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- This invention relates generally to television systems, and more particularly, to a system and method for using information codes for recording television programs.
- VCR Plus+TM One popular mechanism for recording television programs is via a VCR Plus+TM system developed by the Gemstar Development Corporation.
- a user accesses television program listings from a newspaper, magazine, or web site. If a desired program listing is associated with a VCR Plus+TM PLUSCODETM number, and the viewer has a video recorder equipped with a VCR Plus+TM system, the viewer may enter the PLUSCODETM into the video recorder and the video recorder will be programmed to record the selected program when it airs.
- a PLUSCODETM number has encoded in it the channel, time, date and length for the program associated with the PLUSCODETM number.
- VCR Plus+TM equipped VCR decodes the PLUSCODETM number is to the encoded channel, date, time and length and then uses the channel, date, time and length to record the program.
- the VCR Plus+TM system and related technology is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,173, which is incorporated by reference as if set forth herein in full.
- PLUSCODETM numbers greatly facilitate the recording of individual television programs
- a viewer wants to record multiple television programs he or she must generally individually enter the PLUSCODETM numbers for each desired television program, one at a time.
- the present invention is directed to a video recording system that includes a data store storing electronic program guide (EPG) data for a television program, the EPG data including for the television program an associated filter criteria; a user input transmitting an information coda including a particular filter criteria, wherein the particular filter criteria is not human readable from the information code; a microprocessor coupled to the data store and the user input, the microprocessor receiving and decoding the information code including the particular filter criteria, comparing the particular filter criteria in the decoded information code with the filter criteria included in the EPG data for the television program, and storing the television program for recording based on the comparison.
- EPG electronic program guide
- the present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for selecting video programs for recording.
- the method includes storing electronic program guide (EPG) data for a television program, the EPG data including for the television program an associated filter criteria; receiving from a user input an information code including a particular filter criteria, wherein the particular filter criteria is not human readable from the information code; decoding the received information code; comparing the particular filter criteria in the decoded information code with the filter criteria included in the EPG data for the television program; and storing the television program for recording based on the comparison.
- EPG electronic program guide
- the present invention is directed to a method for recording video programs in a data communications network including a web server hosting a website and a television system including a video recorder coupled to the web server.
- the method includes displaying information on one or more recommended video programs on the website; selecting from the website one or more of the recommended video programs; transmitting from the website to the television system a command to record the selected one or more of the recommended video programs, the selected one or more of the recommended video programs being identified via one or more information codes; and automatically invoking the video recorder to record the selected one or more of the recommended video programs.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an interactive television schedule system including a television system and a cable box according to one embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of the cable box of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of the television system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is an illustration of an EPS screen displayed on the television system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for processing information codes according to one embodiment of the invention.
- an embodiment of the present invention is directed to a television system configured to search for television programs based on information codes, also referred to as filter codes or filters, entered by a user.
- information codes are published in newspapers, magazines, web sites, or other places where VCR Plus+TM PLUSCODETM numbers would normally be published.
- information codes may foe used to easily program a video recorder to record one or more television programs matching the information codes.
- an information code may identify various programs based on an actor, program content rating, theme, category, genre, program package, or the like.
- entry of an information code identifying a particular program package may cause the VCR to record all programs in the identified program package without having the user manually program the recording of each television program individually.
- Information codes are typically numeric or alphanumeric codes that are not human readable. More specifically, without having or memorizing a table matching code numbers or letters to categories and category IDs, a human would not know what category or category ID are represented by a particular information code.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a television system 10 configured to recognize information codes entered by a user according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the television system 10 includes a television 50 coupled to a video recorder 15 , such as, for example, a video cassette recorder, digital recorder, or the like.
- the television 50 and/or video recorder 15 may also be coupled to a cable box 20 , a satellite receiver 25 , an antenna 35 , or other input device 30 that supplies video signals or data known in the art or developed later.
- the television system 10 may also be coupled to a server 12 over a data communications network 11 such as, for example, the Internet.
- the television system 10 is configured with an electronic program guide (EPG) database 45 storing EPG data for broadcast television programs, video-on-demand programs, and the like (collectively referred to as television programs)
- EPG data includes, but is not limited to, program titles, channel information, date and time information, program descriptions, information codes, PLUSCODETM numbers, and the like.
- EPG database 45 is illustrated as residing in the television 50 , a person of skill in the art should recognize that the database 45 and associated program instructions for interacting with the database may reside in any other device associated with the television system.
- viewer input data is provided to the television system 10 via a viewer input device 40 .
- the viewer input device 40 may take the form of an IR remote control, a keyboard, a keypad, a joystick, a mouse, a track ball, a touch pad, or any other input device conventional in the art.
- EPG data may be provided via cable, satellite, and/or over-the-air (OTA) broadcast.
- EPG data may also be provided via coax cables, telephone lines, fiber optic cables, and the like.
- EPG data may be communicated over private networks, point to point connections or public networks, like the internet.
- FIG. 2 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of the television system 10 of FIG. 1 .
