Patent · US Expired

Arrangement for the programmable control of a radio and/or television receiver

US4635121A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1983
Grant dateJan 6, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/0887
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When programming a radio and/or television receiver for future transmissions, problems may occur due to overlapping of the programmed transmissions. For this purpose the individually programmed transmissions are provided with priority data which control the sequence in the event of overlapping transmissions. In the same way given transmissions can also be provided with blocking data which block the reception or reproduction, respectively, thereof. The use of the priority data is particularly efficient when the transmissions are controlled in addition or exclusively by transmitted identification numbers and consequently are only received during the actual transmission time, as then shifts with respect to the planned transmission times cannot be foreseen. Additional possibilities are derived from the storage of data characterizing the type of the transmission, when these data are transmitted simultaneously with the relevant transmission.

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