Identifier generation and remote programming for individually addressable video cassette recorders
US6058238A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/0887
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for controlling recording of video programs. In one embodiment an apparatus for controlling the recording of video programs includes a device for retrieving a recorder identifier and recorder programming data from a television signal received from a television signal source, a device for determining whether the retrieved recorder identifier matches a first identifier for the apparatus, a device for storing the recorder programming data, if the retrieved recorder identifier matches the first identifier for the apparatus, and a device for using the stored recorder programming data to control recording. The device for retrieving a recorder identifier and recorder programming data from a television signal includes a vertical blanking interval decoder.
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