Electronic program guide

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1994-04-12

1996-07-30

Britton, Howard W.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Recording apparatus

348460, 348563, 348734, 348906, H04N 7087, G11B 2702

Patent

active

055417388

ABSTRACT:
An indexing VCR system which responds to broadcast information to record a program guide which may subsequently be displayed to apprise the user of programs to be broadcast during the next day or week, etc. The program guide enables the user to condition the VCR to record selected programs when they are broadcast. The program guide may also include film clips of selected programs to assist the user in making a decision as to whether he/she desires to record any particular program. The program guide is preferably recorded on the video tape in the VCR in the form of a multi-cell grid and as full frame video so that information concerning each program may be displayed in respective cells in the grid. Other information, such as the PLUSCODE.TM., address of the corresponding clip, etc., may be transmitted to the user during the VBI intervals, or by other means.

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