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Method and apparatus for displaying number of video titles available at power on

A technology of video programs and numbers, applied in the direction of carrier indicating devices, TVs, color TVs, etc., can solve problems such as inconvenience

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-28
INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HLDG
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This may not be convenient for users wishing to quickly determine how many or what new programming is available

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[0015] Referring now to the attached drawings, especially figure 1 , shows an environment 100 suitable for implementing the present invention. Such as figure 1 As shown, environment 100 includes digital recorder 20, which includes various elements for receiving and processing program signals and generating audio and video signals suitable for display. Digital recorder 20 is coupled to broadcast source 10 for receiving program signals, remote control 30 for receiving user input signals, and display 40 for providing program display. Display 40 may be included in the elements of digital recorder 20 as an integral component. Such as figure 1 As shown, digital recording device 20 includes tuner control block 21 , receiver 22 , GUI generator 23 , controller 24 , video processor 25 , and hard disk storage 26 . As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, many of the elements of apparatus 20 described above, or assemblies of elements, may be incorporated using an integrated ci...

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An digital recording apparatus and a method for controlling a digital recording apparatus for allowing a user to quickly and easily determine a number of available programs stored on the recording apparatus. The present invention provides an initial on screen display in response to the receipt of a power ON command, placing the apparatus in a powered state, wherein the initial on screen display provides an indication of the number of available video programs stored on the apparatus. Alternatively, the initial on screen display may provide the number of video programs stored since the apparatus was last in the ON state, or the number of video programs stored since the user last accessed a full listing of stored programs.

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[0001] This application claims priority and all benefit of Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 396,931 filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 18, 2002. technical field [0002] The present invention relates generally to a digital recording device and a method for controlling a digital recording device, and more particularly to a digital recording device and a method of controlling a digital recording device that allow a user to easily determine the available number of video programs stored on the recording device . Background technique [0003] A personal video recorder (PVR) is a digital recording device that provides various features such as allowing the user to select, The user thus selects for recording a television program that will be broadcast or is currently broadcast at a future time. These devices digitally record selected programs to a memory module, such as a hard disk, and output the video signal to an attached television, monitor, or ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/91G11B27/00G11B27/10G11B27/34H04N5/76H04N5/765H04N5/775H04N5/781H04N5/85H04N5/907H04N9/804H04N9/82
CPCH04N5/85G11B27/34G11B27/105H04N5/781H04N21/4147H04N21/4432H04N5/775G11B2220/20H04N9/8042H04N5/445H04N21/4334H04N5/765H04N21/47H04N21/4438H04N9/8205H04N5/907H04N5/76
Inventor 瓦莱丽·S·利布霍尔德
Owner INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HLDG