Appeal No. 97-0783
Application 08/396,184
rejection was filed on May 10, 1996 and was entered by the examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to a remote controller for outputting timing and control signals
to a video recorder. More particularly, data is entered and displayed at the remote control for items
such as channel number, date or day of the week, and times for starting and ending recording. After all
the data for the several items has been stored within the remote control, the data is sent to the video
recorder by way of a control signal. The data within the remote control is maintained after the control
signal has transferred the data to the video recorder.
Representative claim 7 is reproduced as follows:
7. 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
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