Video recorder scheduling
First Claim
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1. A program recording scheduling system comprising:
- a program guide server which serves a television program guide to the internet; and
and a program identifying transmitter which transmits realtime program identifying signals.
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Abstract
A system for controlling recording of television programs utilizing a TV guide, which is provided as a web page and used to select programs to be recorded, and realtime control signals transmitted via the Internet or other medium. Recording is started and stopped according to the content of the realtime control signals.
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1. A program recording scheduling system comprising:
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a program guide server which serves a television program guide to the internet; and
and a program identifying transmitter which transmits realtime program identifying signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21)
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14. A program recording scheduling system comprising:
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a program guide server which serves a television program guide to the internet;
and multiple program identifying servers which deliver identifying messages to the internet wherein each one of said program identifying servers is adapted to serve identifying messages relevant to only a particular geographical region.
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15. A program controller comprising computing means adapted to receive realtime control signals from a remote server using an internet protocol and, according to user input to said computing means, control display, audition or recording of programs.
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17. A program controller comprising computing means adapted to receive realtime control signals from a remote server using an internet protocol and control means adapted to control program recording means so that recording is suspended while the realtime control signals indicate that non-program material is being broadcast on a channel from which a program is being recorded.
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18. A program controller comprising computing means adapted to receive realtime control signals from a remote server using an internet protocol and control means adapted to control program recording means so that recording is suspended while the realtime control signals indicate that a program being broadcast on a channel from which a program is being recorded is of a rating selected for exclusion.
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19. A program recording control method comprising the steps of serving a television guide web page to the internet in response to requests from a remote site;
- transmitting signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
receiving said web page and said identifying signals;
receiving user input selecting which program items described in the guide web page correspond to programs to be recorded;
comparing the selected program items with the identifying signals and, according to the result of said comparison, controlling operation of recording means. - View Dependent Claims (22)
- transmitting signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
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23. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
means for receiving user input selecting which program items described in said television guide display correspond to programs to be recorded or displayed; and
operation control means adapted to compare the selected program items with said identifying signals and, according to the result of said comparison, control operation of recording or display means. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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24. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
means for receiving user input selecting which program items described in said television guide display correspond to programs to be recorded; and
means adapted to suspend recording of a program while said identifying signals indicate that non-program material is being broadcast on a channel being recorded.
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25. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
means for receiving user input selecting which program items described in said television guide display correspond to programs to be recorded; and
means adapted to start recording when said received identifying signals indicate that broadcast of a selected program item is beginning or in progress and stopping recording if the comparison indicates that broadcast of a selected program item is finished
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26. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
means for receiving user input selecting which program items described in said television guide display correspond to programs to be viewed; and
means adapted to suspend viewing of a program while said identifying signals indicate that non-program material is being broadcast on a channel being viewed.
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27. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast; and
means adapted to attenuate the sound level of a program being viewed while said identifying signals indicate that non-program material is being broadcast on the channel being viewed.
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28. A program controller comprising;
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Computing means adapted to receive television guide information from the internet;
means for constructing a television guide display utilising said television guide information;
means for receiving signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
means for receiving user input selecting which program items described in said television guide display correspond to programs to be recorded; and
means adapted to suspend recording or viewing of a program while said identifying signals indicate that the classification of material being broadcast on a channel being recorded or viewed is of a classification selected for exclusion.
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32. A video recorder comprising:
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video recording means; and
computing means adapted to receive realtime control signals from a remote server using an internet protocol and, according to user input to said computing means, control display, audition or recording of programs. - View Dependent Claims (33, 37)
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34. A video recorder comprising:
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video recording means;
computing means adapted to receive realtime control signals from a remote server using an internet protocol; and
control means adapted to control program recording means so that recording is suspended while the realtime control signals indicate that non-program material is being broadcast on a channel from which a program is being recorded.
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35. A video recorder comprising:
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video recording means; and
a controller adapted to receive a television guide web page from the internet;
receive signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
receive user input selecting which program items described in the guide web page correspond to programs to be recorded;
compare the selected program items with the identifying signals and, according to the result of said comparison, control operation of said recording means. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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36. A video recorder comprising:
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video recording means; and
a controller adapted to receive a television guide web page from the internet;
receive signals identifying which programs are currently or imminently being broadcast;
receive user input selecting which program items described in the guide web page correspond to programs to be recorded;
compare the selected program items with the identifying signals, start recording if the comparison indicates that broadcast of a selected program item is beginning or in progress; and
stop recording if the comparison indicates that broadcast of a selected program item is finished.
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40. A video recorder scheduling system substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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