Television – Receiver circuitry – Remote control
Patent
1996-06-19
1999-10-26
Grant, Chris
Television
Receiver circuitry
Remote control
348 10, 455 62, 380 52, H04N 544
Patent
active
059737565
ABSTRACT:
A television remote control unit including an IR (infra-red) transmitter with integral magnetic stripe ATM type credit card reader and method therefor for transmitting IR signals to a remote interactive location such as a television set or a TV cable remote control box. The remote control unit permits the user to swipe a credit card through the credit card reader so as to generate credit card transaction signals for transmission to the remote interactive locations. The remote control unit can be used in an interactive environment such as a hotel casino, a cable TV home shopping network, or an off track betting (OTB) environment.
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