JP2013125464A - Information system for hospital - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information system for a hospital, for enabling a hospitalized patient to comfortably obtain information.SOLUTION: An information system 1 for a hospital includes: a tablet terminal 10 used by a hospitalized patient; an in-hospital management computer 70 connected with the tablet terminal 10 through an in-hospital LAN 60, for distributing information to a specific hospitalized patient; and an out-of-hospital management computer 40 connected with the tablet terminal 10 through the in-hospital LAN 60 and the Internet 50, for distributing information for unspecified hospitalized patients. To the tablet terminal 10, a television receiver 30 is connected through an HDMI cable 32. The hospitalized patient can obtain the information using the tablet terminal 10 of light weight in a free posture, and part or all of the information that should be outputted to the tablet terminal 10 can be transferred to the television receiver 30 to be outputted in consideration of contents of the information or the like.

Description

  The present invention relates to a hospital information system that provides various information to hospitalized patients staying in hospital rooms. As far as the present invention is concerned, “hospital” includes all facilities equipped with medical treatment facilities, and those who stay in the hospital for a predetermined period and receive medical treatment are called “inpatients” and are given to inpatients. The room that is available is called a “hospital room”.

  Each hospital room is often equipped with a television receiver, which not only provides out-of-hospital information to inpatients, but also provides visitor and inpatient visits. It plays a very important role in the comfort of hospitalization and mental care of hospitalized patients. In particular, in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals that handle childbirth that are not covered by medical insurance, the provision of high-quality services tends to lead to an increase in inpatients. It has become.

  As a means for providing information to hospitalized patients, an information system using a terminal computer provided in a hospital room has also been proposed. For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-242252), using a television for a hospital room having a bidirectional communication function based on the Internet technology in addition to a general television broadcast receiving function, e-mail and A system is described that provides mutual communication between the outside and in-patients, such as videophone calls, as well as information on the treatment of in-patients. Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310672) discloses a method of connecting a personal computer to a monitor terminal using a personal computer and a monitor terminal provided on a floor head placed on the bedside of a hospital room. A system is described in which a personal computer is connected to a terminal management server or an electronic medical record server via a LAN, and further connected to a network for connecting to the Internet, a CATV network, or the like. With these information systems, inpatients can watch TV broadcasts and browse treatment information, and can also communicate with the outside via the Internet or read book pages.

JP 2003-242252 A JP 2003-310672 A

  The television receiver installed in the hospital room displays images on a wide-area display, so it has excellent information transmission capabilities, so that inpatients can obtain information in a relaxed mood, and visitors who have come to visit Information can be obtained together with TV, but it is currently used only for broadcasting TV broadcasts such as terrestrial digital broadcasting. In addition, when using the systems described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, inpatients must approach these in order to operate a television for a hospital room or a personal computer. It is not easy to use the system in a free posture, such as to do so, it is not easy to use. In addition, monitor screens connected to hospital room TVs or computers that have only a small display may feel unsatisfactory depending on the type of video displayed, and information with the visitors who came to visit Enjoying is limited.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a hospital information system that provides various types of information to hospitalized patients, is easy to use, and is capable of obtaining satisfactory quality information according to the contents of the information. It is to provide a system that can.

  The above-mentioned object is solved by the hospital information system of the present invention using a lightweight tablet terminal that can be operated while being held by an inpatient and a television receiver.

  The hospital information system of the present invention includes a tablet terminal used by an inpatient disposed in a hospital room and the tablet disposed in the hospital room via a transmission means for transmitting video and audio. A television receiver connected to the hospital, and a non-hospital management computer that is located at a location remote from the hospital and connected to the tablet terminal via a public communication network and an in-hospital communication network And a delivery request for receiving the delivery request for the content stored in the content storage means transmitted from the tablet terminal, wherein the out-of-hospital management computer stores content consisting of at least one of video and audio From the content stored in the receiving means and the content storage means, Content selection means for selecting content in response to a communication request; and content transmission means for transmitting the content selected by the content selection means to the tablet terminal. Distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a distribution request for content stored in the content storage means of the non-hospital management computer, information receiving means for receiving content transmitted from the non-hospital management computer, and the information receiving means And a video / audio output means for outputting the information received by the information receiver, and a video / audio transfer means for transmitting at least a part of the information received by the information reception means to the television receiver. As far as this specification is concerned, “video” includes all of the moving image, still image, and character information displayed on the display of the tablet terminal and the display of the television receiver.

