Variable-delay video recorder

摘要: A video recorder and playback device allowing simultaneous recording of program material, including means for controllably varying a time delay between the recorded material. This allows, example, previously material to be temporarily stopped then resumed without interrupting new user can arrange start broadcast (while is not at home, example) in conventional way via stored instructions, begin watching several minutes or hours later, before over, stopping recording. The also interrupt that being as it watched (to take telephone call, example), resume (after phone call over) watch rest delayed by period equal length interruption. If there are portions does want see (e.g. commercials), he speed (i.e., fast forward) through those catch up live broadcast. rewind replay continues record program.