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AssigneeSpotware Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrandon A. Grooters, Gary E. Sullivan
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Convergence systems, or PC-TV systems, provide the combined benefits of a computer system and a television. These systems typically include audio/video recorders, such as VCRs, for recording programs, as well as an electronic program guide (EPG) for presenting program information. The present invention provides methods and devices for detecting specific signals or markers associated with a program or channel signal, and then enabling a recording device or an EPG to perform an act, such as recording a program, based upon the detected signals or markers. In a preferred embodiment, the system receives a channel signal, detects a program start or stop marker within the signal, and controls the EPG or the recording device to perform acts corresponding to the detection of a start or stop instruction.
A method of operating an electronic program guide having at least a first and a second operating state, comprising:
A method of operating a system comprising an electronic program guide (EPG) having at least a first and a second program data set and a recording device, the method further comprising:
A computer-readable medium for assisting in operating an electronic program guide recording device, the medium comprising:
Apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.