Method of access using a television decoder and a decoder adapted to carry out the method
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1. A method of accessing services using a television decoder comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of service locations at which services can be accessed in a data storage device, each service location being associated with an internal channel number, providing the internal channel number of a desired service to the decoder;
the decoder obtaining the service location associated with the internal channel number from the data storage device, and the decoder accessing the service at the obtained service location.
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Abstract
A method of accessing services using a television decoder consists of the following steps. Initially storing a plurality of service locations is provided, so that services can be accessed in a data storage device. Each service location is associated with an internal channel number. The internal channel number corresponds to a desired service programmed in the decoder. The decoder obtains the service location associated with the internal channel number from the data storage device. Finally, the decoder accesses the service at the obtained service location.
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1. A method of accessing services using a television decoder comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of service locations at which services can be accessed in a data storage device, each service location being associated with an internal channel number, providing the internal channel number of a desired service to the decoder;
the decoder obtaining the service location associated with the internal channel number from the data storage device, and the decoder accessing the service at the obtained service location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A television decoder comprising:
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a data storage device containing a plurality of service locations at which services can be accessed, each associated with an internal channel number;
a data input device arranged to received an internal channel number, a processing device arranged to obtain the service location associated with the received internal channel number from the data storage device; and
a service accessing device arranged to access the service available at the obtained location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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