Audio visual program retrieval method for e.g. books or films, has customer selecting computer stored program via their screen and then recording program at home

摘要

The catalogue of programs is kept on a computer forming part of a communication network and is accessed via a customers display screen (e.g. television), so that the customer can select a progam which is sent from the central computer to a recording device with the customer. The program is then recorded onto a readable medium in the device.