- a source of television signals 100 such as the antenna 35 , cable box 20 , or satellite receiver 25 is coupled to a television tuner 105 .
- the output of the tuner 105 is, according to one embodiment of the invention, a modulated intermediate frequency signal containing video and audio television information.
- the tuner 105 is connected by an intermediate frequency amplifier (IF AMP) 110 to a picture detector (PICTURE DET) 115 and a sound detector (SOUND DET) 120 , which produce base band video and audio signals, respectively.
- the audio signal is coupled by a sound amplifier (SOUND AMP) 125 to a loudspeaker 130 .
- IF AMP intermediate frequency amplifier
- PICTURE DET picture detector
- SOUND DET sound detector
- the video signal is coupled by a video amplifier (not shown) to one input of a switch 135 .
- the sound detector 120 and picture detector 115 are connected to the audio and video inputs, respectively, of the video recorder 15 .
- television signal source 100 may be directly connected to the RF input of the video recorder 15 or another external tuning device if its internal tuner and demodulating circuitry is to be utilized.
- the output of the video recorder 15 is connected to the other input of the switch 135 .
- the output of the switch 135 is connected to one input of a conventional picture-in-picture (PIP) integrated circuit chip 140 .
- the output of the PIP chip 140 is connected to a video input 142 of the television 50 .
- the television system 10 also includes a microprocessor 150 coupled to a read-only memory (ROM) 155 and the EPG database 45 .
- the ROM stores an operating program for controlling the operation of the microprocessor.
- the EPG database 45 is contained in an updatable memory, such as, for example, a RAM.
- the EPG data may be updated by a continuous data link in a vertical blanking interval (VBI) or digital video broadcast data of a television channel broadcast to the television system 10 in a well known fashion or any other manner, as discussed above in connection with FIG. 1 .
- VBI vertical blanking interval
- a video processor 160 coupled to the microprocessor 150 controls the display of EPG data on the television 50 .
- the microprocessor 150 recalls a portion of the relevant data from the EPG database 45 and couples it to video processor 160 , where the program listings are formatted for display.
- the information stored in video processor 160 is a bit map of what is displayed on the screen of television 50 .
- the microprocessor 150 is further coupled to the tuner 105 for channel change, to the video recorder 15 for play/record selection and start/stop, to the switch 135 for selection of one of its inputs, and to the PIP chip 140 for selection of the mode of PIP operation.
- the viewer input device 40 controls the microprocessor 150 by cursor movement on the screen of the television 50 .
- the microprocessor 150 and video processor 160 are coupled to a cursor position register 165 identifying a cursor position on the screen.
- the viewer input device 40 controls the microprocessor by selection of particular keys on the viewer input device.
- the television system 10 includes a decoder 145 coupled to the microprocessor 150 for decoding encoded data transmitted by the viewer input device 40 .
- encoded data include PLUSCODETM numbers or information codes identifying a type of television program to record.
- the decoder 145 is coupled to a clock 146 , allowing the decoding to be a function of the clock. This helps lend a measure of security to the decoding technique, and makes it harder for others to replicate the information codes. According to this embodiment, he encoding is also a function of a clock.
- I-codes are also decoded. I-codes, as described in more detail in the '734 patent, do not include an embedded date, so that the same I-code can be used to record a program broadcast for several days at the same time on the same channel on any of these several days.
- I-codes are distinguished from PLUSCODETM numbers (G-codes) by an escape code comprising a single leading zero.
- the decoder 145 is implemented as a microcontroller with an embedded RAH and ROM (not shown) for program and table storage.
- the decoder 145 and/or clock 146 may reside in the television 50 , video recorder 15 , or any other suitable device associated with the television system 10 .
- decoding instructions may be stored in memory already resident in the television system 10 , such as, for example, in the ROM 155 .
- the EPG data received by the television system is stored in the EPG database 45 as show information package (SIP) structures.
- SIP show information package
- Organization of an EPG database containing SIP structures is described in further detail in WO 99/65242 (attorney docket I148:34758), the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the EPG database 45 may be organized as schedule data structures and theme data structures linked by handles and handle tables, as is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,002,394, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a SIP structure 200 according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the structure includes a SIP header 202 with general information applicable to the entire structure.
- the SIP header 202 may include information on an amount of memory needed to store the SIP structure, and a control date indicating the day for which the SIP structure contains data.
- the SIP header may also include indexing bits, such as, for example, program category bits, used for indexing the programs inside the SIP structure.
- program data blocks 204 , 206 that contain information specific to a particular television program.
- Information contained in each program data block includes, for example, information for calculating the start time of the television program, a duration of the program, a title of the program, a description of the program, and a PLUSCODETM number.
- the program data block includes filter information used for filtering television programs based on information codes provided by a user.
- the filter information may include a total number of filters 208 associated with the television program, a filter category 210 , and a corresponding filter identifier (ID) 212 for the filter category.
- the filter category 210 and corresponding filter ID 212 together identify a particular filter associated with the television program.
- the filter category may indicate an actor filter, content rating filter, theme filter, category filter, genre filter, program package filter, or the like.