  According to the hospital information system of the present invention, a television receiver normally used only for broadcasting a television broadcast is effectively used. Inpatients can receive content from out-of-hospital management computers using lightweight tablet terminals that can be operated in a free posture, and can send e-mails via public communication lines such as the Internet. You can read book pages. In addition, an inpatient can transfer and enjoy at least a part of the delivered content to the television receiver according to the mood and physical condition of the day, the content of the delivered content, the presence or absence of a visitor, and the like. Therefore, the inpatient can enjoy the content in a relaxed manner by using the television receiver, and can play a conversation while enjoying the content with the visitor.

  In the hospital information system of the present invention, the tablet terminal is provided with an infrared transmitter for switching a television broadcast channel, and remote control means for switching the TV broadcast channel by operating the infrared transmitter on the tablet terminal. Furthermore, the structure provided is preferable. The infrared transmitter may be connected to the tablet terminal by a USB cable or the like, or may be integrated with the tablet terminal. In this configuration, when an inpatient enjoys television broadcasting using a television receiver, the tablet terminal can be used as a remote controller.

  In the hospital information system of the present invention, it is sufficient to include an out-of-hospital management computer as an information distribution computer. However, an in-hospital management computer as an information distribution computer may be arranged in a hospital. It is preferable that the information to be distributed to unspecified inpatients is distributed to the non-hospital management computer, and the information to be distributed to specific inpatients is distributed to the in-hospital management computer. As far as this specification is concerned, information to be distributed only to specific inpatients is referred to as “specific information”, and information to be distributed to unspecified inpatients is referred to as “unspecified information”. This configuration increases the types of information provided to inpatients and prevents the inpatient from having the proof that his personal information is controlled by a management computer outside the hospital. .

  According to the hospital information system of the present invention, it is possible to effectively use a television receiver that is normally used only for broadcasting a television broadcast, and inpatients can use content delivered from an out-of-hospital management computer, etc. Can be displayed on either a lightweight tablet terminal or a television receiver having a display with a large area. Therefore, an inpatient can select which to display according to the mood and physical condition of the day, the content of the content to be delivered, the presence or absence of a visitor, etc., and thus a user-friendly system is provided. Can provide more satisfactory quality information.

It is a figure which shows the outline of a structure of the information system for the obstetrics and gynecology hospital of embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the information system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which outputs an image | video and an audio | voice to a tablet terminal and a television receiver. It is a figure which shows illustratively the screen display of the tablet terminal immediately after powering on. It is a figure which shows the screen display of the tablet terminal for requesting | requiring content delivery with respect to the management computer outside a hospital. It is a figure which shows the screen display of the tablet terminal for requesting | requiring delivery of a relaxation video with respect to the management computer outside a hospital. It is a figure which shows illustratively the screen display of the tablet terminal in which the image | video of the relaxation video was displayed. It is a figure which shows illustratively the screen display of the television receiver in which the image | video of the relaxation video was displayed. It is a figure which shows the screen display of the tablet terminal for requesting the delivery of information with respect to the hospital management computer. It is a figure which shows the screen display of the tablet terminal for selecting the kind of information delivered from the hospital management computer. It is a figure which shows notionally the data table which memorize | stores the information for every hospitalized patient. It is a figure which shows the screen display of the tablet terminal which displayed the image | video of the some photograph delivered from the hospital management computer.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by taking an information system for an obstetrics and gynecology hospital as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can be changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a hospital information system 1 according to the present embodiment. The hospital information system 1 includes a tablet terminal 10 used by an inpatient disposed in a hospital room 3 in a hospital 2 and a liquid crystal disposed in the same hospital room 3 where the tablet terminal 10 is disposed. Mainly includes a television (television receiver) 30, an out-of-hospital management computer 40 arranged at a location distant from the hospital 2, and an in-hospital management computer 70 arranged at a location other than the hospital room 3 in the hospital 2. As a component. The tablet terminal 10 is lent at the time of hospitalization to an inpatient who has refrained from giving birth. In addition, an identification number is assigned to each inpatient at the time of lending.

