- From: Jim Carruthers <jimcarr@norpak.ca>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 07:55:05 -0400
- To: Harald Tveit Alvestrand <Harald@Alvestrand.no>
- CC: "Michael A. Dolan" <miked@tbt.com>, www-tv@w3c.org
Michael/Harald: ShowView is the European name for Gemstar's VCR Plus+ system. Cheers Jim Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: > > > >2) As a TV watcher, when I've identified a channel, the next level > >of > > >identification is commonly a timeslot, as is done by the ShowView > > >bizarre-digit scheme here in Norway, for instance. > > >I would regard content as being an orthogonal identifier, but > >timeslot > > >seems intrinsically channel-bound. > > > >Can you forward the syntax of the scheme you refer to? > > 1*9DIGIT, unfortunately. > > The ShowView system uses a proprietary algorithm to compress date, time and > channel number into something that's compact enough to be printed in > program listings, and that can be punched with reasonable reliability on a > videorecorder's remote control. > > They earn royalties from both the VCR recorder people and the people who > use their stuff in program listings, and have NOT made the algorithm public. > > Unfortunately. > > Harald > > -- > Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Maxware, Norway > Harald.Alvestrand@maxware.no
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