Method and apparatus for receiving customized television programming information by transmitting geographic location to a service provider through a wide-area network
US5988078A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/765
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A personal computer is used to assist in the selection of television programs to be recorded at future times and to control a video tape recorder to implement the selected recordings. An application program allows the computer to receive data representing a schedule of future programs. The operator can perform data base operations on the data to obtain listings of programs of particular interest. A program to be recorded is selected by moving a cursor into position with the display of the program listing on the computer. An output device generates infrared signals to control the video tape recorder and a cable box to tune and record a selected program.
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