Title :
An individually addressable TV receiver with interactive channel guide display, VCR, and cable box control
Author :
Cherrick, Sol ; Pint, Chuck ; Sigman, Steve ; Zato, Tom ; Milnes, Ken ; King, Molly ; Kochy, Jeff ; Warden, Dave
Author_Institution :
Zeneth Electron. Corp., USA
fDate :
8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this system a high performance TV receiver has been adapted to automatically detect and interface with a daughter module that processes, stores, and maintains data pertaining to TV programs up to one week in the future. The TV receiver is provided by Zenith Electronics. The program data is provided by StarSight Telecast Inc
Keywords :
cable television; colour television receivers; telecommunications computer control; telecommunications control; video recording; video tape recorders; StarSight Telecast; TV programs; VCR; Zenith Electronics; cable box control; daughter module; individually addressable TV receiver; interactive channel guide display; Auditory displays; Cable TV; Communication system control; Data acquisition; Decoding; Hardware; Radio frequency; TV broadcasting; TV receivers; Video recording;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
