BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR SCANNING CHANNELS THEREOF
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1. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a reception unit which receives a user command transmitted from a remote controller composed exclusively of a plurality of function keys; and
a control unit which counts a time period in which a key signal corresponding to a predetermined key of the function keys is received through the reception unit, and scans channels based on the counted time period.
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Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for scanning channels thereof are disclosed. The broadcast receiving apparatus receives a user command transmitted from a remote controller having a scan key, sets an interval between channels according to a time period in which a scan key is depressed, and scans the channels. Accordingly, a channel scanning is fast and conveniently performed, and thus a user selects a desired channel.
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1. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
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a reception unit which receives a user command transmitted from a remote controller composed exclusively of a plurality of function keys; and a control unit which counts a time period in which a key signal corresponding to a predetermined key of the function keys is received through the reception unit, and scans channels based on the counted time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for scanning channels, comprising:
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receiving a key signal corresponding to a predetermined key from a remote controller composed exclusively of a plurality of function keys; and counting a time period in which the key signal is received, and scanning the channels based on the counted time period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for scanning channels of a broadcast receiving apparatus using a remote control having no numeric key, the method comprising:
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counting a time period in which a predetermined key is depressed; and selecting a channel to be changed according to a digit corresponding to the counted time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for scanning channels, comprising:
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receiving a key signal from a remote controller; and counting a time period in which the key signal is received, and scanning the channels based on the counted period.
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