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US 7,116,891 B2Granted
Fast forward and skip remote control
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorGeorge R. Borden, lV
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Abstract
A remote control that includes multiple fast forward modes and a skip mode.
Claims10
A remote control with a button comprising:
- (a) said button operatively interconnected to a video device;
- (b) operating said button for a first duration less than a first threshold duration resulting in skipping a portion of a video of said video device;
- (c) operating said button for a second duration less than a second threshold duration resulting in fast forwarding said video at a first rate;
- (d) operating said button for a third duration less than a third threshold duration resulting in fast forwarding said video at a second rate, wherein said second rate is faster than said first rate, wherein said first rate and said second rate is greater than a normal playback rate for said video device.
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A remote control with a button comprising:
- (a) said button operatively interconnected to a video device;
- (b) operating said button for a first duration less than a first threshold duration resulting in skipping a portion of a video of said video device and thereafter changing to a normal playback rate for said video device;
- (c) operating said button for a second duration greater than said first threshold duration and less than a second threshold duration resulting in fast forwarding said video at a first rate, wherein said first rate is greater than said normal playback rate;
- (d) operating said button for a third duration greater than said second duration and less than a third threshold duration resulting in fast forwarding said video at a second rate, wherein said second rate is greater than said first rate;
- (e) operating said button for a fourth duration greater than said third duration resulting in fast forwarding said video at a third rate, wherein said third rate is greater than said second rate;
- (f) pressing another button of said remote control returning said video device to said normal playback rate.
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