- the filter ID 212 may indicate a particular filter within the filter category 210 . For example, “Tom Cruise,” “Richard Gere,” “Uma Thurman,” all belong to an actor filter category. Thus, if “01” indicates an actor filter and “1234” indicates Richard Gere, a television program containing Richard Gere as an actor may store as a filter category the code “01” and as a corresponding filter identifier, the code “1234.”
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the input device 40 for entering information codes according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the input device 40 includes various push buttons, keys, switches, knobs, and/or the like (collectively referenced at 310 ) that may be selected by a user to navigate an interactive program guide and/or enter desired selections or commands for transmitting to the television system 10 .
- the input device 40 includes a VCR Plus+TM button 312 for entering the PLUSCODETM numbers and information codes.
- the input device 40 includes an information code button (not shown) separate from the VCR Plus+TM button used to only enter information codes.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the information code is made up of various numbers, where the first two numbers act as an escape code 300 , such as, for example, “00,” to indicate that the numbers that follow are part of an information code and not a PLUSCODETM number.
- the escape code is not necessary if the input device includes a separate information code button that may be selected prior to the entering of the information code.
- a filter category 302 and a filter ID 304 Following the escape code 300 is a filter category 302 and a filter ID 304 .
- the filter category 302 and filter ID 304 that are entered by a user as part of an information code are similar to the filter category 210 and filter ID 212 in a SIP structure 200 .
- the filter category 302 is an integer between 0 and 9.
- the filter ID 304 is a combination of one or more integers whose values also range between 0 and 9.
- a person of skill in the art should recognize that the number of integers used to define the filter category and ID may vary based on the total number of filter categories and IDs to be defined.
- the filter category and ID are compressed to form the information.
- filter categories and IDs are each represented in binary numbers with a set number of bits.
- the filter category is represented by a 7 bit binary number C 7 C 6 C 5 C 4 C 3 C 2 C 1 that can represent 128 different categories and the category ID is represented by a 22 bit binary number I 22 I 23 . . . I 2 I 1 that can represent 4,194,304 different category IDs.
- the most common categories are assigned the lowest numbers, having zeros in the most significant bits such as C 5 -C 7 .
- the most common category IDs are assigned the lowest numbers, having zeros in the most significant bits such as I 6 -I 22 .
- a category with a code less than 32 (decimal) will have zeros in the two most significant bits (C 6 -C 7 ) and a category ID with a code less than 256 (decimal) will have zeroes in the 14 most significant bits (I 8 -I 22 ).
- an information code for a category code less than 32 (decimal) and a category ID with a code less than 256 (decimal) will have mixed binary representation with leading zeroes in the most significant 16 bits, leaving only 13 bits containing meaningful bits.
- this mixed binary number is converted into a decimal number, the leading zeroes can be dropped without changing the value of the code and a 13 bit binary number will convert into a decimal number of no more than 4 digits.
- the combinations of the most common categories and category IDs results in information codes with the least number of decimal digits to make entry of the codes easier and reduce input errors.
- the information code, generated using the mixed binary member or not is encrypted by any known encryption method, including, but not limited to, encryption methods that are time or date dependent.
- the encrypted end/or mixed binary information codes are decoded in the opposite manner as they are encoded.
- FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to another embodiment of the invention.
- an information code may include two or more filter categories 302 a , 302 b and their associated filter IDs 304 a, 304 b separated by an operator signal 306 .
- the operator signal 306 is associated with a particular Boolean operation, such as, for example, an “AND,” an “OR,” or a “NOT” operation. For example, an “AND” operator between two filters indicates that the user is searching for television programs containing both filters.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for processing information codes according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the process may foe described in terms of a software routine executed by the microprocessor 150 based on instructions stored in the ROM 155 .
- the routine may be executed via hardware, firmware (e.g. via an ASIC), or in any combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware.
- the steps of the process may be executed in the indicated order or in any other order recognized by a person of skill in the art.
- step 400 the microprocessor receives a VCR Plus+TM command transmitted by the input device 40 .
- This may be done, for example, by the user selecting the VCR Plus+TM button 312 on the input device 40 . If, however, the input device 40 includes a separate information code button, switch, or the like, the information code button is selected to cause the transmitting of an information code command. For purposes of this example, however, it is assumed that the user has selected a VCR Plus+TM button.
- the microprocessor decodes the VCR Plus+TM command and in response, invokes the video processor 160 to display, in step 402 , an input screen on the television 50 for allowing the user to enter a desired PLUSCODETM number or information code.
- the input screen may display, for example, underscore characters equal to the total number of code digits expected to be entered by the user. As the user uses the input device 40 to enter the digits of the code, each digit is displayed on the portion of the screen marked by the underscore character for visual verification by the user.
- the input screen may then prompt the user to select the frequency in which one or more programs matching the code are to be recorded. For example, the user may be able to select to record once, daily, or weekly. Selection of an “Enter” button on the input device transmits the entered code along with the frequency and other associated information to the microprocessor 150 .
