| 摘要 |
A telephone set includes a decoder (1414) for decoding compressed codes of as few as 1 to 8 digits, which are compressed in length from the combination of channel, time-of-day and length information. A clock for providing an output as a function of time is integral to the telephone set and the telephone set includes a means for transmitting commands to an appliance, such as a recorder (1416). The telephone set commands the recorder to turn on in response to comparison of the decoded time-of-day commands with the clock output and commands the selection of a channel of the information broadcast to record to turn off in response to comparison of the record on time with the decoded length commands. In one embodiment the telephone set includes a cordless telephone. Methods are provided for downloading initial setup data from a remote site and for remotely entering compressed codes via telephone. |
