Patent ID: 6505346
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: H03J,H04N

Abstract:
A system, comprising:a tuning device to receive video signals and to tune to a station; a remote controller coupled to the tuning device to command the tuning device to tune to a selected station, the remote controller having a â€œJUMPâ€  key that allows a user to store a plurality of stations as a JUMP Loop in a volatile memory, wherein the user can press the JUMP key for no longer than a first period of time, the first period of time being shorter than a second period of time, to jump between said stations in the JUMP Loop, and wherein the user can press the JUMP key for at least the second period of time to remove a station already in the JUMP loop to which the tuning device is currently tuned from the JUMP loop; and a monitor, coupled to the tuning device, to display a tuned station.