- the microprocessor 150 receives the entered code, and in step 406 , invokes the decoder 145 to decode the received code.
- step 408 a determination is made as to whether the code includes an escape code. If the answer is NO, the code is a PLUSCODETM number, the PLUSCODETM number is decoded into the encoded channel, date, time and length, and information on a program matching the decoded PLUSCODETM number information is retrieved in step 410 .
- the microprocessor 150 proceeds to retrieve, in step 412 , the filter category 210 and filter ID 212 following the escape code.
- the filter category 210 and filter ID 212 are stored in memory and retrieved for matching upon reception of an EPG signal.
- escape code corresponds to an I-code or other type of codes supported by the VCR Plus+TM system, such codes are decoded, according to the type of code indicated by the escape code (not shown).
- step 414 the microprocessor searches the EPG database 45 or an EPG signal for SIP structures containing a matching filter category and ID, and retrieves program information contained in the matching SIP structures.
- step 416 information on the retrieved program(s) is displayed on the television 50 for verification.
- the user may review information on the retrieved programs, such as, for example, the program, title, description, time, date, and length, and scroll down the list of programs using the input device to delete programs that he or she does not wish to record.
- step 418 a determination is made as to whether the user is finished with the verification process.
- the user may indicate that he/she is finished by selecting an accept button via the input device.
- step 420 the programs accepted by the user are stored in a record memory, such as in the RAM.
- the information stored in the record memory may be, for example, the dates, times, and lengths of the programs to be recorded as retrieved from the corresponding SIP structures.
- the video recorder is then invoked for recording the stored programs at the indicated dates and times, for the indicated length of time.
- programs may be recommended to a viewer for recording and/or viewing. Such recommendations may be accessible to the viewer over the Internet by accessing a website hosted by the server 12 .
- a website hosted by the server 12 .
- One such exemplary website may be the TV Guide® website hosted by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
- the television system 10 is configured to communicate with the server 12 over the cable box 20 , satellite box 25 , or other input device 30 .
- the viewer may use the television system 10 to access the website hosted by the server 12 , or alternatively, may use a personal computer or other computing device for the access.
- each recommended program is assigned a unique information code. This may be achieved, for example, by using the filter category 302 of the information code to indicate that the program is in a “recommended” category. Each filter ID 21 may then identify a different recommended program. This allows the viewer to individually select the recommended programs to be recorded.
- the viewer may record the recommended programs based on their themes or categories. This may be achieved, for example, by using the escape code 300 portion of the information code to designate the programs to be recorded as being recommended programs. For example, escape code “11” may be used to indicate that the codes that follow are codes for recommended programs. The numbers following the escape code may then be associated with a filter category and filter ID, to allow programs having the same category or theme to be identified with the same information code. Alternatively, no separate escape code may foe used to distinguish the recording of recommended programs.
- all currently recommended programs are assigned one information code. Upon providing this one information code, all the currently recommended programs are selected by the television system 10 for recording.
- the viewer selects a record option from the website and identifies one or more information
- the record command along with one or more information codes associated with the selected program(s) are transmitted to the television system 10 .
- the microprocessor 150 included in the television system 10 processes the information code(s) for recording the associated program(s) as is described above with respect to FIG. 6 .
- the recommendations may also be provided in printed form in newspapers or magazines.
- the recommendations may further be transmitted to the television system 10 on a periodic basis by, for example, a head end or broadcasting center.
- the recommendations may be stored in the EPG database 45 and displayed on the EPG guide when the user indicates he or she wishes to view the recommendations.
- the recommendations are customized based on view preference information.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/617,025, filed on Oct. 8, 2004, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates generally to television systems, and more particularly, to a system and method for using information codes for recording television programs.
- One popular mechanism for recording television programs is via a VCR Plus+™ system developed by the Gemstar Development Corporation. In order to record a television program using a VCR Plus+™ equipped system, a user accesses television program listings from a newspaper, magazine, or web site. If a desired program listing is associated with a VCR Plus+™ PLUSCODE™ number, and the viewer has a video recorder equipped with a VCR Plus+™ system, the viewer may enter the PLUSCODE™ into the video recorder and the video recorder will be programmed to record the selected program when it airs. In this system, a PLUSCODE™ number has encoded in it the channel, time, date and length for the program associated with the PLUSCODE™ number. A VCR Plus+™ equipped VCR decodes the PLUSCODE™ number is to the encoded channel, date, time and length and then uses the channel, date, time and length to record the program. The VCR Plus+™ system and related technology is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,173, which is incorporated by reference as if set forth herein in full.
- Although PLUSCODE™ numbers greatly facilitate the recording of individual television programs, when a viewer wants to record multiple television programs, he or she must generally individually enter the PLUSCODE™ numbers for each desired television program, one at a time. There could be, however, a common characteristic identifying the programs desired to be recorded by the viewer. For example, the programs could all have a particular actor, share a particular theme, or the like. Accordingly, there is a need for selecting television, programs for recording based on codes that identify particular characteristics of the television programs.
