Broadcasting receiver

• US 20070024755A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: Nishigaki, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US11/491,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/570
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/50 Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

Abstract

A broadcasting receiver of the present invention includes a tuning section and a control section. The tuning section receives a broadcasting signal corresponding to a selected channel. The control section selects a channel selected when the power was turned off most recently when the power is turned on, and displays a plurality of measures to be taken when there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel.

Claims

1. A broadcasting receiver for receiving a broadcasting signal, comprising:

a tuning section configured for receiving a broadcasting signal corresponding to a selected channel; and

a control section configured for selecting a channel selected when the power was turned off most recently when the power is turned on, and for displaying a plurality of measures to a user when there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel.

2. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 1, wherein

the measures to be displayed include at least one of a channel switching instruction, an antenna terminal connection confirmation instruction, and an auto preset performing instruction.

3. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 1, wherein

the control section again selects a channel after the user performs any of the measures in accordance with the displayed measures.

4. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 3, wherein

the control section stops displaying the measures when the broadcasting signal is found on the selected channel as a result of the channel selection.

5. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 1, wherein

the control section determines a presence/absence of the broadcasting signal based on a presence/absence of a synchronization signal.

6. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 1, wherein

the control section displays one of the measures in accordance with a predetermined order, selects a channel again after the measure is carried out, and displays the next measure in accordance with the predetermined order if there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel until it is determined that there is a broadcasting signal.

7. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, wherein

the measure to be displayed is any one of a channel switching instruction, an antenna terminal connection confirmation instruction, and an auto preset performing instruction.

8. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, further comprising

a storage section for sequentially storing a measure performed by a user as a history when a broadcasting signal is found on a selected channel after the user performs the measure,

the control section displaying one measure from the measures in a descending order of the number of times of use of the measures which are stored in the storage section.

9. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 8, wherein

the control section displays the one measure with the largest number of times of use from the measures in accordance with the history stored in the storage section, selects a channel again after the one measure is carried out, and displays another measure with the next largest number of times of use in accordance with the history if there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel.

10. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, further comprising

a storage section for storing a measure performed by a user as the most recently used measure in the past when a broadcasting signal is found on a selected channel after the user performs the measure,

the control section selecting a channel selected when the power was turned off most recently when the power is turned on, and displaying the most recently used measure in the past first, the measure being stored in the storage section when it is determined that there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel.

11. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, further comprising

a storage section for storing an operation immediately before when the power was turned off,

the control section selecting a channel selected when the power was turned off most recently when the power is turned on, and displaying the measures in a preset order in accordance with the operation which is stored in the storage section when it is determined that there is no broadcasting signal on the selected channel.

12. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, wherein

the control section repeats displaying the one measure by a preset number of times when the one measure is the channel switching instruction, and then displays the next one measure.

13. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, wherein

the control section stops displaying the measures when the broadcasting signal is found on the selected channel as a result of the channel selection.

14. The broadcasting receiver according to claim 6, wherein

the control section determines a presence/absence of the broadcasting signal based on a presence/absence of a synchronization signal.