Patent ID: 6049653
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H03J,H04B

Abstract:
A videocassette recorder (VCR), comprising:a signal input terminal for receiving a signal from a signal source external to said VCR;control means for generating remote control signals for controlling said external signal source;means coupled to said control means for transmitting said remote control signal to said external signal source;said control means generating and applying said remote control signals to said transmitting means in response to user-entered data;said transmitting means comprising an IR LED assembly disposed adjacent a window, said window capable of passing IR light to transmit said remote control signals directly therethrough in an indirect transmission path to said external signal source and also deflecting IR light passing therethrough at an angle to an angle of incidence of the IR light on the window in a direct transmission path to said signal source, wherein said IR LED assembly includes a first set of IR LEDs and a second set of IR LEDs, said first set of IR LEDs transmitting said remote control signals in said indirect transmission path, said second set of IR LEDs transmitting said remote control signals in said direct transmission path.