Television with hard disk drive
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1. An apparatus that receives video signals corresponding to a television program from a video source for display on a television screen, the apparatus comprising:
- a disk drive;
a video processing system that stores a sequential representation of the television program on the disk drive as the video signals are received from the video source;
the video processing system begins retrieving the sequential representation of at least portions of the television program, for playback of the at least portions of the television program on the television screen, from a location in the sequential representation of the television program stored on the disk drive while the video processing system continues to store on the disk drive the sequential representation of the television program received from the video source;
a viewer interface communicatively coupled to the video processing system; and
the video processing system responds to the viewer interface by repositioning the location in the sequential representation of the television program to correspondingly reposition the playback of the television program on the television screen while the video processing system continues to store on the disk drive the sequential representation of the television program received from the video source.
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Abstract
A television with hard disk drive comprises an analog video source which may be digitized and stored on a hard disk drive for later playback wherein the stored video data is capable of being played back at a rate slower, faster, or the same as the original analog video signal, thereby providing a viewer with flexibility in viewing a program. Also disclosed is a method for viewing a television program or other video material employing the apparatus according to the present invention.
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1. An apparatus that receives video signals corresponding to a television program from a video source for display on a television screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a disk drive;
a video processing system that stores a sequential representation of the television program on the disk drive as the video signals are received from the video source;
the video processing system begins retrieving the sequential representation of at least portions of the television program, for playback of the at least portions of the television program on the television screen, from a location in the sequential representation of the television program stored on the disk drive while the video processing system continues to store on the disk drive the sequential representation of the television program received from the video source;
a viewer interface communicatively coupled to the video processing system; and
the video processing system responds to the viewer interface by repositioning the location in the sequential representation of the television program to correspondingly reposition the playback of the television program on the television screen while the video processing system continues to store on the disk drive the sequential representation of the television program received from the video source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus that receives television video signals from a video source for display on a television screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a disk drive;
a video processing system that receives the television video signals from the video source;
the video processing system stores the television video signals, received from the video source, on the disk drive;
a viewer interface communicatively coupled to the video processing system;
the video processing system retrieves, for display on the television screen, a portion of the television video signals that are stored on the disk drive while continuing to store the television video signals received from the video source on the disk drive; and
the viewer interface permitting selection of the portion of the television video signals. - View Dependent Claims (3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for receiving television video signals from a video source display on a television screen, the method comprising:
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obtaining a disk drive;
configuring a video processing system to receive the television video signals from the video source;
storing on the disk drive, with the video processing system, the television video signals received from the video source; and
retrieving, with a viewer interface that is communicatively coupled to the video processing system, for display on the television screen, a portion of the television video signals that are stored on the disk drive while continuing to store the television video signals received from the video source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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