Apparatus and method using compressed codes for scheduling broadcast information recording
First Claim
1. A page containing an advertisement for use in automatic recording of an information broadcast for future viewing comprising:
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an advertising section on the page; and
an additional unique coded indication, representative of a proper subset of the channel, date, time-of-day and length for said information broadcast, visibly placed in said advertising section, wherein the unique coded indication comprises a number having at least one digit.
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Abstract
Digital compressed codes, associated with advertisements enable a user to selectively record additional information, which would be broadcast on a television channel at a later time. The advertisement could be print advertisement or broadcast advertisement on television or radio. The user enters the digital code (I code) associated with an advertisement into a unit with a decoding means which automatically converts the code into CTL (channel, time and length). The unit within a twenty four hour period activates a VCR to record information on the television channel at the right time for the proper length of time. The decoded channel, time and length information can be communicated directly to a VCR and used by the VCR directly to automatically activate the VCR to record a given television information broadcast corresponding to the communicated channel, time and length. Alternately, the channel, time and length information can be decoded directly in a remote control unit and only start record, stop record and channel selection commands sent to the VCR at the appropriate times. Algorithms for decoding the I codes can be a function of time to ensure security of the decoding method. A method is included for use of the I codes with cable channels.
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35 Claims
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1. A page containing an advertisement for use in automatic recording of an information broadcast for future viewing comprising:
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a page; an advertising section on the page; and an additional unique coded indication, representative of a proper subset of the channel, date, time-of-day and length for said information broadcast, visibly placed in said advertising section, wherein the unique coded indication comprises a number having at least one digit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of creating a page containing an advertisement for use in automatic recording of information broadcasts for future viewing, comprising the steps of:
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creating an advertising section on a page; creating an unique coded indication representing a proper subset of the set of the channel, date, the time-of-day, and the length of time for an information broadcast associated with said advertisement; and visibly placing in said advertising section, the unique coded indication for said information broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic display device that displays an advertisement for use in automatic recording of information broadcasts for future viewing comprising:
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an electronic display device; an advertising section displayed on the electronic display device; and a unique coded indication, representative of a proper subset of the set of the channel, date, time-of-day and length for said information broadcast positioned visibly on the electronic display device in said advertising section, wherein the unique coded indication comprises a number having at least one digit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of creating an advertisement on an electronic display device for selection of information broadcasts for future viewing on a television apparatus and/or recording on a VCR apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating on the electronic display device an advertising section; creating on the electronic display device a unique coded indication representing a proper subset of the set of the channel, date time-of-day, and length of time for an information broadcast associated with said advertisement and comprising at least one digit; and visibly placing in said advertising section, the unique coded indication for said information broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A page containing an advertisement for use in automatic recording of an information broadcast for future viewing made using the method comprising the steps of:
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creating an advertising section on a page; creating a unique coded indication representing a proper subset of the set of the channel date, the time-of-day, and the length of time for an information broadcast associated with the advertisement; and visibly placing in the advertising section, the unique coded indication for the information broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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