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Adaptive menu for programming a videocassette recorder

US5943467A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1994
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a videocassette recorder including "VCR PLUS+.TM." videocassette recorder programming system capability and TIMER PROGRAMMING capability, it is herein recognized that the respective menu for programming in each of the two available systems should automatically be selected in response to the pressing of the PROGRAM key by a user, and in response to which of the two systems was last used for programming the VCR.

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