Re: Infrared control gadgets?

["Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is some discussion of this technology. It may be agreements between the
cable companies and the advertisers to eliminate the "jump forward"
function.

http://www.freshpatents.com/Dvr-content-skip-navigation-dt20070503ptan20070098357.php

To note: this function does not FF the video. It jumps without any viewing
of material.


"Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I beleive it is a Scientific Atlanta PVR model. I am told it's the same for
all cable boxes in Canada as Bev sat patented the remote function and the
cable companies can't implement it.

I assume you meant "skip" intervals?

Do you have a PVR cable box that can do this? It would be nice to have.



"Tom Stiller" <tom_stiller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <vXn9n.10970$4p5.56@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That is one feature that the sat PVR had on it was "jump forward x
> seconds"
> and "jump back x/2 seconds". Since switching to the cable PVR I really
> miss
> it. I may switch back just for that feature alone. The FF and REW really
> stinks for commercial bashing. Apparently Bev patented it.

What make cable box?  Many of them are configurable for forward and
backward ship intervals.

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