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Apparatus for recording and playback of a television broadcast signal capable of playback with commercials skipped by a simple operation

  • US 5,911,029 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1997
  • Issued: 06/08/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A recording and playback apparatus, comprising:

  • recording and playback means for recording television broadcast signals on a recording medium and for reproducing said television broadcast signals recorded on said recording medium;

    event detecting means for detecting an event included in said television broadcast signals reproduced by said recording and playback means from said recording medium;

    an operating means operated by a user; and

    control means, responsive to an instruction signal from said operating means, for controlling said recording and playback means;

    wherein said control means comprises;

    first setting means for setting said recording and playback means to a cue mode after a first operation by said user selecting a commercial skip mode key while said television broadcast signals are being reproduced;

    storing means for storing an event detection signal output from said event detecting means after the first operation by said user;

    comparing means for comparing the event detection signal stored in said storing means with a preset first threshold value;

    second setting means for setting said recording and playback means to a standard playback mode in response to said comparing means determining that said event detection signal exceeds said first threshold value; and

    means for controlling said recording and playback means such that while said recording and playback means is in the cue mode, if said event exceeding said first threshold value is not detected by said event detecting means in a predetermined second period and said event exceeding a second threshold value smaller than said first threshold value is detected, standard playback is started from a position on the recording medium at which said event exceeding said second threshold value was last detected.

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