Patent ID: 7295253

Claim:
A remote control device capable of controlling a television receiver having a plurality of equipment inputs to which various equipment may be connected, which comprises: a transmitter; a controller with memory; a keyboard for providing input signals to the controller; a power source for the controller and the transmitter; the keyboard having: (a) a TV equipment input selector for selecting the equipment input to the television receiver that is activated for display of the output of the equipment connected to the selected equipment input, (b) a user programmable switch for enabling the user to store user-selected data in a memory; (c) said user selected data including TV equipment input selector data for selecting the desired equipment input of the plurality of equipment inputs; and (d) a restore switch for enabling the controller to transmit data, corresponding to the user-selected data, to the transmitter; whereby actuation of the restore switch restores the television receiver to a state of operation responsive to the user-selected stored data based on the user setting of the user programmable switch, enabling the user to return automatically to a previously selected equipment input.