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Near-video-on-demand-signal-receiver

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Near video-on-demand signal receiver

Details

Inventors: Inoue, Hajime; Kubota, Yukio; Nagashima, Toshimichi; Shimazu, Akira; Kanota, Keiji;
Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Flynn; Nathan J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, Frommer; William S.

A video signal receiver receives a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying, offset by a transmission interval, a single video program, selects one channel from which to obtain the program for display to a user, and achieves a pause function in the display of the transmitted video program by temporarily storing a segment of the video program equal to the length of the transmission interval and obtaining the remainder of the program at a later time from the same or another channel.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An object of the present invention is to provide a near video-on-demand signal receiver which receives video signals from a time interval transmitting system but immediately supplies the desired video program for display, much like a video-on-demand signal receiver.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a near video-on-demand signal receiver for selecting from among channels carrying a video program at predetermined intervals the channel on which a specified segment of the program has already been transmitted.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a near video-on-demand signal receiver for buffering the display of video signals transmitted by a broadcaster to accommodate the viewing schedule of a user.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a near video-on-demand signal receiver capable of pausing the display of a video program transmitted by a broadcaster and resuming display of the program from that point without additional delay.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a near video-on-demand signal receiver for displaying previews of several video programs and immediately displaying one of the video programs after selection of the program by a user.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention a video signal receiver for receiving a plurality of video channels simultaneously carrying a single video program, each transmission of the program on a channel being offset by an interval with respect to the transmission of the program on another channel, is provided.
The receiver includes a memory device for storing video signals and for simultaneously receiving video signals for storage and supplying reproduced video signals.
The receiver further includes a channel selecting device, coupled to the memory device, which selects one of the video channels and supplies it to the memory device and to a display device.
An user input device for receiving commands from a user is included, along with a control device which receives commands from the user input device and generates control signals to control the memory device and the channel selecting device

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