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US 5,621,579 AGranted
Method for selectively playing back programs recorded on a video tape
AssigneeIndex Systems, Inc.
InventorHenry C. Yuen
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Abstract
A frame of the video being recorded or previously recorded on tape is captured and stored for use at the time of displaying the directory of programs stored on the tape.
Claims6
A method of selecting for playback on a VCR a program recorded on a video tape comprising the steps of:
- recording video programs on a video tape, each program being made up of a sequence of still frame images;
- storing in memory a directory of the programs recorded on the video tape, the directory comprising for each recorded program a still frame image of the program, a title of the program, and an address of the start of the program on the tape;
- inserting the video tape into a VCR;
- retrieving from memory for display a list of the titles of the programs recorded on the inserted video tape;
- displaying the retrieved list of titles in a first area of a screen;
- marking one of the displayed titles;
- retrieving from memory for display the still frame image for the program of the marked title;
- displaying the retrieved still frame image in a second area of the screen;
- and
- selecting for playback one of the displayed titles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.