Interactive video distribution systems – Operator interface – To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-09
2010-11-02
Koenig, Andrew Y (Department: 2423)
Interactive video distribution systems
Operator interface
To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
C725S131000, C725S141000, C725S153000, C386S349000, C386S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07827578
ABSTRACT:
A television apparatus having digital serial bus ports allows a user to select a user-designated digital video content source input such as a digital tuner of the television apparatus and digital serial bus compliant components connected to the television apparatus via the digital serial bus ports of the television apparatus, and to cause digital content from the user-designated digital content source device to be recorded onto a digital recording device connected to the television apparatus via the digital serial bus ports. The present invention allows a user to continuously record digital content onto a digital recording device (e.g. an AVHDD), whether from the TV's digital tuner or from another digital serial bus compliant device in a peer to peer arrangement. The connection is always recording, but allows the user to select or designate a digital (i.e. MPEG2) source (i.e. the TV tuner or another digital serial bus compliant device), in addition to displaying the selected content.
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Search Report dtd. Mar. 15, 1005.
Hawkins Bret David
Le Fevre Chad Andrew
Mears Mark Gilmore
Tenbarge James Duane
Kiel Paul P.
Koenig Andrew Y
Mendoza Junior O
Shedd Robert D.
Thomson Licensing
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