Patent · US Active

Broadcast receiver and channel list display method

US8081938B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
7References
4Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 2009
Grant dateDec 20, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 16, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/27
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A broadcast receiver includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal; a general broadcast channel storing unit that stores general broadcast channel information, which is receivable in an area by the receiving unit in advance; a position detecting unit that detects a current position; a matching determination unit that compares the receivable channel received by the receiving unit with the general broadcast channel information of the area corresponding to the current position detected by the detecting unit that is read out from the general broadcast channel storing unit, and then determines whether or not the receivable channel matches the general broadcast channel information; a separation display unit that displays the receivable channel that does not match the general broadcast channel information as a local broadcast channel, and displays the location broadcast channel separately from the receivable channel.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.