Method for channel scanning

Details Method for channel scanning Method for channel scanning

1997-07-08

1999-03-23

Hsia, Sherrie

Television

Basic receiver with additional function

For display of additional information

348731, 348565, 348586, 348734, H04N 5445

Patent

active

058867465

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods are provided for selecting channels on a television system by theme. A remote controller for the television system includes a plurality of theme keys, each theme key corresponding to one theme of a plurality of themes, apparatus for entering channel indicators corresponding to each theme, apparatus for storing the entered channel indicators corresponding to each theme, apparatus for accessing and transmitting to the television system each channel indicator corresponding to a first theme of the plurality of themes in sequence to control channel selection for the television system, if a first theme key corresponding to the first theme is pressed, apparatus for pausing a set period of time after accessing and transmitting a channel indicator before continuing to access and transmit channel indicators corresponding to the first theme in sequence, and apparatus for stopping the apparatus for accessing and transmitting from accessing and transmitting each channel indicator corresponding to a first theme of the plurality of themes in sequence, if the first theme key is pressed again.

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