Television – Receiver circuitry – Remote control
Patent
1990-09-10
1994-03-08
Powell, Mark R.
Television
Receiver circuitry
Remote control
358335, H01N 576
Patent
active
052933571
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlling a VCR or other television program recording device for unattended recording of television programs based upon user selections from an on-line television program schedule system, converts the on-line television schedule listings for the user selected programs into event timer information and loads the event timer information into an event timer. The event timer, which may be located in the VCR or external to the VCR, controls the VCR for unattended recording in the customary manner. Since the VCR is controlled by the event timer information, rather than directly from the on-line program schedule listings, the VCR may be controlled for unattended recording even if the on-line listings are lost. Accordingly, the on-line listings may be stored in low cost volatile memory (dynamic RAM). Only the event timer information should be stored in non-volatile memory (static RAM), which can be kept small due to the limited information contained in the event timer information. A commercially viable system is thereby provided.
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Murrell Jeffrey S.
Powell Mark R.
The SuperGuide Corporation
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