Television system
US5808702A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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