  The tablet terminal 10 and the hospital management computer 70 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a hospital LAN (hospital communication network) 60. The tablet terminal 10 and the hospital management computer 40 are The hospital LAN 60 and the Internet (public communication network) 50 are connected so that they can communicate with each other. The tablet terminal 10 and the liquid crystal television 30 are connected by an HDMI cable (transmission means) 32 that transmits video and audio. 61 represents a router, 62 represents a video multiplexer, and 63 represents an access point. A television signal is input to the liquid crystal television 30 and the video multiplexing device 62 via the transmission cable 31.

  The tablet terminal 10 includes an arithmetic processing unit, a storage unit, an input unit, an output unit, a communication unit, and a TV tuner, and enjoys both WEB information and TV broadcasting obtained through the Internet. It is composed of a lightweight tablet personal computer, and the out-of-hospital management computer 40 and the in-hospital management computer 70 are composed of a general computer having an arithmetic processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, and the like. Yes. In FIG. 4 and the like, the tablet terminal 10 is shown enlarged. In the figure, 10a is a power switch of the tablet terminal 10, 10b is a display on which a touch panel serving as an image output unit and an input unit is arranged, 10c is a speaker for outputting sound, and 10d is an access point 63. 10e is a connector to which the HDMI cable 32 is connected. The tablet terminal 10 is further provided with a connector 10 f for connecting a USB cable 21 connected to an infrared transmitter 20 for switching a television broadcast channel received by the liquid crystal television 30. The liquid crystal television 30 includes a television signal input unit, a display (FIG. 8, 30a) as a video output display unit, a speaker as an audio output unit, and a connector connected to the HDMI cable 32.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of functions achieved by cooperation of the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 1 and software stored in the storage unit of the tablet terminal 10, the out-of-hospital management computer 40, and the in-hospital management computer 70. Is shown.

  The tablet terminal 10 selects whether or not to watch a television broadcast by the identification symbol storage means 11 storing an identification symbol given in advance to each piece of information to be distributed to the tablet terminal, and the liquid crystal television 30 And the information / display designation means 12 for designating information to be distributed, and the channel of the television broadcast is switched via the infrared transmitter 20 when the inpatient selects to watch the television broadcast on the liquid crystal television 30. The remote control means 13, the delivery request transmission means 14 for requesting the delivery of contents to the outside management computer 40, and the information request sending means 15 for requesting the delivery of information to the in-hospital management computer 70 are provided. The tablet terminal 10 further includes content transmitted from the hospital management computer 40, information transmitted from the hospital management computer 70, television signals supplied via the video multiplexer 62 and the access point 63, It has information receiving means 16 for receiving e-mails obtained by communicating with other than the management computer 40 via the Internet, information described in book pages, and the like. Such information is composed of at least one of video and audio. The tablet terminal 10 also includes a video / audio output unit 17 for outputting the information received by the information receiving unit 16 and a video / audio transfer for transmitting at least a part of the information received by the information receiving unit 16 to the liquid crystal television 30. And means 18.

  The out-of-hospital management computer 40 includes content storage means 43 that stores a plurality of contents that can be distributed to the tablet terminal 10 and identification symbols corresponding to the contents. In this embodiment, the content storage means 43 includes, for example, greetings for unspecified inpatients by hospital directors, introduction of hospital facilities, information on childcare provided to mothers before and after childbirth, and postpartum care. Only unspecified information (contents) that should be delivered to unspecified inpatients, such as information related to information and relaxation videos for relaxing mothers before and after childbirth, is stored with an identification number for identifying each content. ing. The out-of-hospital management computer 40 further includes a distribution request receiving unit 41 for receiving a distribution request from the distribution request transmitting unit 14 of the tablet terminal 10 and a content according to the distribution request from the contents stored in the content storage unit 43. The content selection means 42 to select and the content transmission means 44 which distributes the content which the content selection means 42 selected toward the tablet terminal 10 are provided.

