Television receiver that automatically keeps track of favorite channels to facilitate tuning
Patent 5323240 Issued on June 21, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 29, 2013. 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.
January 29, 2013. 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 ReferencesAutomatic station searcher Computer control for VCR including display of record playback listing and playback order selection Tuner control apparatus having tune-by-label capability and using alphabetical label storage Method of and apparatus for optimal scheduling of television programming to maximize customer satisfaction Initial reporting of remotely generated data Patent #: 5081680 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 011422 filed on 01/29/1993US Classes:348/731, Tuning348/734, Remote control455/181.1, Time controlled455/186.1, With memory control or programming725/14, By passively monitoring receiver operation725/38, To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal725/56, Channel guide (i.e., channel-specific as opposed to program-specific guide)725/139, Receiver (e.g., set-top box)725/142Having particular storage featureExaminersPrimary: Groody, James J.Assistant: Murrell, Jeffrey S. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04N 005/50Foreign Application Priority Data1992-02-07 JPAbstractA TV receiver has a tuner and a controller for controlling a tuning operation of the tuner. The controller includes a calculation unit for effecting a calculation of preferred stations using as parameters tuned channels and the times for which the channels are selected. A tuning frequency arrangement storing unit determines the channels that are frequently watched by a user on the basis of the calculation and stores indications of the channels. The channel indications thus stored are read out in ranked order to perform a tuning operation in response to successive actuation of a preferred-station key. | |
