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| 20120105736 | Rapid Television Channel Scan Using Frequency Plans to Identify Channels In accord with embodiments and implementations consistent with the present invention, rather than perform a full scan of every frequency to find a channel, the tuner is programmed to find a reasonable sample of channels. For example, the tuner can search for at least tw... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120019732 | METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS A display apparatus controls display of information in first and second regions of a screen. The first region includes first search results and the second region includes second search results generated by one or more searches performed based on a search query. The firs... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110141377 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST The digital broadcast receiver 10 includes the first tuner 106 and the second tuner 107. The first tuner 106 receives a certain channel, whereas the second tuner 107 performs channel detection at a predetermined cycle. If the reception... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110131603 | TELEVISION RECEVER, AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF An automatic channel search method for updating a channel list, the channels list records the channel information. The automatic channel search method is performed by following the steps of: searching current available channels to obtained channel information a interval... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110109811 | FAST SERVICE SCAN A method of performing a service scan for available channels across a bandwidth of an input signal, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring a power spectrum of the input signal bandwidth; analysing the power spectrum to identify a list of candidate channels, each ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110085088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATION OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL CHANNEL MAPPING There is provided a system and method for coordinating analog and digital channel mapping features. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method, comprising performing an analog channel search to identify available analog channels, storing a list of ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110013092 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SWITCHING CHANNEL UNDER WIRELESS NETWORK CIRCUMSTANCES An apparatus and method of switching a channel under wireless network circumstances is provided, which can secure network resources by performing channel switching and channel bonding with an adjacent network if the network resources of the currently participating netwo... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100309388 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING CHANNEL SCAN WITHIN A MULTI-CHANNEL BROADCASTING PROGRAM RECEIVER, AND ASSOCIATED MULTI-CHANNEL BROADCASTING PROGRAM RECEIVER A method for performing channel scan within a multi-channel broadcasting program receiver includes: calculating a plurality of frequency representatives of intermediate frequency (IF) signals of one or more received multi-channel broadcasting program signals within a sp... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100283915 | Frequency Redirection for Inband Signaling A channel remapping pre-notification (RPN) message is transmitted in each of multiple frequencies prior to movement of data associated with one or more virtual channels to one or more different frequencies. The RPN message is also sent prior to transmission of a Virtual... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100253858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUNING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE There is provided a system and method for tuning an electronic device. More specifically, in one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method comprising maintaining a modulation type search order list of a plurality of modulation types and periodically re-ordering t... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100225830 | Television channel scan In accord with embodiments and implementations consistent with the present invention, rather than perform a full scan of every frequency to find a channel, the tuner is programmed to find a reasonable sample of channels. For example, the tuner can search for at least tw... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100177252 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCANNING TELEVISION CHANNELS A method of scanning television channels at initial setup. The method includes at a first power mode, automatically scanning for channels using a first scanning setup procedure during which the television is unusable by a user. The first power mode is when the televisio... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100171886 | PRESENTATION OF READING SERVICE CHANNELS TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically provide an audio sub-channel for a reading service to a visually impaired user. An audio service system includes a control module and a transmit module. The control module is operable to identify an audio sub-channel fo... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100165214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF CABLE AND OFF-AIR SIGNALS IN A DUAL OR HIGHER TUNER SET-TOP TERMINAL Systems and methods are provided for minimizing cable and off-air signal detection on separate cable and off-air input jacks in a set-top terminal with two or more tuners. The systems and methods employ logic to progress through different scan configurations with differ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100123833 | CHANNEL SELECTING DEVICE, CHANNEL SELECTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM A channel selecting device includes: a tuner unit selecting a broadcast wave signal of a channel-selection frequency corresponding to supplied frequency information and frequency-converting the broadcast wave signal into an intermediate frequency signal; and a demodulat... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100118196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING CHANNEL IN DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER A method and an apparatus for scanning a channel in a digital broadcast receiver are provided. In the method, number of broadcast channels to be scanned are determined. Frequency values corresponding to the broadcast channels are determined. Thereafter, at least one bro... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100091192 | Broadcast Receiving Device and Program Selecting Method A tuner receives broadcast data on specified channels. A channel search unit controls the tuner to search for available channels, and creates a channel map representing the available channels and a selection order thereof. A channel order setting unit changes setting ab... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100060801 | Television Receiver A TV receiver transmits video data from its tuner unit to its monitor unit via wireless transmission by using a channel shared with radar. When the tuner unit receives a program to be viewed, a recorder/player starts recording of the received program. When wireless tran... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100053460 | BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS A broadcast reception apparatus includes a receiving portion receiving a broadcast signal, an automatic channel-addition portion additionally registering a receivable channel automatically, an input portion accepting instructions from a user, and a channel-registration ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090262253 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER [Object] To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of performing a channel scan in a relatively short time. [Means for Solution] The digital broadcast receiver is designed for installation in an automobile for example, and identifies ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090180037 | TELEVISION TUNER Disclosed is a television tuner for receiving television broadcast signals with an antenna, which is equipped with an auto-scan unit that causes a channel storing section, which stores a receiving channel at the time when the signal condition from a tuner section matche... