Schedule system with enhanced recording capability
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1. A television schedule system with enhanced recording capability, comprising:
- a processor electrically coupled to a computer network and capable of receiving and processing user input to determine program data associated with a television program desired to be recorded;
an input device in an out-of-sight location from said processor, electrically coupled to said computer network, and capable of accessing a website on the computer network from the out-of-sight_location for accepting user input for selecting a television program from the website to be recorded; and
a recording device electrically coupled to said computer network and said website for recording programs, wherein said processor receives the user input from the website and causes said recording device to record said program selected from the website.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a television schedule guide with enhanced recording capability. Specifically, the invention allows a user to schedule the recording of a television program from a remote location. In one embodiment, a user may call via telephone to schedule the recording. In another embodiment, the user may access a website to remotely schedule the recording.
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38 Claims
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1. A television schedule system with enhanced recording capability, comprising:
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a processor electrically coupled to a computer network and capable of receiving and processing user input to determine program data associated with a television program desired to be recorded;
an input device in an out-of-sight location from said processor, electrically coupled to said computer network, and capable of accessing a website on the computer network from the out-of-sight_location for accepting user input for selecting a television program from the website to be recorded; and
a recording device electrically coupled to said computer network and said website for recording programs, wherein said processor receives the user input from the website and causes said recording device to record said program selected from the website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of recording a television program, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a website on a computer network and remote from a television receiver for entering user input via an input device for selecting a television program to be recorded;
receiving user input for a selected television program to be recorded from the website in an out-of-sight location relative to said television receiver via the computer network;
processing the user input received from the website via said computer network using a processor included with said television receiver to determine program data associated with said selected television program;
transmitting commands associated with said program data from said processor to a recording device electrically coupled to said computer network; and
recording said television program by said recording device in response to said commands. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A television schedule system with enhanced recording capability, comprising:
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an input device capable of transmitting user input related to a television program desired to be recorded via a computer network from a remote location to a website coupled to said computer network;
a receiver in a first location out-of-sight from said input device for receiving said user input from said website via said computer network;
a processor, coupled to said receiver and out-of-sight from said input device, for processing said user input received from said website via said computer network to determine program data associated with said television program desired to be recorded;
a memory, coupled to said processor, for storing said program data; and
a recording device for recording said program in response to commands from said processor and said stored program data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of scheduling recordings in a television scheduling system, comprising the steps of:
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displaying television scheduling system on a website coupled to a communication network;
transmitting user input related to a television program desired to be recorded to said website via said communication network using an input device located in a remote location;
receiving said user input from said website via said communication network by a processor in a first location out-of-sight from said input device;
processing said user input by said processor to determine program data associated with said television program desired to be recorded; and
storing said program data in a memory coupled to said processor;
transmitting commands associated with said program data to a recording device; and
recording said program with said recording device in response to said commands. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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