US5379153A — Recording and reproducing apparatus having progra…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 226 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium event signals supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event signal to be recorded and the time of recording that event signal, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of event signals to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing said preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means connected to display preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said display means, said data input means and said temporary storage means for controlling said display means to display on a first time zone preset data representing time and duration of event signals which have already been selected for recording ("already preset data") and also to display on a second time zone preset data representing time and duration of event signals which are in the process of being selected for recording ("currently preset data"), said first and second time zones being aligned to display temporal overlaps between the already preset data and the currently preset data.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 226 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium event signals supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event signal to be recorded and the time of recording that event signal, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of event signals to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing said preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means connected to display preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said display means, said data input means and said temporary storage means for controlling said display means to display on a first time zone preset data representing time and duration of event signals which have already been selected for recording ("already preset data") and also to display on a second time zone preset data representing time and duration of event signals which are in the process of being selected for recording ("currently preset data"), said first and second time zones being aligned to display temporal overlaps between the already preset data and the currently preset data.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 23 words

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said preset data includes broadcast channel, time-of-day of recording and day-of week of recording of an event.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 38 words

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said first and second time zones comprise first and second horizontal scales, respectively, each representing predetermined times in a given day and being displayed on said display means one above the other.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 45 words

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the preset data displayed on said first and second time zones comprise indicia superimposed on a respective time zone at a location corresponding to the time of recording, said indicia exhibiting a horizontal dimension representing the duration of recording.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 57 words

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said control means includes sensing means for sensing when a start recording time of an event represented by one of said already and currently preset data begins prior to an end recording time of an event represented by the other of said currently and already preset data for a particular day.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 57 words

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said control means further includes detecting means for detecting when the end recording time of an event represented by one of said already and currently preset data is within a predetermined range of the start recording time of an event represented by the other of said currently and already preset data.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 47 words

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said control means additionally includes time changing means responsive to one of said sensing means and said detecting means for selectively changing a selected one of the start and end recording times of the event represented by said currently preset data.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 33 words

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said control means further includes cancel means for canceling a selected one of said already or currently preset data, thereby canceling the recording of a corresponding event.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 51 words

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said record medium comprises a video recording medium having video signals representing an event recorded in video tracks thereon, and further including recording circuitry for receiving preset data from said storage means for recording said preset data in a predetermined location in said video tracks.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 190 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said display means, said data input means and said temporary storage means for controlling said display means to display preset data associated with plural events in a two-dimensional display array comprised of first and second time zones aligned in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively, thereby displaying graphical indications along one of said time zones of the recording time and duration of events selected for recording.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 190 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said display means, said data input means and said temporary storage means for controlling said display means to display preset data associated with plural events in a two-dimensional display array comprised of first and second time zones aligned in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively, thereby displaying graphical indications along one of said time zones of the recording time and duration of events selected for recording.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 38 words

The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said first time zone represents days of a week and said second time zone represents a number of successive weeks, whereby said display means displays a calendar of events selected for recording.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 89 words

The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising input selection means operable by the user to select a week-of-events display; and wherein said control means includes sensing means for sensing when a week-of-events display has been selected to control said display means to display hours of a day in said first time zone and the days of a selected week in said second time zone, whereby a week of events, including the recording times and durations of events selected for recording in each day of the selected week, is displayed.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 88 words

The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising day selection means operable by the user to select a day-of-events display; and wherein said control means further includes detecting means for detecting when a day-of-events display has been selected to control said display means to display hours of a day in said first time zone and A.M. and P.M. of a selected day in said second time zone, whereby a day of events, including the recording times and durations of events selected for recording in the selected day, is displayed.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 46 words

The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the displayed calendar of events includes indicia to prompt the user to operate a selected one of said input selection means and said day selection means to select a selected one of a week-of-events display and a day-of-events display, respectively.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 26 words

The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the week-of-events display includes indicia to prompt the user to operate said day selection means to select a day-of-events display.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 55 words

