System and process for VCR scheduling
Patent 4977455 Issued on December 11, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 15, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 15, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for selectively recording a broadcast Television receiver comprising a teletext decoding circuit and a page number memory Video display system with selective display of operating conditions VCR Programmer Patent #: 4908713 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 219971 filed on 07/15/1988US Classes:348/460, DIVERSE DEVICE CONTROLLED BY INFORMATION EMBEDDED IN VIDEO SIGNAL348/468, Including teletext decoder or display348/473, Including additional information360/69, AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM386/83, Including programmable apparatus455/68, With control signal455/70, Receiver control signal originates at message transmitter455/186.1, With memory control or programming725/58, Program reserve or reminder system968/977For operating at a number of different times (cigar or cigarette receptacles or boxes with means for limiting the frequency of smoking A24F 15/00B) [G04G 15/00C]ExaminersPrimary: Shepperd, John W.Assistant: Parker, Michael D. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04N 007/087H04N 007/04 G11B 027/02 H04H 001/00 AbstractA VCR schedule controller receives broadcast data over antenna (1) or cable (2) by a programmable tuner (3), which is connected to a teletext receiver (4). The teletext receiver (4) is connected to a microprocessor (5). Microprocessor output (11) is connected to a video display generator (10), used to create text for television receiver (60) to display a message from the microprocessor (5). After processing embedded data in a broadcast, the microprocessor (5) generates a cue for display on TV receiver (60). Remote control receiver (20) receives a command from a remote controller (22) from a viewer input in response to the cue. Remote control receiver (20) supplies a control signal to cause the microprocessor to store the embedded data in memory (9). The microprocessor then issues a message to the display generator (10) as an acknowledgement of the viewer input. The microprocessor (5) monitors the system clock (6) and compares it with stored schedules from the embedded supplemental data. When the system time corresponds to one of the scheduled times, the microprocessor (5) sets the programmable tuner (3) to the stored channel and initiates recording on VCR (30).Other References
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