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Programmable CATV system and terminal unit therefor

  • US 5,323,234 A
  • Filed: 10/30/1989
  • Issued: 06/21/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a CATV terminal unit for receiving plural signals and selecting from among said plural signals selected signals for viewing or recording, the improvement comprising:

  • means for entering into said terminal unit program number data representing a program signal to be viewed or recorded;

    receiving means for receiving said plural signals from a head end station, said plural signals representing TV programs, and selected ones of said signals including timer start commands at the start of a TV program; and

    means responsive to said timer start command, which identifies a program number entered into said terminal unit, for providing power for recording or viewing said program corresponding to said program number and for selecting from said plural signals the signal corresponding to said program number.

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