Transmitter for transmitting tuning data in a television signal

Details Transmitter for transmitting tuning data in a television signal Transmitter for transmitting tuning data in a television signal

1996-08-09

2000-02-15

Flynn, Nathan J.

Television

Receiver circuitry

Tuning

348732, 348461, H04N 5445

Patent

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06025887&

ABSTRACT:
Transmitter station for transmitting, and receiver for receiving a plurality of television programs via respective transmission channels. A teletext page with tuning data, which are representative of the transmission channels used by the transmitter station is transmitted by one of the programs, for example, a local television program. An installation procedure of downloading the tuning data includes a search of the local television program. In order to accelerate the procedure, the page header of its teletext pages includes a code (.about.) indicating that the tuning data are incorporated in the television program.

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