发明授权
- 专利标题: VCR webification
- 专利标题(中): 录像机网页化
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申请号: US09608685申请日: 2000-06-29
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公开(公告)号: US06732158B1公开(公告)日: 2004-05-04
- 发明人: Lambertus Hesselink , Dharmarus Rizal , Joep van Beurden
- 申请人: Lambertus Hesselink , Dharmarus Rizal , Joep van Beurden
- 主分类号: G06F1516
- IPC分类号: G06F1516
摘要:
An apparatus, method and service model are disclosed which simplify conventional methods for schedule recordings of television programs and enable users to control recording equipment from any location via the Internet. Entities connected to computer networks such as the Internet and web-browser software can schedule recordings of television programs and/or operate the recording equipment. In an example scenario, a user who maintains recording equipment at home may utilize the present invention from his or her workplace or vacation place, accesses a service provider website using her/his user name and password, views the a schedule of television programs provided by a broadcaster or other distributor of programming and selects the television programs to be recorded. The application service provider in turn transmits the selected television program information to a computer connected to a later described remote control unit to execute and operate the recording of selected programs. In this manner, the present invention enables anyone with internet access to remotely operate recording equipment to record television programs.