Digital broadcast receiver

Details Digital broadcast receiver Digital broadcast receiver

2005-01-05

2009-06-09

Yenke, Brian P (Department: 2622)

Television

Basic receiver with additional function

For display of additional information

C348S460000, C348S465000, C348S556000, C348S561000, C348S564000, C725S047000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07545441

ABSTRACT:
A microprocessor in a digital broadcast receiver outputs image data displaying a menu in a sub-screen when instructed by a user to display the menu: if received broadcast signals are those of an HD broadcast, and if the image format of a television, to which data are output, is 1080ior higher, and further if the screen size of the television, to which data are output, is 37 inch or larger; namely if characters in the menu are unlikely to be corrupted even when the television displays the menu in the sub-screen, and if there is no possibility that characters in the menu become too small to be identifiable. Thereby, it becomes possible for the television to display the menu in the sub-screen if the user can identify characters in the menu even when the television displays the menu in the sub-screen. Accordingly, the user can input setting of menu items while watching broadcast images.

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