EP 1197078 A1 20020417 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOPROGRAMMING A TELEVISION RECEIVER
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOPROGRAMMING A TELEVISION RECEIVER
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SELBSTPROGRAMMIERUNG EINES FERNSEHEMPFÄNGERS
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE PROGRAMMATION AUTOMATIQUE D'UN POSTE RECEPTEUR DE TELEVISION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0019059 W 20000713
- US 14433699 P 19990716
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0106775A1] An apparatus for automatically programming information associated with a plurality of air and cable television channels. Upon receiving an autoprogramming signal, the apparatus detects analog and digital television signals from each channel to determine whether the associated air or cable channel is digital or analog. The apparatus stores information associated with the each channel into a memory unit. The results of all channels are displayed as a channel scanning list on an output device or monitor. A method for processing a plurality of air and cable television channels is also provided. The method selects a channel, receives an analog or digital signal associated with the selected channel, determines whether the channel is analog or digital, stores the result and repeats the steps until all channels have been selected. Additionally, a computer readable medium that stores a software program is provided. This program, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the method embodied in the invention.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 5/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
H04N 5/46 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/42638 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/43 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0106775A1
Citation (examination)
US 5745856 A 19980428 - DENT PAUL W [SE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0106775 A1 20010125; WO 0106775 A9 20020808; AU 5932400 A 20010205; CN 1361983 A 20020731; EP 1197078 A1 20020417; JP 2003505949 A 20030212; KR 100766366 B1 20071011; KR 20020023410 A 20020328; MX PA02000554 A 20030721; TW 493344 B 20020701
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0019059 W 20000713; AU 5932400 A 20000713; CN 00810472 A 20000713; EP 00945367 A 20000713; JP 2001511094 A 20000713; KR 20027000051 A 20020103; MX PA02000554 A 20000713; TW 89114120 A 20000714