Patent ID: 6434319
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video recording/reproducing (VRR) system for processing a digital enhanced definition television signal, comprisinginput means for receiving a digital datastream containing video information; recording/reproducing means responsive to said datastream; output means responsive to a transduced signal from said recording/reproducing means for conveying information including transduced video information to a video device suitable for processing and displaying television-type information, when present; feature control means, responsive to user input control, for generating VRR video feature control data to determine the operation of said video device such that, in response to said feature control data being provided from said VRR system to said video device when present, at least one VRR video feature function is performed in whole or in part by said video device; and means for conveying said feature control data to said output means.