Inventors:
Joseph I. Saib - San Diego CA
James K. Leahey - La Jolla CA
Gail White - San Diego CA
Satoru Nemoto - San Diego CA
Peter Jordan - New Hope PA
Assignee:
Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics, Inc. - Park Ridge NJ
International Classification:
H04N 550
US Classification:
725 38, 725 47, 725134, 348731
Abstract:
The present invention is implemented in one embodiment in a tuning decoder device, such as an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) of a digital satellite system. The IRD is coupled to a satellite system, the remote controller and a monitor, such as a TV set. The present invention allows a user to store up to five stations in a JUMP Loop sequence during a single viewing period by depressing a single key in a remote controller.