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US 5,984,500 AGranted
Remote controller
AssigneeFunai Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorHideo Makino
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Abstract
A remote controller for setting timer programming items wherein a display section is constructed in such manner that display items are provided in parallel with mechanical rotary switches, the distance between the rotary switches and their displays is adjacent and the relation between them becomes one to one correspondence, whereby an operator manipulates operational switches without making mistakes while looking at display items corresponding to the operational switches.
Claims3
A remote controller for outputting timing and control signals to a video recorder comprising:
- a start switch for starting a program sequence in which the controller can be programmed;
- a display means for displaying data having a plurality of display areas, arranged in a row, for displaying items of data to be entered into the controller for transmission into the video recorder, the items of data including channel number, date or day of the week, and recording start and finish time;
- rotary switches, arranged in a row parallel to the row of display areas, for setting data displayed in respective corresponding ones of said display areas;
- each of said rotary switches being positionally aligned with said respective corresponding ones of said display areas;
- control means for enabling entry of data in said display areas by operation of said rotary switches in response to operation of said start switch;
- a transfer switch for transferring a control signal to the video recorder, the control signal including data entered in response to operation of said start switch;
- and
- said control means including means for maintaining said data entered in said display areas after operation of said transfer switch despite operation of said rotary switches.
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A remote control device comprising:
- display means for displaying data;
- said display means having data display areas for displaying data of respective types associated with individual ones of said display areas;
- first user input means having individual data entry devices in positional alignment with respective ones of said display areas for setting data displayed in said respective ones of said display areas;
- a second user input means for initiating the setting of the data displayed by said display means;
- control means for enabling entry of data in said display means by operation of said first user input means in response to operation of said second user input means;
- a transfer switch for transferring a control signal to the video recorder, the control signal including data entered in response to operation of said second user input means;
- and
- said control means including means for maintaining said data entered in said display areas after operation of said transfer switch despite operation of said first user input means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.