  First, the in-hospital management computer 70 has specific information storage means 73 that stores specific information that can be distributed to the tablet terminal 10 and identification symbols corresponding to the specific information. In the present embodiment, the specific information storage means 73 includes, as specific information that should be distributed only to specific inpatients, a schedule from birth to discharge in a specific inpatient and scheduled times such as daily screening, etc. A photo of the baby, health management information such as blood pressure and pulse of the hospitalized patient, and the like are stored together with an identification symbol for identifying the type of each specific information. The hospital management computer 70 further complied with the distribution request from the information request receiving means 71 for receiving the distribution request from the information request transmitting means 15 of the tablet terminal 10 and the specific information stored in the specific information storage means 73. Specific information selecting means 72 for selecting specific information, and specific information transmitting means 74 for distributing the specific information selected by the specific information selecting means 72 to the tablet terminal 10 are provided.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of outputting video and audio to the tablet terminal 10 and the liquid crystal television 30. This flowchart will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the power switch 10a of the tablet terminal 10 is turned on, the information / display designating unit 12 of the tablet terminal 10 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. 4 on the display 10b (S101), watching TV or watching the tablet display. Encourage hospitalized patients to choose When the hospitalized patient touches the display part of “view TV” on the screen display of the display 10b illustrated in FIG. 4, the tablet terminal 10 functions as a general remote controller (S102), and the remote control means 13 is activated. The liquid crystal television 30 is adjusted in accordance with the input from the inpatient to the channel number display portion, the channel up / down display portion, and the volume up / down display portion on the display 10b. When the inpatient touches the channel number display part or the channel up / down display part, the remote control means 13 operates the infrared transmitter 20 via the USB cable 21 to switch the TV broadcast channel. Therefore, the hospitalized patient can enjoy the television broadcast of the liquid crystal television 30 in a situation that is not different from usual.

  When the inpatient touches the “view tablet” display portion of the screen display of the display 10b illustrated in FIG. 4, the information / display designation unit 12 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. 5 on the display 10b (S103). Encourage hospitalized patients to choose Of the screen display of the display 10 b in FIG. 5, the upper “greeting facility guidance”, “childcare encyclopedia postpartum care”, “relax video” display portions are stored in the content storage means 43 of the non-hospital management computer 40. Corresponding to unspecified information to be delivered to unspecified inpatients, and the lower “notification” display part is stored in the specific information storage means 73 of the hospital management computer 70, Corresponding to specific information to be delivered to hospitalized patients, the display part of “Internet” and “terrestrial digital” is the e-mail or book obtained by communicating with other than the non-hospital management computer 40 via the Internet. This is a display for receiving information described on a page or a terrestrial digital signal.

  When the inpatient selects content by touching one of the display portions of “greeting facility guidance”, “childcare encyclopedia postpartum care”, and “relax video” on the display 10b, the delivery request transmission means 14 is selected. The identification symbol corresponding to the content is read from the identification symbol storage means 11, and the distribution request is transmitted to the distribution request receiving means 41 of the out-of-hospital management computer 40 together with the read content identification symbol (S104). Is received and the content identification symbol are received (S105). The content selection unit 42 acquires the distribution request and the content identification symbol from the distribution request receiving unit 41, and selects the content corresponding to the acquired identification number from the content stored in the content storage unit 43 (S106). ). Then, the content transmitting unit 44 transmits the content selected by the content selecting unit 42 to the information receiving unit 16 of the tablet terminal 10 (S107).

  The information receiving means 16 of the tablet terminal 10 receives the content transmitted from the out-of-hospital management computer 40 (S108), and the video / audio output means 17 outputs the received video on the display 10b of the tablet terminal 10 and outputs it to the speaker 10c. Output received audio. FIG. 6 exemplarily shows a video image output to the display 10b by the video / audio output means 17 when the inpatient touches the display portion of “Relax Video” on the screen display of the display 10b of FIG. , “Mountain”, “Sea”, “Flower”, and “Animal” are displayed on the display 10b. The “view on TV” display portion of the screen display of the display 10 b is a display for prompting the inpatient to input whether or not to transfer the video information to the liquid crystal television 30.

