Personal channel display device in a TV program reservation system
US5179439A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a TV program reservation system for reserving a TV program suitable to an individual's taste, a reserved TV channel number is always displayed on a display unit of a TV set, and an alarm signal can be generated when a reserved time comes so as to inform a person watching any program by manual operation, that the reserved time has arrived. On each of four divided display portions of the display unit, it is possible to display each of the reserved channels for family members, each of the reserved channels during a predetermined interval of time for an individual, or a channel and a code number when all TV programs are classified into corresponding digits. Further, a user can obtain the displayed channel by voice or other indication via telephone from a remote location.
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