- According to one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a video recording system that includes a data store storing electronic program guide (EPG) data for a television program, the EPG data including for the television program an associated filter criteria; a user input transmitting an information coda including a particular filter criteria, wherein the particular filter criteria is not human readable from the information code; a microprocessor coupled to the data store and the user input, the microprocessor receiving and decoding the information code including the particular filter criteria, comparing the particular filter criteria in the decoded information code with the filter criteria included in the EPG data for the television program, and storing the television program for recording based on the comparison.
- According to another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for selecting video programs for recording. The method includes storing electronic program guide (EPG) data for a television program, the EPG data including for the television program an associated filter criteria; receiving from a user input an information code including a particular filter criteria, wherein the particular filter criteria is not human readable from the information code; decoding the received information code; comparing the particular filter criteria in the decoded information code with the filter criteria included in the EPG data for the television program; and storing the television program for recording based on the comparison.
- According to a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for recording video programs in a data communications network including a web server hosting a website and a television system including a video recorder coupled to the web server. The method includes displaying information on one or more recommended video programs on the website; selecting from the website one or more of the recommended video programs; transmitting from the website to the television system a command to record the selected one or more of the recommended video programs, the selected one or more of the recommended video programs being identified via one or more information codes; and automatically invoking the video recorder to record the selected one or more of the recommended video programs.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an interactive television schedule system including a television system and a cable box according to one embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of the cable box ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of the television system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is an illustration of an EPS screen displayed on the television system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to one embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to another embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for processing information codes according to one embodiment of the invention. - In general terms, an embodiment of the present invention is directed to a television system configured to search for television programs based on information codes, also referred to as filter codes or filters, entered by a user. According to one embodiment of the invention, information codes are published in newspapers, magazines, web sites, or other places where VCR Plus+™ PLUSCODE™ numbers would normally be published. Like PLUSCODE™ numbers, information codes may foe used to easily program a video recorder to record one or more television programs matching the information codes. Unlike a PLUSCODE™ number that identifies a single television program based on channel, date, time, and length information, however, an information code may identify various programs based on an actor, program content rating, theme, category, genre, program package, or the like. For example, entry of an information code identifying a particular program package, such as, for example, the Summer Olympics or the World Cup program package, may cause the VCR to record all programs in the identified program package without having the user manually program the recording of each television program individually. Information codes are typically numeric or alphanumeric codes that are not human readable. More specifically, without having or memorizing a table matching code numbers or letters to categories and category IDs, a human would not know what category or category ID are represented by a particular information code.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of atelevision system 10 configured to recognize information codes entered by a user according to one embodiment of the invention. Thetelevision system 10 includes atelevision 50 coupled to avideo recorder 15, such as, for example, a video cassette recorder, digital recorder, or the like. Thetelevision 50 and/orvideo recorder 15 may also be coupled to acable box 20, asatellite receiver 25, anantenna 35, orother input device 30 that supplies video signals or data known in the art or developed later. Thetelevision system 10 may also be coupled to aserver 12 over adata communications network 11 such as, for example, the Internet. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the
television system 10 is configured with an electronic program guide (EPG)database 45 storing EPG data for broadcast television programs, video-on-demand programs, and the like (collectively referred to as television programs) Such EPG data includes, but is not limited to, program titles, channel information, date and time information, program descriptions, information codes, PLUSCODE™ numbers, and the like. Although theEPG database 45 is illustrated as residing in thetelevision 50, a person of skill in the art should recognize that thedatabase 45 and associated program instructions for interacting with the database may reside in any other device associated with the television system. - According to one embodiment of the invention, viewer input data is provided to the
television system 10 via aviewer input device 40. Theviewer input device 40 may take the form of an IR remote control, a keyboard, a keypad, a joystick, a mouse, a track ball, a touch pad, or any other input device conventional in the art. - Many different transmission schemes are available for providing the EPG data to the
television system 10. For example, the EPG data may be provided via cable, satellite, and/or over-the-air (OTA) broadcast. EPG data may also be provided via coax cables, telephone lines, fiber optic cables, and the like. EPG data may be communicated over private networks, point to point connections or public networks, like the internet. -
FIG. 2 is a more detailed schematic block diagram of thetelevision system 10 ofFIG. 1 . A source oftelevision signals 100, such as theantenna 35,cable box 20, orsatellite receiver 25 is coupled to atelevision tuner 105. The output of thetuner 105 is, according to one embodiment of the invention, a modulated intermediate frequency signal containing video and audio television information. Thetuner 105 is connected by an intermediate frequency amplifier (IF AMP) 110 to a picture detector (PICTURE DET) 115 and a sound detector (SOUND DET) 120, which produce base band video and audio signals, respectively. The audio signal is coupled by a sound amplifier (SOUND AMP) 125 to aloudspeaker 130. The video signal is coupled by a video amplifier (not shown) to one input of aswitch 135. Thesound detector 120 andpicture detector 115 are connected to the audio and video inputs, respectively, of thevideo recorder 15. Alternatively,television signal source 100 may be directly connected to the RF input of thevideo recorder 15 or another external tuning device if its internal tuner and demodulating circuitry is to be utilized. - According to the illustrated embodiment, the output of the
