Receiving apparatus and receiving method, and storage medium

Details Receiving apparatus and receiving method, and storage medium Receiving apparatus and receiving method, and storage medium

2008-01-01

2008-01-01

Grant, Christopher (Department: 2623)

Interactive video distribution systems

Operator interface

To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal

C725S059000, C386S349000, C386S349000, C386S349000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10355105

ABSTRACT:
A signal receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes receiving unit for receiving a television broadcast, instruction unit for instructing change of a receiving channel of the receiving unit, and control unit for, in response to the instruction of channel change by the instruction unit, comparing an ending time of a program being broadcasted on a first channel which is being received by the receiving unit and an ending time of a program being broadcasted on a second channel after the change, and controlling a channel change operation of the receiving unit based on a result of the comparison.

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patent: 2001-86425 (2001-03-01), None
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