TH33952A - TV device control system - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (26/01/41) A system for controlling signal processing devices displayed instead of television programs. Contains the origin of the data, defines a list that contains at least the information displayed instead of time. Remaining in the television program Television signal processing equipment processes selective signal. That is displayed instead of the television program in response to the control signal. The control circuit generates a signal. Control to condition the processing equipment to begin processing the TV program signal in User response to control signals And to stop processing TV program signals when The remaining time on the television program has elapsed in response to the scheduled program information. A system for controlling signal processing equipment that is displayed instead of a television program. Contains the origin of the data, defines a list that contains at least the information displayed instead of time. Remaining in the television program Television signal processing equipment processes selective signal. That is displayed instead of the television program in response to the control signal. The control circuit generates a signal. Control to condition the processing equipment to begin processing the TV program signal in User response to control signals And to stop processing TV program signals when The remaining time on the television program has elapsed in response to the scheduled program information.

Claims (13)

1. The control system consists of a signal source (31) for providing a sequence of video program signals and program information containing data representing the time intervals of each video program signal, a signal processing device (35) connected to the signal source, and a control circuit (39) that responds to a sequence of user commands (user control) to cause the signal processing device to begin processing the video program signals immediately upon receiving them from the signal source and to set a selected number of video program signals to follow the immediately received video program signals. This selected number is determined in response to the number of user commands in the command sequence, determining the remaining time until the end of each video program signal is processed and causing the signal processing device to stop processing the video program signal to be processed when the remaining time until the end of the video program signal to be processed has elapsed. 2. The system of claim 1, in which the control circuit consists of a remaining time calculator (391) connected to a signal source (31) for determining the remaining time in the video program signal; an elapsed timer (392) that responds to the remaining time calculator for generating a signal when the remaining time in the selected video program signal has elapsed; and a logic piece (393) that responds to a subsequent set of user instructions for causing the signal processing device to start processing and responds to a signal from the elapsed timer for causing the signal processing device to stop processing the subsequent video program signal. 3. The system of claim 1 in which the signal source consists of the front end of a terrestrial television receiver (31) with a television splitter (33) for providing the composite television signal and an extended data service splitter (37) for providing the extended data service component containing program information. 4. The third-party claim system is one in which the combined television signal, comprising the vertical no-picture segment, and the extended data service signal is included within the vertical no-picture segment of the combined television signal. 5. The third-party claim system is one in which the combined television signal includes a horizontal oversweep range, and an extended data service signal is included in the horizontal oversweep range of the combined television signal. 6. I. The I.C. system, where the signal source consists of a satellite stream receiver (31') with a first group splitter (33') that responds to the first group of segments representing the sequence of video program signals and a second group splitter (37') that responds to the second group of segments representing the program scheduling information. 7. The system of claim number 6 is such that the signal processing device is a digital recorder (35) and records the first group of the group. 8. The system of claim 1 is such that the signal processing equipment is an analog television signal recorder (35). 9. The system of claim 1 is one in which the signal processing device acts as a timer for sleep. 10. The system of claim number 1 is such that the signal processing equipment adds a television program locking function. 11. The system of claim 1 is of the type where the control circuitry is integrated into the processor. 12. System of claim 1, where a sequence of user commands is executed using push-button switches. 13. Method for controlling a signal processing device connected to a modified signal source to arrange the sequence of video program signals and determine the program list consisting of time-lapse information for each video program. The method consists of steps to respond to a sequence of user commands by setting conditions for the signal processing device to begin processing the video program signal currently representing the television program; setting conditions for the signal processing device to process a selected number of video program signals following the video program signal currently representing the television program. The selected number is determined by the number of user commands in the command sequence; separating the time-lapse information for each selected video program signal; and causing the signal processing device to stop processing the corresponding video program signal when the time interval of the selected video program signal has elapsed.