Addressable event display and control system
First Claim
1. An addressable event display and control system for use with a clock controlled programmable memory having the capability of storing a multitude of time related program events, which events are utilized, chronologically, for controlling a video frequency recorder, the content of each said event comprising a plurality of pieces of information, said event display and control system comprising:
- an array of light-emitting devices coupled to the memory, each of said devices constituting an event designator and signifying, when energized, storage of a programmed event in the memory;
a bank of light-emitting day-of-the-week indicators also coupled to the memory, as well as to said array, and selectively energizable to visually identify a particular day;
means for selecting a particular one of said day indicators;
means responsive to selection of said particular day indicator for interrogating said array of event designators to ascertain which of said designators have been programmed for said particular day;
means for selecting a desired one of said event designators for said particular day to afford review of the program content of said selected event designator;
visual signaling means, responsive to said designator selecting means, for identifying said selected event designator;
programming means, including visual readout means, for selecting and visually displaying the time, channel and recording duration information that identifies an event to be associated with said selected event designator; and
means for entering said program information into the memory for subsequent retrieval upon said selected day to control the recorder.
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Abstract
An addressable event display and control system for use with a clock controlled programmable memory employs an array of LED'"'"'s as event designators each of which signifies, when energized, a programmed event in the memory. A bank of seven dual LED'"'"'s, which is coupled to the memory, is selectively energizable to visually indicate a particular day of the week. When a particular day is selected, the array of designators for that day can be interrogated to determine which of the designators have been programmed for the particular day. Thereafter, a desired one of the designators can be selected to afford review of the program content of the event associated with that designator. The selected event designator is identified by a blinking visual signal. The time of day, a channel and a recording duration time are selectable to identify a particular event and that information is programmable into the memory for subsequent retrieval to control a video frequency recorder in accordance with such information.
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9 Claims
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1. An addressable event display and control system for use with a clock controlled programmable memory having the capability of storing a multitude of time related program events, which events are utilized, chronologically, for controlling a video frequency recorder, the content of each said event comprising a plurality of pieces of information, said event display and control system comprising:
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an array of light-emitting devices coupled to the memory, each of said devices constituting an event designator and signifying, when energized, storage of a programmed event in the memory; a bank of light-emitting day-of-the-week indicators also coupled to the memory, as well as to said array, and selectively energizable to visually identify a particular day; means for selecting a particular one of said day indicators; means responsive to selection of said particular day indicator for interrogating said array of event designators to ascertain which of said designators have been programmed for said particular day; means for selecting a desired one of said event designators for said particular day to afford review of the program content of said selected event designator; visual signaling means, responsive to said designator selecting means, for identifying said selected event designator; programming means, including visual readout means, for selecting and visually displaying the time, channel and recording duration information that identifies an event to be associated with said selected event designator; and means for entering said program information into the memory for subsequent retrieval upon said selected day to control the recorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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