Patent · US Expired

Television system

US5808702A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1996
Grant dateSep 15, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/7755
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a television system wherein a plurality of VTRs are connected to a television set so that they are capable of the recording, display and the like of a channel which is not incorporated in a given VTR using one of tuners in the other VTRs and a or the television set. A table listing the tuners and channels incorporated in the television set and VTRs connected thereto is created, and the switching, recording and display of a channel of the television set is performed based on the table. By mapping channels which can be actually used, the usable channels can be quickly selected and picked up.

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