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090161025 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE BETWEEN LOGICAL CHANNELS WITHIN A TRANSPORT MULTIPLEX A system, method and computer program product are provided for fast channel change between logical channels within a transport multiplex. By reducing the amount of time it takes to acquire and display a tuned channel, fast channel change can improve a viewer's experienc... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090153748 | Apparatus and Method for Sensing an ATSC Signal in Low Signal-To-Noise Ratio A Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) receiver includes a tuner for tuning to one of a number of channels, and a broadcast ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) signal detector. The tuner is calibrated as a function of a received ATSC signal. The broadcast ATSC... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090135309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEEDING UP ATSC CHANNEL SEARCHING A method of reducing channel scan time is achieved by knowing important location information such a zip code. This allows a locally stored database of available broadcast channels to be used to skip unused frequencies and to allow finding the direction of the most likel... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090122205 | Method and Apparatus for Performing a Channel Search A receiver, such as an HDTV receiver or a Personal Video Recorder (PVR), includes a plurality of tuners. Each tuner is adapted to receive television signals (RF1,RF2) comprising a plurality of channels and communicate the received television signals to a p... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090115913 | Digital Television Receiving Device and a Method for Adjusting Digital Television Signals The present invention relates to a digital television receiving device and a method for adjusting digital television signals thereof. The method comprises: receiving a GPS signal; obtaining a moving velocity of the digital television receiving device according to the GP... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090102981 | SPECTRUM SENSING FUNCTION FOR COGNITIVE RADIO APPLICATIONS A method and system are disclosed to detect a broad class of signals including Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) digital television (DTV) and wireless microphone signals. This signal detection method performs in Gaussian noise, employing Higher Order Statisti... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090079882 | ANALOG TV SIGNAL DECODING USING DIGITAL TUNER WITH I AND Q OUTPUT A dual use TV receiver for both analog TV and DTV using a digital tuner for processing analog signals and converting same to its respective I and Q components is provided. A method for producing a television receiver comprising the step of providing a digital tuner for ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090059089 | Method for station sorting and storage in a television or radio set In a method for sorting and storing stations in a television or radio broadcasting set, the received stations are firstly represented in an arbitrary order in a matrixlike list or table on a display device. An input field into which a user inputs a program location numb... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080301730 | Method and device for TV channel search A TV channel search method and device is provided, wherein the method comprises (a) snatching screenshots of real time video signals of frequencies to generate snatched screenshots; (b) establishing and storing correspondence relationship of the snatched screenshots and... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080284918 | System and Method for Automatic Cable-Only Tuning The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method that initializes a display device. An exemplary embodiment comprises scanning an input signal to determine the presence of a cable television signal, proceeding to normal operation of the display device if the cabl... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080117338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF LOCATING CHANNELS IN A FREQUENCY BAND A method for searching a frequency band to locate a channel. The method includes the steps of setting an initial frequency and a first frequency step; determining a frequency point based on the initial frequency and the first frequency step; determining whether the freq... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080094522 | Television receiver The present invention provides a television receiver capable of automatically identifying the kind of a tuner and controlling the tuner in accordance with the kind. In a television receiver having a tuner for receiving a television broadcast signal and a module for dete... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080094521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CHANNEL UPDATING A method for automated channel updating is provided. In step (a), a frequency carrying channel data is detected. In step (b), it is determined whether a channel list comprises the frequency by retrieving a frequency table, where the frequency table stores information in... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080030626 | Method and system for scanning video carrier channels of a television In a television having a memory storing a plurality of central frequencies of channels, a method for scanning a single video carrier channel includes: (A) entering a channel; (B) providing a frequency correction, which is set to zero in initialization; (C) reading a cen... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080018805 | Broadcasting receiving apparatus for providing fixed channel, and method therefor Disclosed are a broadcasting receiving apparatus for providing a fixed channel and a method therefor. The broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a storing unit for storing one or more channels mapped in corresponding channel frequencies, respectively; and a control ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070242167 | TV broadcast receiver In the course of the channel presetting process, the central frequency is set by a step of 1 MHz within the range from the minimum frequency in the VHF band channel plan to the maximum frequency of the VHF band adopted in the place of destination for the scheduled shipm... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070242166 | Broadcast Receiver A broadcast receiver in which a digital broadcasting and an analog broadcasting can be received includes a judgment unit for judging that the analog broadcasting is terminated when a preset condition is met and a deletion unit for carrying out a deletion process for del... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070229715 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANUALLY SETTING CHANNELS A method of manually setting a channel within a frequency range. The method comprises the following steps. A start frequency and a surf direction are set, and then surf channels. When a target channel is found or a pause instruction is received, surfing pauses. An auto ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070222900 | TV signal receiving apparatus and channel scanning method According to one embodiment, a TV signal receiving apparatus includes a plurality of tuners which receive TV signals and an auto scan controller. The controller executes an auto scan function of scanning an entire range of a frequency band, which is receivable by said p... | 09/27/2007 |
