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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003

Filed:

Dec. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Henry C. Yuen, Pasadena, CA (US);

Wing P. Leung, Arcadia, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 ;
Abstract

A video tape indexing system in which program broadcast identification information is entered into the system for use in recording the program. When the program is recorded, the system stores indexing information in an index memory. The system monitors a broadcast channel for electronic program guide information that includes titles and usually channel, date, time and length for the titles. The system matches the channel, date, time and length information from the broadcast channel with the identification information entered for the program to be recorded. The title in the broadcast channel associated with the channel, date, time and length information is then associated with the indexing information for the program.


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