said processor signal, tuning out all but one channel corresponding to a selected one of said preassigned channel tuning designations;
• memory means for storing at least one operator-assigned channel select designation for at least one of said channel tuning designations;
• first operator-actuated control means for generating a first control output signal comprising a first data set representative of a desired channel select designation for one of said channel tuning designations;
• means for receiving said first data set and causing said memory means to store said desired channel select designation as corresponding to said one channel tuning designation;
• second operator-actuated control means for generating a second control output signal comprising a second data set representative of a desired viewing channel identified by an operator selected one of said channel select designations;
• processor means for receiving said second control output signal from said second operator-actuated control means, and upon receipt thereof, retrieving from said memory means the one of said channel tuning designations corresponding to said operator selected channel select designation, and generating said processor signal to correspond to said one channel tuning designation.

Apparatus for controlling a television receiver capable of receiving a plurality of channels and displaying a selected one of said channels to a viewer, each of said channels being identified by a preassigned symbol, said controlling apparatus comprising:

• viewer input means for entering a viewer selected symbol corresponding to each of said preassigned symbols, and for entering a viewer selected display label corresponding to each of said viewer selected symbols;
• memory means for retaining said viewer selected symbols, said viewer selected display labels, and correspondence therebetween and said preassigned symbols;
• channel selection input means for receiving a viewer selected symbol;
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• channel selection control means for correlating said viewer selected symbol, a corresponding one of said viewer selected display labels, and a corresponding one of said preassigned symbols, and for controlling said television receiver to display the channel corresponding to said one preassigned symbol and to display said viewer selected display label.

In a television control system apparatus for selecting a television channel corresponding to a preassigned channel tuning designation, the system apparatus comprising:

• tuner means for receiving a processor signal and a multi-channel input signal, and in response to said processor signal, tuning out all but one channel corresponding to a selected one of said preassigned channel tuning designations;
• memory means for storing at least one channel select designation different from but corresponding to at least one of said channel tuning designations, and for storing at least one display designation different from but corresponding to at least one of said channel select designations;
• operator-actuated control means for generating a control output signal comprising a data set representative of a desired viewing channel identified by an operator selected one of said channel select designations;
• a display;
• processor means for receiving said control output signal from said operator-actuated control means, and upon receipt of said data set, retrieving from said memory means the one of said channel tuning designations and the one of said display designations corresponding to said operator selected channel select designation, generating said processor signal to correspond to said one channel tuning designation, said processor means being connected to said display and causing said display designation to appear on said display.