The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said control means includes search means for searching for preset data representing an event to be recorded in the selected week and to return said display means to the calendar of events display if preset data representing an event to be recorded in the selected week is not found.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 89 words

The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said search means includes means for searching the stored preset data in response to a day-of-events selection for preset data representing an event to be recorded in the selected day; and said control means additionally includes means for returning said display means to said calendar of events display or to said week of events display, depending upon the display from which the user selected said day-of-events display, if preset data representing an event to be recorded in the selected day is not found.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 68 words

The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said control means includes means for determining from which of said data input means and said record medium the preset data in said storage means is derived; and means for causing said display means to display distinguishable indications in response to stored preset data that is produced by said input means and stored preset data that is reproduced from said record medium.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 184 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said data input means, said temporary storage means and said display means and responsive to select data produced by said data input means which represents particular information included in said preset data for retrieving from said storage means preset data having said particular information and for controlling said display means to display the retrieved preset data in tabulated form.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 184 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying preset data stored in said storage means; and control means operatively coupled to said data input means, said temporary storage means and said display means and responsive to select data produced by said data input means which represents particular information included in said preset data for retrieving from said storage means preset data having said particular information and for controlling said display means to display the retrieved preset data in tabulated form.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 31 words

The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said particular information represents a day of a week, and the retrieved preset data identifies events to be recorded on that day for plural weeks.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 27 words

The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said particular information represents a source of events, and the retrieved preset data identifies events to be recorded from that source.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 33 words

The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said particular information additionally represents a range of time, and the retrieved preset data identifies events to be recorded on that day within said range of time.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 51 words

The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said particular information represents a day of a week, a range of time and a source of events, and the retrieved preset data identifies events to be recorded on that day each week for plural weeks, within said range of time and from that source.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 29 words

The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said control means includes sensing means for sensing the absence of said select data to inhibit the tabulated display of retrieved preset data.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 54 words

The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said data input means includes change means manually operable by the user to change at least portions of retrieved preset data; and wherein said control means is responsive to said change means for changing portions of preset data retrieved from said storage means and having said particular information.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 65 words

The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said control means includes detecting means for detecting when plural preset data having said particular information are retrieved from said storage means and are to be changed, and means responsive to said detecting means for causing said display means to display prompts inviting additional select data to be produced for identifying a desired one of said plural preset data.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 189 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying in a predetermined format preset data stored in said storage means; format selecting means manually operable for selecting one of plural display formats; and display control means operatively coupled to said data input means, said temporary storage means, said format selecting means and said display means and responsive to a predetermined format selection for displaying a one-month calendar formed of portions of successive months and indicating thereon events that have been selected for recording by said user.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 189 words

Apparatus for recording on and reproducing from a record medium events supplied at particular times from at least one source as well as preset data selectively input by a user which data establishes an event to be recorded and the time of recording that event, said apparatus comprising: data input means for selectively producing preset data to select source, time and duration of events to be recorded on said record medium; temporary storage means operatively coupled to said data input means for storing the preset data produced by said data input means for recording on said record medium and for storing preset data reproduced from said record medium; display means for displaying in a predetermined format preset data stored in said storage means; format selecting means manually operable for selecting one of plural display formats; and display control means operatively coupled to said data input means, said temporary storage means, said format selecting means and said display means and responsive to a predetermined format selection for displaying a one-month calendar formed of portions of successive months and indicating thereon events that have been selected for recording by said user.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 21 words

The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said portions of successive months comprise indicia of days of each of two successive months.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 42 words

The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said indicia of days comprise those days included in a present month, commencing with the day which then is present, and at least a portion of those days which are included in the next following month.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 51 words

The apparatus of claim 29 wherein each indicia of a day is provided with an index scale representative of time; and wherein said display control means includes means for displaying on said index scale the approximate duration of an event to be recorded and the approximate time of recording that event.

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Recording and reproducing apparatus having program information

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