Patent · US Expired

Still frame video in index

US6240241A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1997
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/9206
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The indexing VCR maintains current information about programs recorded on tape by forming a directory/index of programs comprising a video frame of a program that is being recorded or was previously recorded along with a description or title of the program. Index information is provided on the tape to facilitate direct searching of programs recorded thereon and positioning the tape to selected programs.

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