Rapid access remote control system

摘要

A remote control system for a television receiver includes provisions for delaying a predetermined time duration before responding to a new remote control comman after a previous remote control command to prevent undesired toggling of toggle control functions (e.g., power application and muting) due to momentary interruptions of remote control transmissions which may occur when a user unintentionally points the transmitter away from the television receiver. It also includes provisions for sampling the envelope of the remote control transmission to determine if an interruption corresponds to an intended termination of transmission to provide rapid repeated response (i.e., "machine-gunning") to commands such as "channel up" or "channel down".