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Patent US7558472 - Multimedia signal processing system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA multimedia signal processing system utilizes an easily manipulated, low-cost storage and display system that allows the user to view a television program and instantly review previous scenes within the program. The invention also allows the user to store selected programs while simultaneously watching...http://www.google.com/patents/US7558472?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7558472 - Multimedia signal processing systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7558472 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/935,426Publication dateJul 7, 2009Filing dateAug 22, 2001Priority dateAug 22, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1274133C, CN1545800A, EP1421782A1, EP1421782A4, EP1903801A2, EP1903801A3, US7668435, US8457476, US8538241, US8965173, US20020037160, US20080288998, US20090269024, US20090269031, US20100142920, US20100226627, US20140016912, US20150181280, WO2003019932A1Publication number09935426, 935426, US 7558472 B2, US 7558472B2, US-B2-7558472, US7558472 B2, US7558472B2InventorsDavid Locket, Kurtis G. Heaton, James M. Barton, Jean Swey Kao, Ching Tong Chow, Roderick James McInnis, Andrew Martin GoodmanOriginal AssigneeTivo Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (69), Referenced by (33), Classifications (60), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMultimedia signal processing system
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G11B27/024, G11B27/032, G06F17/30, H04N7/26, G11B27/10, H04N9/79Cooperative ClassificationH04N5/775, H04N9/87, H04N21/4334, H04N21/4622, H04N21/454, H04N21/4333, H04N21/4263, H04N21/252, H04N9/7925, H04N9/7921, G11B2220/90, G11B2220/2575, G11B2220/216, G11B27/032, G11B27/031, G11B27/024, G11B27/002, H04N21/4532, H04N7/17318, G11B2220/2562, G11B27/105, H04N21/4147, H04N5/781, H04N5/76, G11B27/034European ClassificationH04N21/433P, H04N21/45M3, H04N21/454, H04N21/426B3, H04N21/4147, H04N21/25A1, H04N21/462S, H04N5/76, H04N21/433R, H04N7/173B2, G11B27/10A1, G11B27/031, G11B27/034Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionNov 25, 2001ASAssignmentOwner name: TIVO INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:LOCKET, DAVID;HEATON, KURTIS G.;BARTON, JAMES M.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:012345/0592;SIGNING DATES FROM 20011004 TO 20011018Feb 8, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: CITYGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., NEW YORKFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:TIVO 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