Programming method and/or equipment for audio or video appliances
US4998292A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/0887
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed embodiment of the invention comprises method and/or equipment to program a video or audio appliance, such as a video recorder, with tuning data such as the channel number, frequency or the like, required to receive television and/or radio transmissions, whereby the tuning data specific to a station can be entered into a program memroy of the video or audio appliance and be assigned to a program number or other program identification indicia. The tuning data and its assignment to a program number or other program identification are loaded automatically from a program memory of an already programmed video or audio appliance, such as a television set. In addition, apparatus is included for automatically loading the current time, for example, from videotext decoder unit. An advantage of the disclosed method and equipment is that the user is given a simple means of programming video or audio appliances with the tuning data required to receive television and/or radio broadcasts and/or the current time.
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