Video signal recording and reproducing system with automatic channel and time selection
First Claim
1. A video recorder for automatically recording information being broadcast on at least one predetermined channel at a predetermined time for at least two predetermined days, comprising:
- tuning means for tuning to any one of a plurality of channels received thereby and including channel selecting means for selecting one of said channels;
recorder means for recording information broadcast on the channel to which said tuning means is tuned;
timing means actuable for causing operation of said recorder means at least one selected time in accordance with channel and timing information input to said timing means for said at least one selected time;
override means for controlling said tuning means and said recorder means in preference to said channel selecting means and said timing means and including memory means for storing said predetermined time for said predetermined days and said one predetermined channel; and
a single manually operable actuating member for actuating said override means without causing actuation of said timing means to override said channel selecting means and said timing means so that said recorder means records information on said one predetermined channel at said predetermined time on the next occurring predetermined day following actuation of said member;
said timing means being actuable without causing actuation of said override means.
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Abstract
A video recorder for automatically recording information being broadcast on at least one predetermined channel at a predetermined time comprises a tuner which tunes to any one of a plurality of channels received thereby and includes a channel selector actuable for selecting the predetermined channel, a recorder operable to record information broadcast on the channel to which the tuner is tuned, a timer actuable to cause operation of the recorder at the predetermined time, and a single, manually operable actuating member which simultaneously actuates the channel selector and the timer so that the recorder records the information broadcast on the predetermined channel at the predetermined time.
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21 Claims
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1. A video recorder for automatically recording information being broadcast on at least one predetermined channel at a predetermined time for at least two predetermined days, comprising:
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tuning means for tuning to any one of a plurality of channels received thereby and including channel selecting means for selecting one of said channels; recorder means for recording information broadcast on the channel to which said tuning means is tuned; timing means actuable for causing operation of said recorder means at least one selected time in accordance with channel and timing information input to said timing means for said at least one selected time; override means for controlling said tuning means and said recorder means in preference to said channel selecting means and said timing means and including memory means for storing said predetermined time for said predetermined days and said one predetermined channel; and a single manually operable actuating member for actuating said override means without causing actuation of said timing means to override said channel selecting means and said timing means so that said recorder means records information on said one predetermined channel at said predetermined time on the next occurring predetermined day following actuation of said member; said timing means being actuable without causing actuation of said override means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21)
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16. Video recording and reproducing apparatus for use in a pay television system in which scrambled television signal programs followed by a descrambling code signal are broadcast on a predetermined channel at a predetermined time on at least two predetermined days for recording by said video recording and reproducing apparatus, and a descrambler uses said code signal for descrambling said scrambled television signal when the latter is reproduced, said apparatus comprising:
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tuning means for tuning to any one of a plurality of channels received thereby and including channel selecting means actuable for selecting said predetermined channel on which the scrambled television signal program and code signal are broadcast; recorder means for recording information broadcast on the channel to which said tuning means is tuned; timing means actuable for causing recording operation of said recoder means at at least one selected time in accordance with channel and timing information input to said timing means for said at least one selected time; override means for controlling said tuning means and said recorder means in preference to said channel selecting means and said timing means and including memory means for storing said predetermined time for said predetermined days, and said one predetermined channel; and a single manually operable actuating member for actuating said override means without causing actuation of said timing means to override said channel selecting means and said timing means so that said recorder means records said scrambled television signal programs and said descrambling code signal broadcast on said at least one predetermined channel at said predetermined time on a next occurring predetermined day following actuating of said member; said timing means being actuable without causing actuation of said override means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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