Reservation codes to automatically control a TV and VCR when set to either a TV mode or a VCR mode
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1. A combination television and videocassette recorder device comprising:
- a television monitor;
a videocassette recorder controlled by a remote control box for receiving and recording TV programs defined by TV program reservation codes generated by said remote control box;
selector means for switching between television mode and videocassette recorder mode;
means for applying video output from said videocassette recorder to said television monitor;
means for controlling power supply to said television monitor via said videocassette recorder in accordance with said reservation codes when said selector means is set to the television mode to activate said television monitor and said videocassette recorder simultaneously for monitoring on said television monitor said TV programs received through said videocassette recorder regardless of presence of a videotape in said videocassette recorder, andmeans for activating said videocassette recorder in recording mode in accordance with said reservation codes when said selector means is set to the videocassette recorder mode.
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Abstract
In a combination television and videocassette recorder device which is automatically controlled by TV program reservation codes, when the selector switch is set to the TV mode side, it is possible to automatically control the television by the reservation codes. On the other hand, when the selector switch is set to the VCR mode side, it is possible to automatically control the videocassette recorder by the reservation codes.
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22 Claims
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1. A combination television and videocassette recorder device comprising:
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a television monitor; a videocassette recorder controlled by a remote control box for receiving and recording TV programs defined by TV program reservation codes generated by said remote control box; selector means for switching between television mode and videocassette recorder mode; means for applying video output from said videocassette recorder to said television monitor; means for controlling power supply to said television monitor via said videocassette recorder in accordance with said reservation codes when said selector means is set to the television mode to activate said television monitor and said videocassette recorder simultaneously for monitoring on said television monitor said TV programs received through said videocassette recorder regardless of presence of a videotape in said videocassette recorder, and means for activating said videocassette recorder in recording mode in accordance with said reservation codes when said selector means is set to the videocassette recorder mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for combining a TV set with a VCR responsive to a TV program reservation code comprising:
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first means responsive to a first control signal for controlling said TV set to display an incoming video signal in accordance with said TV program reservation code, and second means responsive to a second control signal for controlling said VCR to record said incoming video signal on a video record medium of said VCR in accordance with said TV program reservation code, said TV set being united to said VCR and being activated by the same infrared signal as said VCR in accordance with said TV program reservation code to allow said incoming video signal received through a selected receiving channel of said VCR to be monitored on said TV set regardless of presence of a videotape in said VCR. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling a system combining a TV set with a VCR responsive to a TV program reservation code comprising the steps of:
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activating said TV set and said VCR by the same infrared signal, in response to said TV program reservation code, displaying an incoming video signal received through said VCR on said TV set in response to said TV program reservation code regardless of presence of a videotape in said VCR when the system is set into a TV mode, and recording an incoming video signal on a video record medium of said VCR in response to said TV program reservation code when the system is set into a VCR mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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