video recorder 15 is connected to the other input of theswitch 135. The output of theswitch 135 is connected to one input of a conventional picture-in-picture (PIP) integratedcircuit chip 140. The output of thePIP chip 140 is connected to avideo input 142 of thetelevision 50. - The
television system 10 also includes amicroprocessor 150 coupled to a read-only memory (ROM) 155 and theEPG database 45. The ROM stores an operating program for controlling the operation of the microprocessor. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the
EPG database 45 is contained in an updatable memory, such as, for example, a RAM. The EPG data may be updated by a continuous data link in a vertical blanking interval (VBI) or digital video broadcast data of a television channel broadcast to thetelevision system 10 in a well known fashion or any other manner, as discussed above in connection withFIG. 1 . - A
video processor 160 coupled to themicroprocessor 150 controls the display of EPG data on thetelevision 50. When the viewer wishes to see television program schedule information or information regarding to news, sports, or local events and businesses, themicroprocessor 150 recalls a portion of the relevant data from theEPG database 45 and couples it tovideo processor 160, where the program listings are formatted for display. According to one embodiment of the invention, the information stored invideo processor 160 is a bit map of what is displayed on the screen oftelevision 50. - The
microprocessor 150 is further coupled to thetuner 105 for channel change, to thevideo recorder 15 for play/record selection and start/stop, to theswitch 135 for selection of one of its inputs, and to thePIP chip 140 for selection of the mode of PIP operation. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the
viewer input device 40 controls themicroprocessor 150 by cursor movement on the screen of thetelevision 50. In this regard, themicroprocessor 150 andvideo processor 160 are coupled to a cursor position register 165 identifying a cursor position on the screen. According to another embodiment of the invention, theviewer input device 40 controls the microprocessor by selection of particular keys on the viewer input device. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the
television system 10 includes adecoder 145 coupled to themicroprocessor 150 for decoding encoded data transmitted by theviewer input device 40. Such encoded data include PLUSCODE™ numbers or information codes identifying a type of television program to record. According to one embodiment of the invention, thedecoder 145 is coupled to aclock 146, allowing the decoding to be a function of the clock. This helps lend a measure of security to the decoding technique, and makes it harder for others to replicate the information codes. According to this embodiment, he encoding is also a function of a clock. The encoding and decoding of information codes may be performed in a manner similar to the encoding and decoding of PLUSCODE™ numbers, as is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,466,734, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. In one embodiment, I-codes are also decoded. I-codes, as described in more detail in the '734 patent, do not include an embedded date, so that the same I-code can be used to record a program broadcast for several days at the same time on the same channel on any of these several days. Thus, as long as the I-code is entered into the VCR Plus+™ system on any day on which the program is broadcast, the VCR Plus+™ system will record the next broadcast of the program during the twenty-four hour period following entry of the I-code. In one embodiment, I-codes are distinguished from PLUSCODE™ numbers (G-codes) by an escape code comprising a single leading zero. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the
decoder 145 is implemented as a microcontroller with an embedded RAH and ROM (not shown) for program and table storage. Thedecoder 145 and/orclock 146 may reside in thetelevision 50,video recorder 15, or any other suitable device associated with thetelevision system 10. In another embodiment, instead of using a separate microcontroller for thedecoder 145, decoding instructions may be stored in memory already resident in thetelevision system 10, such as, for example, in theROM 155. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the EPG data received by the television system is stored in the
EPG database 45 as show information package (SIP) structures. Organization of an EPG database containing SIP structures is described in further detail in WO 99/65242 (attorney docket I148:34758), the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. According to another embodiment of the invention, theEPG database 45 may be organized as schedule data structures and theme data structures linked by handles and handle tables, as is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,002,394, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of aSIP structure 200 according to one embodiment of the invention. The structure includes aSIP header 202 with general information applicable to the entire structure. For example, theSIP header 202 may include information on an amount of memory needed to store the SIP structure, and a control date indicating the day for which the SIP structure contains data. The SIP header may also include indexing bits, such as, for example, program category bits, used for indexing the programs inside the SIP structure. - Following the
SIP header 202 are program data blocks 204, 206 that contain information specific to a particular television program. Information contained in each program data block includes, for example, information for calculating the start time of the television program, a duration of the program, a title of the program, a description of the program, and a PLUSCODE™ number. - In addition to the above, the program data block includes filter information used for filtering television programs based on information codes provided by a user. The filter information may include a total number of
filters 208 associated with the television program, afilter category 210, and a corresponding filter identifier (ID) 212 for the filter category. Thefilter category 210 andcorresponding filter ID 212 together identify a particular filter associated with the television program. - According to one embodiment of the invention, the filter category may indicate an actor filter, content rating filter, theme filter, category filter, genre filter, program package filter, or the like. The
filter ID 212 may indicate a particular filter within thefilter category 210. For example, “Tom Cruise,” “Richard Gere,” “Uma Thurman,” all belong to an actor filter category. Thus, if “01” indicates an actor filter and “1234” indicates Richard Gere, a television program containing Richard Gere as an actor may store as a filter category the code “01” and as a corresponding filter identifier, the code “1234.” -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of theinput device 40 for entering information codes according to one embodiment of the invention. Theinput device 40 includes various push buttons, keys, switches, knobs, and/or the like (collectively referenced at 310) that may be selected by a user to navigate an interactive program guide and/or enter desired selections or commands for transmitting to thetelevision system 10. According to one embodiment of the invention, theinput device 40 includes a VCRPlus+™ button 312 for entering the PLUSCODE™ numbers and information codes. According to another embodiment of the invention, theinput device 40 includes an information code button (not shown) separate from the VCR Plus+™ button used to only enter information codes. -
FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to one embodiment of the invention. According to the illustrated embodiment, the information code is made up of various numbers, where the first two numbers act as anescape code 300, such as, for example, “00,” to indicate that the numbers that follow are part of an information code and not a PLUSCODE™ number. Of course, the escape code is not necessary if the input device includes a separate information code button that may be selected prior to the entering of the information code. - Following the
escape code 300 is afilter category 302 and afilter ID 304. Thefilter category 302 andfilter ID 304 that are entered by a user as part of an information code are similar to thefilter category 210 andfilter ID 212 in aSIP structure 200. In the illustrated embodiment, thefilter category 302 is an integer between 0 and 9. Thefilter ID 304 is a combination of one or more integers whose values also range between 0 and 9. A person of skill in the art should recognize that the number of integers used to define the filter category and ID may vary based on the total number of filter categories and IDs to be defined. - In an alternate embodiment, the filter category and ID are compressed to form the information. In a process similar to the process for PLUSCODE™ numbers and I-codes, filter categories and IDs are each represented in binary numbers with a set number of bits. In one embodiment, the filter category is represented by a 7 bit binary number C7C6C5C4C3C2C1 that can represent 128 different categories and the category ID is represented by a 22 bit binary number I22I23 . . . I2I1 that can represent 4,194,304 different category IDs. The most common categories are assigned the lowest numbers, having zeros in the most significant bits such as C5-C7. Similarly, the most common category IDs are assigned the lowest numbers, having zeros in the most significant bits such as I6-I22. The category and category ID bits are then mixed in a predetermined pattern, such as I22I21 . . . I10I9C7I8C6I7I6C5I5C3I3I3C3I2C2I1C1 before being converted back into a decimal number that will be 9 decimal digits or less (229=536,870,912, a 9 digital decimal number). A category with a code less than 32 (decimal) will have zeros in the two most significant bits (C6-C7) and a category ID with a code less than 256 (decimal) will have zeroes in the 14 most significant bits (I8-I22). Thus, an information code for a category code less than 32 (decimal) and a category ID with a code less than 256 (decimal) will have mixed binary representation with leading zeroes in the most significant 16 bits, leaving only 13 bits containing meaningful bits. When this mixed binary number is converted into a decimal number, the leading zeroes can be dropped without changing the value of the code and a 13 bit binary number will convert into a decimal number of no more than 4 digits. Thus, using the mixed binary number, the combinations of the most common categories and category IDs results in information codes with the least number of decimal digits to make entry of the codes easier and reduce input errors.
- In another embodiment, the information code, generated using the mixed binary member or not, is encrypted by any known encryption method, including, but not limited to, encryption methods that are time or date dependent.
- The encrypted end/or mixed binary information codes are decoded in the opposite manner as they are encoded.
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FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary information code according to another embodiment of the invention. According to this embodiment, an information code may include two ormore filter categories filter IDs operator signal 306. Theoperator signal 306 is associated with a particular Boolean operation, such as, for example, an “AND,” an “OR,” or a “NOT” operation. For example, an “AND” operator between two filters indicates that the user is searching for television programs containing both filters. -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for processing information codes according to one embodiment of the invention. The process may foe described in terms of a software routine executed by themicroprocessor 150 based on instructions stored in theROM 155. A person of skill in the art should recognize, however, that the routine may be executed via hardware, firmware (e.g. via an ASIC), or in any combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. Furthermore, the steps of the process may be executed in the indicated order or in any other order recognized by a person of skill in the art. - The process starts, and in
step 400, the microprocessor receives a VCR Plus+™ command transmitted by theinput device 40. This may be done, for example, by the user selecting the VCRPlus+™ button 312 on theinput device 40. If, however, theinput device 40 includes a separate information code button, switch, or the like, the information code button is selected to cause the transmitting of an information code command. For purposes of this example, however, it is assumed that the user has selected a VCR Plus+™ button. - The microprocessor decodes the VCR Plus+™ command and in response, invokes the
video processor 160 to display, instep 402, an input screen on thetelevision 50 for allowing the user to enter a desired PLUSCODE™ number or information code. The input screen may display, for example, underscore characters equal to the total number of code digits expected to be entered by the user. As the user uses theinput device 40 to enter the digits of the code, each digit is displayed on the portion of the screen marked by the underscore character for visual verification by the user. - The input screen may then prompt the user to select the frequency in which one or more programs matching the code are to be recorded. For example, the user may be able to select to record once, daily, or weekly. Selection of an “Enter” button on the input device transmits the entered code along with the frequency and other associated information to the
microprocessor 150. - The
microprocessor 150, instep 404, receives the entered code, and instep 406, invokes thedecoder 145 to decode the received code. Instep 408, a determination is made as to whether the code includes an escape code. If the answer is NO, the code is a PLUSCODE™ number, the PLUSCODE™ number is decoded into the encoded channel, date, time and length, and information on a program matching the decoded PLUSCODE™ number information is retrieved instep 410. - Otherwise, if the code includes an escape code, the user has entered an information code instead of a PLUSCODE™ number. If the escape code corresponds to an information code, the
microprocessor 150 thus proceeds to retrieve, instep 412, thefilter category 210 andfilter ID 212 following the escape code. According to one embodiment of the invention, thefilter category 210 andfilter ID 212 are stored in memory and retrieved for matching upon reception of an EPG signal. - If the escape code corresponds to an I-code or other type of codes supported by the VCR Plus+™ system, such codes are decoded, according to the type of code indicated by the escape code (not shown).
