Patents by Inventor Foy E. Wilkey

Foy E. Wilkey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Autoprogrammed, channel mapping for a video cassette recorder
    Patent number: 5546193
    Abstract: In a videocassette recorder including "VCR PLUS+.TM." videocassette recorder programming system capability and autoprogramming capability, it is herein recognized that the channel-mapping procedure may be greatly simplified by using the autoprogramming feature to locate and program all active channels, and then by mapping only those channels which are active, instead of requiring the user to select all 125 possible channel-programming positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Hailey, Foy E. Wilkey, Randall D. Staggs