Media return system

a technology of media return and return system, applied in the field of media systems, can solve the problems of losing appeal very soon, user is prone to become engrossed in the process of surfing itself, and misses the primary feature he needs

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-23
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
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While some commercials are amusing, they lose their appeal very soon.
With more and more channels to surf, a user is prone to become engrossed in the process of surfing itself and miss the primary feature he was viewing on the primary channel.

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[0027]The present invention is discussed in relation to remote controls and televisions; however, other uses will be apparent from the teachings disclosed herein. The present invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, wherein like reference numerals and characters refer to like parts, and by reference to the following claims.

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[0028]Hanpachern (U.S. Pat. No. 4,319,286) teaches a method of detecting the start of a commercial by monitoring the received video and audio signals for a momentary absence of both picture and sound, the so-called “black frame” that typically results when the signal is switched from one program source to another.

[0029]When detected, this black frame occurrence is used to start a timer set to expire 32 seconds later. Since most TV commercials are 30 seconds or less, each new commercial restarts the timer before it expires. Finally...

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Abstract

A remote control provides a return to channel feature for use with a media device adapted to play media but not itself equipped with a return to channel feature. The remote control stores a primary channel in memory and is programmed such that, in direct response to a first input being manually provided to a remote control, a timer in the remote control is caused to commence a timing of a predetermined interval such that, in response to expiration of the predetermined interval timed by the timer, the remote control is caused to transmit a command signal corresponding to the primary channel stored in memory to the media device.

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RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION[0001]This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 718,931, filed Nov. 21, 2000, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to media systems, hand-held electronics and control modules. Specific exemplary embodiments discussed relate to remote controls and televisions.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The description of art in this section is not intended to constitute an admission that any patent, publication, or other information referred to herein is prior art with respect to this invention, unless specifically designated as such.[0004]Recently, cable television and broadcast television has become rife with commercials and other interruptions to the primary programming, or feature (referred to herein, separately and collectively, as commercials). While some commercials are amusing, they lose their appeal very soon. Chang...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/44
CPCH04N5/44H04N21/4263H04N21/4383H04N21/44209H04N21/42221H04N21/41265H04N21/42224H04N21/47217
Inventor ARLING, PAUL D.HAYES, PATRICK H.
Owner UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
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