Video content recording apparatus with syntax for video content recording parameters
First Claim
1. A video content recording apparatus comprising:
- a first input configured to receive video content;
a second input configured to receive a removable memory device;
a third input configured to receive a code formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order; and
circuitry operative to record the video content onto the removable memory device in accordance with the values of the video content recording parameters specified by the code.
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Abstract
A video content recording apparatus with syntax for video content recording parameters is disclosed. In one preferred embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a first input configured to receive video content, a second input configured to receive a removable memory device, a third input configured to receive a code formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order, and circuitry operative to record the video content onto the removable memory device in accordance with the values of the video content recording parameters specified by the code. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
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27 Claims
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1. A video content recording apparatus comprising:
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a first input configured to receive video content; a second input configured to receive a removable memory device; a third input configured to receive a code formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order; and circuitry operative to record the video content onto the removable memory device in accordance with the values of the video content recording parameters specified by the code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A video content recording apparatus comprising:
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a first input configured to receive video content; a second input configured to receive a removable memory device; firmware specifying values of video content recording parameters for a plurality of playback devices; and a third input configured to receive a code for an additional playback device, the code being formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order; wherein the apparatus is operative to receive values of video content recording parameters for the additional playback device without a firmware upgrade. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26)
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20. A video content recording apparatus comprising:
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an input configured to receive video content; a plurality of inputs configured to receive a plurality of different types of removable memory devices; firmware specifying values of video content recording parameters for a plurality of playback devices; an input configured to receive a code for an additional playback device, the code being formatted in accordance with a syntax in which values of video content recording parameters are represented by characters arranged in a predefined order; and circuitry operative to; display a graphical user interface on a display device connected to the apparatus, the graphical user interface facilitating entry of the code by the user; and record the video content onto the removable memory device in accordance with the values of the video content recording parameters specified by a selected one of the plurality of playback devices and additional playback device; wherein the apparatus is operative to receive values of video content recording parameters for the additional playback device without a firmware upgrade. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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