Global Patent Index - EP 1878220 A2

EP 1878220 A2 20080116 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING MULTI-CHANNEL TV PROGRAMS

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING MULTI-CHANNEL TV PROGRAMS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM EMPFANGEN VON MEHRKANAL-TV-PROGRAMMEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE RECEVOIR DES EMISSIONS TELEVISEES MULTICHAINES

Publication

EP 1878220 A2 20080116 (EN)

Application

EP 06728000 A 20060421

Priority

  • IB 2006051241 W 20060421
  • CN 200510071262 A 20050429

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006117708A2] The present invention provides a method and apparatus for receiving TV programs, the method comprising steps of: obtaining an user configuration information, the user configuration information relating to a position information; and selectively receiving TV programs corresponding to said user configuration information. According to the method and apparatus for receiving TV programs as provided in the present invention, each receiving apparatus can generate a default configuration information based on its different location, which enables the user to receive a group of optimized and rational TV program contents, thus saving time for the user and bringing a choice of more individualized TV program contents.

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 5/44 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/163 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/21805 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/43 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/45 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006117708A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006117708 A2 20061109; WO 2006117708 A3 20070412; CN 101167348 A 20080423; EP 1878220 A2 20080116; JP 2008539636 A 20081113; KR 20080009305 A 20080128

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2006051241 W 20060421; CN 200680014139 A 20060421; EP 06728000 A 20060421; JP 2008508370 A 20060421; KR 20077027857 A 20071129