Display apparatus informing of programmed recording
First Claim
1. A display apparatus for informing of a programmed recording in a video tape recorder having a picture-in-picture function for simultaneously generating main screens and sub-screens, a remote function, and a programmed recording function, the apparatus comprising:
- memory means for storing program information for a programmed recording;
timer and control means for automatically providing said program information from said memory means together with time countdown data, representative of a difference between a current time and a programmed recording time, for a predetermined time period before said programmed recording time or in response to user input of a display interruption signal;
a display selecting switch for selecting sad program information for display in a sub-screen;
an input selecting switch for selectively providing one of tuner signals and regenerating signals as selected signals;
picture-in-picture means for generating video signals representing main screens and sub-screens in response to said selected signals and said program information provided by said timer and control means; and
luminance and color processing means for processing luminance and color portions of said video signals from said picture-in-picture means for provision into an output jack and a radio frequency converter of a television.
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Abstract
A display apparatus informing of a programmed recording comprises a message generator for providing the programmed recording information a is displayed few seconds immediately prior to correspondence between a programmed before the present recording time and the current time in response to the inputting display interruption signal, an input selecting switch for selecting tuner signals and VCR regenerating signals, a picture-in-picture part for generating the main and sub-screens, and a Y/C processing part for processing the output signals of the PIP part outputting them to an output jack and a TV RF converter, respectively, wherein the interruption in watching TV is eliminated, and the troublesome key manipulations are eliminated.
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12 Claims
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1. A display apparatus for informing of a programmed recording in a video tape recorder having a picture-in-picture function for simultaneously generating main screens and sub-screens, a remote function, and a programmed recording function, the apparatus comprising:
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memory means for storing program information for a programmed recording; timer and control means for automatically providing said program information from said memory means together with time countdown data, representative of a difference between a current time and a programmed recording time, for a predetermined time period before said programmed recording time or in response to user input of a display interruption signal; a display selecting switch for selecting sad program information for display in a sub-screen; an input selecting switch for selectively providing one of tuner signals and regenerating signals as selected signals; picture-in-picture means for generating video signals representing main screens and sub-screens in response to said selected signals and said program information provided by said timer and control means; and luminance and color processing means for processing luminance and color portions of said video signals from said picture-in-picture means for provision into an output jack and a radio frequency converter of a television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display apparatus for a video tape recorder, said apparatus comprising:
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user input means for enabling user entry of a recording start time, a recording stop time, and program information for a recording operation of said video tape recorder; memory means for storing said program information for said recording operation; timer and control means for storing said recording start time and said recording stop time, and for comparing said recording start time to a current time and providing record imminent signals at a predetermined time period before said recording start time equals said current time, and for automatically providing said program information from said memory means together with time countdown data, representative of a difference between said current time and said recording start time, for said predetermined time period; a display selecting switch for selecting said program information for display in a sub-screen; an input selecting switch for selectively providing one of tuner signals and regenerated signals as selected signals; picture-in-picture means for receiving said selected signals, and for generating video signals by mixing a visual indication of said program information and said time countdown data into said selected signals in response to said record imminent signals; and luminance and color processing means for processing luminance and color portions of said video signals from said picture-in-picture means for provision into an output jack and a radio frequency converter of a television. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling change-over to a pre-programmed recording operation in a video tape recorder in response to a user programmed record start time, said method comprising:
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enabling user entry of said record start time; comparing said record start time to a current time to provide record imminent signals at a predetermined time period before said programmed recording time will correspond to said current time; and displaying a visual indication to inform a user that change-over to said pre-programmed recording operation is imminent on a display device in response to said record imminent signals, said visual indication including a display of a length of time before said programmed recording time corresponds to said current time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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