Patent ID: 6049652
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for programming and automatically recording video signals, by a video recorder, under control of sets of channel, date, time-of-day and program length commands, the system comprising:an encoder for encoding and compressing sets of individual channel, date, time-of-day and program length commands into compressed coded indications, each incorporating the data represented in said sets of individual channel, date, time-of-day and program length commands, wherein said compressed coded indications have a length that is less than the length of the concatenation of said individual channel, date, time-of-day and program length commands represented by such compressed coded indications; anda video recorder controller comprising:an input for receiving said compressed coded indications into said video recorder controller; anda decoder for decoding and expanding said compressed coded indications into sets of individual channel, date, time-of-day and program length commands for control of the video recorder.