WO1993004473A3 - Program directory for a video tape cassette - Google Patents

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WO1993004473A3
WO1993004473A3 PCT/US1992/006917 US9206917W WO9304473A3 WO 1993004473 A3 WO1993004473 A3 WO 1993004473A3 US 9206917 W US9206917 W US 9206917W WO 9304473 A3 WO9304473 A3 WO 9304473A3
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directory
tape cassette
video tape
program directory
cassette tape
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Henry C Yuen
Daniel S Kwoh
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Henry C Yuen
Daniel S Kwoh
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Priority to EP92918774A priority Critical patent/EP0600006A1/en
Priority to AU25406/92A priority patent/AU670039B2/en
Priority to JP5504517A priority patent/JPH06510154A/en
Priority to BR9206393A priority patent/BR9206393A/en
Priority to CA002115771A priority patent/CA2115771C/en
Publication of WO1993004473A2 publication Critical patent/WO1993004473A2/en
Publication of WO1993004473A3 publication Critical patent/WO1993004473A3/en
Priority to NO940536A priority patent/NO940536L/en

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Abstract

A directory of programs recorded on a cassette tape is provided to facilitate recording and reviewing of the programs and allocating and deallocating of space on the tape. The directory is either stored on the cassette tape itself or on an external memory. Designs of the various components for providing and maintaining the directory are also disclosed.
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