Use of two remote controllers in parental control
    2.
    发明申请
    Use of two remote controllers in parental control 审中-公开
    在家长控制中使用两个遥控器

    公开(公告)号:US20030237088A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-25

    申请号:US10419615

    申请日:2003-04-21

    IPC分类号: H04N007/16

    摘要: A television control system automatically tunes a television set to receive and display a desired program telecast at a future time. This is done by keying in a PLUS CODEnull number defining the channel, time, day, and length (CTDL data) of the program or selecting the program from an on-screen program guide to capture the CTDL data from an EPG data base stored in memory. The CTDL data is stored in a stack memory until the time of the program. The microprocessor monitors the stack memory. The microprocessor tunes the television set to the channel on which the desired program is telecast and turns the television set on at the time of the desired program. If the television set is already on at the time of the desired program, the television set is not turned off at the conclusion of the desired program, i.e., it remains on. However, if the television set is off at the time of the desired program, the television set is turned off again at the conclusion of the desired program. This results in the television set not being left on when the residents are away from home while the scheduled tuning feature is being used.

    摘要翻译: 电视控制系统自动调谐电视机以在将来的时间接收和显示期望的节目电视广播。 这通过键入定义程序的通道,时间,日期和长度(CTDL数据)的PLUS CODE(TM)号码,或者从屏幕上的程序指南中选择程序,以从EPG数据捕获CTDL数据 基础存储在内存中。 CTDL数据存储在堆栈存储器中,直到程序的时间。 微处理器监视堆栈存储器。 微处理器将电视机调谐到要播放所需节目的频道,并在所需节目时打开电视机。 如果电视机在所需节目时已经开启,则在所需节目结束时,电视机没有被关闭,即它保持打开。 然而,如果在所需节目时电视机关闭,则在所需节目结束时电视机再次被关闭。 这导致当使用预定的调谐功能时,当居民离开家乡时,电视机不会被保留。

    Apparatus and method using compressed codes for scheduling broadcast information recording

    公开(公告)号:US20030152367A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-14

    申请号:US10272232

    申请日:2002-10-15

    摘要: Digital compressed codes, associated with advertisements enable a user to selectively record additional information, which would be broadcast on a television channel at a later time. The advertisement could be print advertisement or broadcast advertisement on television or radio. The user enters the digital code (I code) associated with an advertisement into a unit with a decoding means which automatically converts the code into CTL (channel, time and length). The unit within a twenty four hour period activates a VCR to record information on the television channel at the right time for the proper length of time. The decoded channel, time and length information can be communicated directly to a VCR and used by the VCR directly to automatically activate the VCR to record a given television information broadcast corresponding to the communicated channel, time and length. Alternately, the channel, time and length information can be decoded directly in a remote control unit and only start record, stop record and channel selection commands sent to the VCR at the appropriate times. Algorithms for decoding the I codes can be a function of time to ensure security of the decoding method. A method is included for use of the I codes with cable channels.

    Simulated PIP window in EPG
    6.
    发明申请
    Simulated PIP window in EPG 有权
    EPG中的模拟PIP窗口

    公开(公告)号:US20030188309A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-02

    申请号:US10396036

    申请日:2003-03-24

    发明人: Henry C. Yuen

    摘要: A first signal representing a reduced size video program is transmitted from a central location to a plurality of user terminals in a television signal. A second signal representative of an EPG is generated at one of the user terminals. The first and second signals are linearly combined and applied to a display monitor to display the reduced size video program and the EPG on the screen of the monitor simultaneously in a PIG format. In one embodiment a plurality of reduced size video programs are transmitted in the television signal and one of them is selected for display in a PIG format by marking the program listing in the EPG corresponding to the selected reduced size video program with a cursor.

    摘要翻译: 代表缩小尺寸的视频节目的第一信号从电视信号的中央位置发送到多个用户终端。 代表EPG的第二信号在用户终端之一处产生。 第一和第二信号被线性组合并应用到显示器监视器,以PIG格式同时显示监视器屏幕上的缩小尺寸的视频节目和EPG。 在一个实施例中,在电视信号中发送多个缩小尺寸的视频节目,并且通过用与光标相对应的所选择的缩小尺寸视频节目的EPG中标记节目列表来选择其中一个以PIG格式显示。