Interactive television control/operating system
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    发明公开
    Interactive television control/operating system 审中-公开
    Interaktives Fernsehsteuerungs- bzw Fernsehbetriebssystem

    公开(公告)号:EP1441354A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-28

    申请号:EP04006825.6

    申请日:1998-10-21

    申请人: 4TV Limited

    发明人: Kenneth, Austin

    IPC分类号: G11B27/11 G11B27/10 H04N5/445

    摘要: An interactive television control/operating system for taking a copy of images displayed on a television, said copy comprising a segment of the displayed contents with a start and end point where the duration is substantially shorter than the original entire (broadcast) program, comprising means for selecting at least a start point for commencement of recording, memory means for storing a plurality of images corresponding to said segment whereby said plurality of images are stored as digital representations, means for converting said stored digital representation in to a signal for display on television, and means for selecting from said plurality of said segments for display.
    Means is provided for categorising said segments in to groups and a means for archiving said groups onto video tape or other storage medium in either digital or analogue signal form, and wherein said means for archiving said groups onto video tape further comprises means for automatically controlling a video recorder to enable a new segment to be appended to an area of the tape associated with the selected category.
    Means is provided for selecting segments for display based on a television display including textural menu and/or graphical menu and/or visual representation of said segments and a means for causing a video recorder to move to the position of the recorded segments and play said segments whereby said segments are retrieved and displayed on a television.

    摘要翻译: 一种交互式电视控制/操作系统,用于拍摄在电视上显示的图像的副本,所述副本包括具有显示内容的片段,其开始和结束点的持续时间比原始整个(广播)节目短得多,包括装置 用于至少选择用于开始记录的起始点;存储装置,用于存储对应于所述片段的多个图像,由此所述多个图像被存储为数字表示;用于将所述存储的数字图像转换成用于在电视上显示的信号的装置 以及用于从所述多个所述段中进行选择以进行显示的装置。 提供了用于将所述段分组到组中的装置和用于将所述组以数字或模拟信号形式归档到视频磁带或其他存储介质上的装置,并且其中用于将所述组归档到录像带的所述装置还包括装置 用于自动控制视频记录器以使新的段被附加到与所选类别相关联的磁带区域。 提供了用于基于包括纹理菜单和/或所述片段的图形菜单和/或视觉表示的电视显示器来选择用于显示的片段的装置,以及用于使视频录像机移动到记录片段的位置的装置 并播放所述片段,由此所述片段被检索并显示在电视机上。