  When the hospitalized patient selects one video image by touching any video image on the screen display 10b of FIG. 6, the selected video image is displayed on the entire display 10b as shown in FIG. Corresponding sound is output from the speaker 10c. When the inpatient touches one of the video images displayed on the screen of the display 10b in FIG. 6 and touches the “view on TV” display portion (S109), the video / audio transfer means 18 corresponds to the video information. Are transferred to the liquid crystal television 30 via the HDMI cable 32, and the selected video image is displayed on the entire display 30a of the liquid crystal television 30, as shown in FIG. Output from a speaker (not shown). Therefore, the inpatient can enjoy the relaxed video with a relaxed feeling by using the liquid crystal television 30 having the display 30a having a large area, so that the relaxation effect is improved. In addition, it is possible to enjoy a conversation while watching a video image displayed on the display 30a of the liquid crystal television 30 with a visitor such as a family member of an inpatient.

  When the inpatient touches the “notification” display portion of the screen display of the display 10b in FIG. 5, the information / display designating unit 12 inputs the identification code given in advance to the inpatient as illustrated in FIG. Is displayed on the display 10b. When the hospitalized patient inputs the identification code while touching the display portion of 0 to 9 below the identification code input field (S110), the information / display designating unit 12 causes the in-hospital management computer as illustrated in FIG. Display of “Schedule until discharge”, “Today's schedule”, “Baby photo”, “Mama's health” corresponding to the type of specific information stored in the 70 specific information storage means 73 is displayed on the display 10b. Is displayed. When the hospitalized patient selects specific information for requesting distribution by touching any display part, the information request transmitting unit 15 reads and reads the identification symbol corresponding to the selected specific information from the identification symbol storage unit 11. The identification code of the specific information and the identification code of the inpatient are transmitted together with the distribution request to the information request receiving means 71 of the in-hospital management computer 70 (S111), and the distribution request and content transmitted by the information request receiving means 71 are transmitted. And the identification code of the hospitalized patient are received (S112).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram conceptually showing a data table stored in the specific information storage means 73 of the in-hospital management computer 70 and storing specific information for each inpatient. In the data table, for each inpatient, the name, address, telephone number of the inpatient, the identification code given to this inpatient are stored, and the management number given to the tablet terminal lent to this inpatient Is also remembered. Also, in the A column of the data table, the main schedule according to the number of days elapsed from the date of hospitalization is stored as the “schedule until discharge”, and in the B column, the scheduled time for daily checkups is “today ”Is stored in the C column, and the photo file of the born baby is stored as“ Baby photo ”in the C column, and the blood pressure and pulse values collected during the examination of the inpatient are displayed in the D column. It is remembered as “Mom ’s Health”.

  The specific information selection unit 72 acquires the distribution request, the identification symbol of the specific information, and the identification code of the inpatient from the information request reception unit 71, and acquires the data from the data table stored in the specific information storage unit 73. A data table corresponding to the identification code is selected, and specific information corresponding to the acquired identification symbol is selected (S113). For example, when the inpatient touches the display portion of “Baby Photo” on the screen display of the display 10b in FIG. 10, the information stored in the column C of the corresponding inpatient data table by the specific information selection means 72 is displayed. Selected. Then, the specific information transmitting unit 74 transmits the specific information selected by the specific information selecting unit 72 toward the information receiving unit 16 of the tablet terminal 10 (S114).

  The information receiving unit 16 of the tablet terminal 10 receives the specific information transmitted from the hospital management computer 70 (S115), and the video / audio output unit 17 outputs the received video to the display 10b of the tablet terminal 10. FIG. 12 illustrates a photographic image that is output to the display 10b by the video / audio output means 17 when the inpatient touches the display portion of “baby photo” on the screen display of the display 10b of FIG. Nine photographic images are displayed on the display 10b. The “view on TV” display portion of the screen display of the display 10 b is a display for prompting the inpatient to input whether to transfer the photographic image to the liquid crystal television 30.

