Program viewing apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8769601
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12718162

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Improvements in program viewing apparatus and methods, some of which are now commonly referred to as personal video recorder (PVR) and program guide features in television sets, set top boxes and other video devices. The invention provides for a user display such as a flat panel program display device, a user remote for the user to control operations and features, program data storage for storing programs and related information, removable data storage for storing programs and related information on removable storage media. Also included is a data manager which functions include response to the user's desires via the user remote to control receiving and storing programs and select received or stored programs to be displayed on the user display device. The data manager may also be responsive to receive, store and display other services such as programming guide services to provide enhanced program viewing and storage management as directed by the user.

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PIXEL INSTRUMENTS CORP160 ALBRIGHT WAY SUITE B LOS GATOS CA 95032-1822

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Steve Cupertino, US 106 2858
Cooper, J Carl Incline Village, US 96 4991

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