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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shuichi Chihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/91 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/91 ;
Abstract
When a video tape recorder or the like is programmed to record a desired TV program, the programming information is stored in a programming memory. If the remaining storage capacity of the programming memory becomes insufficient to store all programming information, a part of the programming information is transferred to a server via a telephone line and is stored in the program information database of the server. When the video tape recorder has completed a recording operation of a certain TV program, the programming information is sent back from the program information database of the server to the programming memory of the video tape recorder and is stored therein.