Near video-on-demand signal receiver having a memory which provides for VCR like functions
First Claim
1. A video signal receiver for receiving a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying a single video program comprised of video signals, each transmission of said video program on one of said channels being offset by a time interval with respect to the transmission of said video program on another one of said channels, comprising:
- memory means for receiving video signals for storage and reproducing stored video signals;
channel selecting means, coupled to said memory means, for selecting one of said video channels and for supplying the video signals carried on the one channel to said memory means and to a display device;
user input means for providing commands from a user; and
control means, coupled to said memory means, said channel selecting means and said user input means, for controlling said channel selecting means to supply a selected channel of video signals to said display device and, in response to a pause command received from said user input means, for controlling said channel selecting means to supply said selected channel of video signals to said memory means and for controlling said memory means to store the video signals carried on said selected channel as a stored segment and, in response to a resume command received from said user input means, for controlling said memory means to reproduce the video signals of said stored segment.
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Abstract
A video signal receiver receives a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying, offset by a transmission interval, a single video program, selects one channel from which to obtain the program for display to a user, and achieves a pause function in the display of the transmitted video program by temporarily storing a segment of the video program equal to the length of the transmission interval and obtaining the remainder of the program at a later time from the same or another channel.
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1. A video signal receiver for receiving a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying a single video program comprised of video signals, each transmission of said video program on one of said channels being offset by a time interval with respect to the transmission of said video program on another one of said channels, comprising:
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memory means for receiving video signals for storage and reproducing stored video signals; channel selecting means, coupled to said memory means, for selecting one of said video channels and for supplying the video signals carried on the one channel to said memory means and to a display device; user input means for providing commands from a user; and control means, coupled to said memory means, said channel selecting means and said user input means, for controlling said channel selecting means to supply a selected channel of video signals to said display device and, in response to a pause command received from said user input means, for controlling said channel selecting means to supply said selected channel of video signals to said memory means and for controlling said memory means to store the video signals carried on said selected channel as a stored segment and, in response to a resume command received from said user input means, for controlling said memory means to reproduce the video signals of said stored segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A video signal receiver for receiving a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying a single video program comprised of video signals, each transmission of said video program on one of said channels being offset by a time interval with respect to the transmission of said video program on another one of said channels, comprising:
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memory means for receiving video signals for storage and reproducing stored video signals; channel selecting means, coupled to said memory means, for selecting one of said video channels and for supplying the video signals carried on the one channel to said memory means and to a display device; user input means for providing commands from a user; and control means, coupled to said memory means, said channel selecting means and said user input means, for controlling said channel selecting means to supply a selected channel of video signals to said display device and, in response to a pause command received from said user input means, for directing the supply of video signals to said memory means for storage, and, in response to a resume command received from said user input means, for controlling said memory means to reproduce the stored video signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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