Apparatus and method for tracking the playing of VCR programs

Details Apparatus and method for tracking the playing of VCR programs Apparatus and method for tracking the playing of VCR programs

1993-09-16

1996-01-30

Groody, James J.

Television

Special applications

Manufacturing

455 2, 358335, 360 27, 360 722, 348 2, H04N 5782, H04N 591

Patent

active

054884098

ABSTRACT:
A video tape player monitors the selection habits of a viewer selecting from a plurality of video tapes. Each video tape contains a plurality of programs. A first type of video tape has a title information symbol contained in a predetermined interval of the tape, e.g. the vertical blanking interval, for each program on the tape. A clock provides the time of occurrence of commands. A detector receives user inputted commands for controlling the movement of the video tape such as play, record, stop. The user inputted commands comprise a start play command to start moving, in a longitudinal direction, the video tape proximate to a magnetic head so that the magnetic head can detect the programs on the video tape and a stop command to stop moving the tape. A controller is coupled to the detector for commanding the motor in response to the detected user inputted commands and for reading the time of occurrence of the commands. A first memory stores a title information symbol for each program on a second type of video tape. A second memory stores the title information symbol and the time of occurrence of the detected user inputted commands. The contents of the second memory is provided to an external analyzer.

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