Commercial message timer

Details Commercial message timer Commercial message timer

1988-10-25

1990-04-17

Chin, Tommy P.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Specific signal processing circuitry

358181, 3581931, 358908, 455231, H04N 5262, H04N 5272

Patent

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049185314

ABSTRACT:
A commercial message timer, when enabled by a user, stores data indicative of a first tuned station and begins timing a predetermined time period. Upon expiration of the time period, the first tuned station is automatically reselected if it had been deselected after the timer was enabled. In this way a user can avoid a commercial message on a first channel by setting the timer and scanning through other channels, and yet have the receiver return automatically to the first channel at the end of a time period substantially equal to that of a typical commercial message. In another embodiment employing PIX-IN-PIX circuitry, the subject apparatus is responsive to the sequence of (1) enabling the timer and (2) changing channels for automatically moving the desired channel to the insert position. In response to the expiration of the timer period, the program displayed in the insert position is automatically returned to the main display position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3628153 (1971-12-01), Fukats
patent: 4319286 (1982-03-01), Hanpachern
patent: 4776038 (1988-10-01), Testin
patent: 4782401 (1988-11-01), Faerber
Commercial-Killer Improves Programs, Radio-Electronics, Jun. 1950, p. 44.

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