System for automated copying from a personal video recorder
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for automated copying from a personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first signal indicative of a playback;
receiving a second signal from the personal video recorder, wherein the second signal is an analog signal containing the playback;
digitizing the second signal in response to the first signal to create a digital representation of the playback; and
storing the digital representation of the playback.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A digitizing system is described that connects to a Personal Video Recorder for automatically making digital copies of programs stored within the Personal Video Recorder. These digital copies may be archived for future viewing, recorded on a media such as a CD, DVD, etc., shared on a computer network, sold or traded.
20 Citations
42 Claims
-
1. A method for automated copying from a personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a first signal indicative of a playback;
receiving a second signal from the personal video recorder, wherein the second signal is an analog signal containing the playback;
digitizing the second signal in response to the first signal to create a digital representation of the playback; and
storing the digital representation of the playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. An apparatus for creating a digitized copy of a recorded program on a personal video recorder, the apparatus comprising:
-
a first subsystem for receiving a first signal, the first signal indicating the commencement of playback of a recorded program from the personal video recorder;
a second subsystem for intercepting a second signal, the second signal containing an analog representation of the recorded program; and
a third subsystem for creating a digitized version of the intercepted signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A system for automatically creating a digitized copy of a recorded program from a personal video recorder, the apparatus comprising:
-
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the analog video component of the recorded program to create a digitized video signal;
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing analog audio components of the recorded program to create at least one digitized audio signal;
a receiver for receiving a control signal, the control signal indicating the commencement or conclusion of playback of the recorded program from the personal video recorder; and
a digital storage device for storing the digitized video signal and the digitized audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. A method for automated copying of content from a personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a first signal from the personal video recorder wherein the first signal is indicative of the initiation of a playback of the content;
intercepting a second signal from the personal video recorder, wherein the second signal is an analog signal containing the playback and wherein the analog signal contains a video component that contains additional information related to the playback;
digitizing the video component signal to create a digitized version of the playback;
digitizing the information; and
storing the video component and the digitized information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A method for automated copying of a playback from a personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a first signal indicative of the initiation of a playback;
intercepting a second signal from the personal video recorder, wherein the second signal is an analog signal containing the playback and wherein the analog signal contains an audio component and a video component;
digitizing the video component of the playback to create a digitized video component;
digitizing the audio component of the playback to create a digitized audio component; and
storing the digitized video and audio components. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42)
-
-
40. A method for automated copying from a personal video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a signal from the personal video recorder containing a recorded program in response to an automated copy command; and
storing the signal on a digital media.
-
Specification