Real-time signal strength measurement and display of digital television signals
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Abstract
An HDTV receiver coupled to a terrestrial antenna displays real-time signal strength of terrestrial digital television signals. A graphical user interface preferably displays various data relating to all terrestrial television signals in a scrollable grid format. The grid is displayed within an active video display of a selected television signal from the grid. Audio for the selected channel is also active. A list of all channels tuned or selected is maintained to aid in searching. Channel lists are updated during certain channel searches.
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11 Claims
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4. A video processing apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of television signals having audio and video information components and selecting a television signal from the plurality of received television signals;
means for displaying the video information component of a selected said television signal on a display device coupled to said video processing apparatus;
means for determining signal strength of each one of the plurality of said received television signals; and
means for selectively displaying the signal strength of each one of the plurality of said received television signals while the audio and video of the selected channel is active. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of positioning an antenna for receiving digital television signals comprising:
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a. selecting an initial position for said antenna;
b. displaying the signal strength of each one of the plurality of received digital signals concurrently; and
c. selecting a final reception position for said antenna based on the measured signal strength of at least one of said plurality of received digital signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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