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step 414, the microprocessor searches theEPG database 45 or an EPG signal for SIP structures containing a matching filter category and ID, and retrieves program information contained in the matching SIP structures. Instep 416, information on the retrieved program(s) is displayed on thetelevision 50 for verification. In this regard, the user may review information on the retrieved programs, such as, for example, the program, title, description, time, date, and length, and scroll down the list of programs using the input device to delete programs that he or she does not wish to record. - In
step 418, a determination is made as to whether the user is finished with the verification process. The user may indicate that he/she is finished by selecting an accept button via the input device. Instep 420, the programs accepted by the user are stored in a record memory, such as in the RAM. The information stored in the record memory may be, for example, the dates, times, and lengths of the programs to be recorded as retrieved from the corresponding SIP structures. The video recorder is then invoked for recording the stored programs at the indicated dates and times, for the indicated length of time. - According to one embodiment of the invention, programs may be recommended to a viewer for recording and/or viewing. Such recommendations may be accessible to the viewer over the Internet by accessing a website hosted by the
server 12. One such exemplary website may be the TV Guide® website hosted by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. In this regard, thetelevision system 10 is configured to communicate with theserver 12 over thecable box 20,satellite box 25, orother input device 30. The viewer may use thetelevision system 10 to access the website hosted by theserver 12, or alternatively, may use a personal computer or other computing device for the access. - Regardless of the manner in which the website is accessed, the viewer may select to record one or more recommended programs directly from the website, and the
video recorder 15 may then be programmed to record, the selected program(s). In this regard, one or more information codes are assigned to the recommended programs to identify them for recording. According to one embodiment of the invention, each recommended program is assigned a unique information code. This may be achieved, for example, by using thefilter category 302 of the information code to indicate that the program is in a “recommended” category. Each filter ID 21 may then identify a different recommended program. This allows the viewer to individually select the recommended programs to be recorded. - According to another embodiment of the invention, the viewer may record the recommended programs based on their themes or categories. This may be achieved, for example, by using the
escape code 300 portion of the information code to designate the programs to be recorded as being recommended programs. For example, escape code “11” may be used to indicate that the codes that follow are codes for recommended programs. The numbers following the escape code may then be associated with a filter category and filter ID, to allow programs having the same category or theme to be identified with the same information code. Alternatively, no separate escape code may foe used to distinguish the recording of recommended programs. - According to a further embodiment of the invention, all currently recommended programs are assigned one information code. Upon providing this one information code, all the currently recommended programs are selected by the
television system 10 for recording. - In order to program the video recorder to record one or more of the recommended programs, the viewer selects a record option from the website and identifies one or more information
- codes of the program(s) to be recorded. The record command along with one or more information codes associated with the selected program(s) are transmitted to the
television system 10. Themicroprocessor 150 included in thetelevision system 10 processes the information code(s) for recording the associated program(s) as is described above with respect toFIG. 6 . - According to one embodiment of the invention, the recommendations may also be provided in printed form in newspapers or magazines. The recommendations may further be transmitted to the
television system 10 on a periodic basis by, for example, a head end or broadcasting center. The recommendations may be stored in theEPG database 45 and displayed on the EPG guide when the user indicates he or she wishes to view the recommendations. According to one embodiment of the invention, the recommendations are customized based on view preference information. - Although this invention has been described In certain specific embodiments, those skilled in the art will have no difficulty devising variations to the described embodiment which in no way depart from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Moreover, to those skilled in the various arts, the invention itself herein will suggest solutions to other tasks and adaptations for other applications. It is the applicants intention to cover by claims all such uses of the invention and those changes and modifications which could be made to the embodiments of the invention herein chosen for the purpose of disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the present embodiments of the invention should be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention to be indicated by the appended claims and their equivalents rather than the foregoing description.
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