Method for selectively playing back programs recorded on a video tape
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1. A method of selecting for playback on a VCR a program recorded on a video tape comprising the steps of:
- recording video programs on a video tape, each program being made up of a sequence of still frame images;
storing in memory a directory of the programs recorded on the video tape, the directory comprising for each recorded program a still frame image of the program, a title of the program, and an address of the start of the program on the tape;
inserting the video tape into a VCR;
retrieving from memory for display a list of the titles of the programs recorded on the inserted video tape;
displaying the retrieved list of titles in a first area of a screen;
marking one of the displayed titles;
retrieving from memory for display the still frame image for the program of the marked title;
displaying the retrieved still frame image in a second area of the screen; and
selecting for playback one of the displayed titles.
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Abstract
A frame of the video being recorded or previously recorded on tape is captured and stored for use at the time of displaying the directory of programs stored on the tape.
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1. A method of selecting for playback on a VCR a program recorded on a video tape comprising the steps of:
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recording video programs on a video tape, each program being made up of a sequence of still frame images; storing in memory a directory of the programs recorded on the video tape, the directory comprising for each recorded program a still frame image of the program, a title of the program, and an address of the start of the program on the tape; inserting the video tape into a VCR; retrieving from memory for display a list of the titles of the programs recorded on the inserted video tape; displaying the retrieved list of titles in a first area of a screen; marking one of the displayed titles; retrieving from memory for display the still frame image for the program of the marked title; displaying the retrieved still frame image in a second area of the screen; and selecting for playback one of the displayed titles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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