Television guide reader and programmer

Details Television guide reader and programmer Television guide reader and programmer

1996-08-30

1999-02-09

Kostak, Victor R.

Television

Basic receiver with additional function

348906, 348552, H04N 700

Patent

active

058701508

ABSTRACT:
The encoded television receiver timer pre-programming indicia listed on reverse side of a program schedule page allows a timer pre-programming feature on a television or, in particular, a video cassette recorder (VCR) to be programmed. The control indicia are decoded by a decoder built into either the video cassette recorder or controller, which convert the indicia into channel, date, time and length information for timer preprogramming. The channel, date, time and length information is communicated to the VCR to automatically activate the VCR to record a given television program with the corresponding channel, date, time and length. Alternately, the channel, date, time and length information is decoded directly in the controller and appropriately sent to the VCR for recording a program. The program schedule pages with control indicia utilized with the present invention can be printed in advance and used with a VCR or controller with the decoding.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4222069 (1980-09-01), Groetschel
patent: 4329684 (1982-05-01), Monteath
patent: 5119075 (1992-06-01), Smith
patent: 5184115 (1993-02-01), Black
patent: 5475835 (1995-12-01), Hickey
patent: 5479268 (1995-12-01), Young et al.

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