VCR programming system
US5991498A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/782
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to the invention, a method for referencing schedule information of a television program comprises partitioning the information into first and second code segments, the first code segment having starting day and time information, and the second code segment having program identifier and length information. A system of the present invention comprises a VCR and a programming controller, the programming controller programming the VCR to record the television program according to the schedule information in the: partitioned code.
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