Method for controlling display of audio-visual programmes, and receiver for displaying same
First Claim
1. Method of control of the displaying of audiovisual transmissions by a receiver furnished with a means of recording audiovisual transmissions, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
- recording of at least one first transmission selected by the user;
and following an action by the user to display the first recorded transmission;
reading of one at least second transmission prerecorded in the recording means;
displaying of said second transmission before the end of the displaying of the first transmission for a duration stored in the receiver, the displaying of the second transmission being a condition for displaying the first transmission.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of control of the displaying of audiovisual transmissions by a receiver furnished with means of receiving and of recording audiovisual transmissions. The method comprises a step of recording a first transmission selected by the user; and following an action by the user to display the recorded transmission, a step of reading a transmission of a second type prerecorded in the recording means (this transmission being for example of advertising type), and a step of displaying the transmission of the second type before the end of the displaying of the first transmission for a duration stored in the receiver, the displaying of the transmission of the second type being a condition for displaying the first transmission.
According to an improvement, the receiver meters the duration of the display of the transmissions of the second type and unconditionally authorizes the displaying of the transmissions onwards of a certain duration.
The invention also relates to the receiver suitable for displaying the transmissions according to the method.
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19 Claims
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1. Method of control of the displaying of audiovisual transmissions by a receiver furnished with a means of recording audiovisual transmissions, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
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recording of at least one first transmission selected by the user;
and following an action by the user to display the first recorded transmission;
reading of one at least second transmission prerecorded in the recording means;
displaying of said second transmission before the end of the displaying of the first transmission for a duration stored in the receiver, the displaying of the second transmission being a condition for displaying the first transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A receiver (1) of audiovisual transmissions comprising a means of receiving first audiovisual transmissions (4, 5), a means of display (10) and a means of storage (9) for displaying and recording first audiovisual transmissions, said first transmissions being recorded subsequent to a command from the user, characterized in that it comprises a means of control (EE) associated with the means of storage (9), second transmissions being recorded by the means of control (EE) without intervention from the user, the means of control (EE) authorizing the reading and the displaying of the first transmissions if second transmissions are read and displayed before the end of the display of the first transmissions for a duration stored in the receiver.
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