  When an inpatient selects one photographic image by touching any photographic image on the screen of the display 10b in FIG. 12, the selected photographic image is displayed on the entire display 10b. When the inpatient touches one of the photographic images displayed on the screen of the display 10b of FIG. 12 and touches the “view on TV” display portion (S116), the video / audio transfer means 18 displays the corresponding photographic information. The video is transmitted to the liquid crystal television 30 via the HDMI cable 32, and the selected photographic video is displayed on the entire display 30a. Accordingly, the inpatient can use the liquid crystal television 30 having the display 30a having a large area to view the enlarged photo image of the baby, and the baby photo image together with the visitor such as the inpatient's family. You can enjoy conversation while watching.

  When the inpatient touches the display part of “Internet” or “terrestrial digital” on the display 10b of FIG. 5, the information etc. described in the page of the e-mail or book obtained by the inpatient via the Internet 50, or the terrestrial digital broadcasting Is received by the information receiving unit 16 of the tablet terminal (S117), the received information is displayed on the display 10b by the video / audio output unit 17, and the video / audio transfer unit 18 displays the corresponding information according to the selection of the inpatient. It transmits to the liquid crystal television 30 via the cable 32 (S118).

  In the hospital information system 1 according to the present embodiment, since the non-hospital management computer 40 side distributes only unspecified information, the inpatient has the proof that personal information is controlled by the non-hospital management computer 40. There is no.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the hospital information system of the present invention is not limited to the information system for obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, and the information distributed to the tablet terminal is also the information described above. It is not necessary to include all of the above, and it is changed as appropriate in consideration of hospital specialties. In addition, an out-of-hospital management computer can also function as an in-hospital management computer. Further, the communication in the hospital information system of the present invention does not need to be realized only by wired communication, and part of the communication can be performed by wireless communication. In particular, when a wireless LAN access point is connected to a hospital LAN and communication between the access point and the tablet terminal is performed wirelessly, there are further restrictions on the place where the tablet terminal is used and the posture of the inpatient during use. Since it disappears, it is preferable. Further, it is also possible to display a part of the video information received by the information receiving means on the display of the tablet terminal and the remaining part on the display of the liquid crystal television by application software stored in the tablet terminal. Further, in order to request distribution of specific information, fingerprint verification, an ID card, or the like can be used instead of inputting an identification code.

  The present invention provides an information system for hospitals that is easy to use and excellent in information transmission capability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hospital information system 2 Hospital 3 Hospital room 10 Tablet terminal 13 Remote control means 14 Distribution request transmission means 16 Information reception means 17 Video audio output means 18 Video audio transfer means 20 Infrared transmitter 30 Liquid crystal television (television receiver)
32 HDMI cable (transmission means)
40 Out-of-hospital management computer 41 Distribution request receiving means 42 Content selection means 43 Content storage means 44 Content transmission means 50 Internet (public communication network)
60 Hospital LAN (hospital communication network)

Claims (2)

A tablet device used by an inpatient located in a hospital room,
A television receiver disposed in the hospital room and connected to the tablet via transmission means for transmitting video and audio;
An out-of-hospital management computer that is disposed at a location away from the hospital and connected to the tablet terminal via a public communication line network and an in-hospital communication line network;
An information system for hospitals including
The out-of-hospital management computer is
Content storage means for storing content comprising at least one of video and audio;
A delivery request receiving means for receiving a delivery request for content stored in the content storage means transmitted from the tablet terminal;
Content selection means for selecting content corresponding to a distribution request from the tablet terminal from the contents stored in the content storage means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting the content selected by the content selecting means to the tablet terminal;
With
The tablet device is
A delivery request transmission means for sending a delivery request for content stored in the content storage means of the out-of-hospital management computer to the out-of-hospital management computer;
Information receiving means for receiving content transmitted from the out-of-hospital management computer;
Video and audio output means for outputting the information received by the information receiving means;
Video and audio transfer means for transmitting at least part of the information received by the information receiving means to the television receiver;
A hospital information system characterized by comprising: An infrared transmitter for switching the TV broadcast channel is attached to the tablet terminal,
The hospital information system according to claim 1, wherein the tablet terminal further includes remote control means for operating the infrared transmitter to switch a television broadcast channel.

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