Television tuning system
First Claim
1. A television control system comprising:
- a tuner for selecting one channel from a multi-channel television signal based upon a channel selection input, wherein the multi-channel television signal carries the signals for a set of received channels;
a memory circuit wherein a favorite channel list that comprises a list of channel identifiers, each channel identifier corresponding to one of a subset of the set of received channels is stored;
a favorite channel button capable of programming and selecting a favorite channel and a controller communicatively connected to the turner, the memory circuit and the favorite channel button, the controller comprising;
a first instruction set causing the controller to add a channel identifier corresponding to the channel then being tuned by the tuner to the favorite channel list when the favorite channel button is momentarily pressed; and
a second instruction set causing the controller to remove a channel identifier corresponding to the channel then being tuned by the tuner from the favorite channel list when the favorite channel button is pressed and held.
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Abstract
An improved television control system includes a tuner (15), a memory (13), a keyboard (14) and a controller (11). The tuner (15) selects one channel from a multi-channel television signal based upon a channel selection input. The multi-channel television signal carries the signals for a set of received television channels. The memory (13) contains a favorite channel list that includes a list of channel identifiers, each channel identifier corresponding to one of a subset of the set of channels received by the tuner (15). The keyboard (14) includes a favorite channel button (16) and a favorite program button (16) as well as a numeric keypad (30) and channel up/down keys (28).
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9 Claims
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1. A television control system comprising:
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a tuner for selecting one channel from a multi-channel television signal based upon a channel selection input, wherein the multi-channel television signal carries the signals for a set of received channels;
a memory circuit wherein a favorite channel list that comprises a list of channel identifiers, each channel identifier corresponding to one of a subset of the set of received channels is stored;
a favorite channel button capable of programming and selecting a favorite channel and a controller communicatively connected to the turner, the memory circuit and the favorite channel button, the controller comprising;
a first instruction set causing the controller to add a channel identifier corresponding to the channel then being tuned by the tuner to the favorite channel list when the favorite channel button is momentarily pressed; and
a second instruction set causing the controller to remove a channel identifier corresponding to the channel then being tuned by the tuner from the favorite channel list when the favorite channel button is pressed and held. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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