Computer control for VCR including display of record playback listing and playback order selection
US4873584A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A VCR control system using a computer, wherein a list of all programs which were recorded in accordance with an individual program table within a predetermined period of time during a user's absence is displayed once on a display. If a user has no time to play back all the recorded programs in the order of the individual program table after he returns to his home, the order of playback can be specified or changed. This makes it possible for the user to watch the programs within a given period of time in the specified order by rewinding or fast forwarding the VCR according to that order.
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