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Television signal reception apparatus and method, and broadcast reception apparatus and method

  • US 7,287,266 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2006
  • Issued: 10/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:

  • reception means for receiving a program that is broadcast;

    external storage medium connection means for connecting a storage medium on which a plurality of image data are stored;

    operation input means for receiving an operation instruction from user input means that includes an image selection button and color buttons of at least two colors;

    display control means for displaying, on display means, an image related to a broadcast program received by said reception means and an image related to image data read from said external storage medium; and

    control means for controlling said display control means so as to display a list of image data stored in said external storage medium, and display, on a portion of a screen, icons having the same color arrangement as the color buttons on said user input means and delineating different functions, and for executing a function represented by an icon having the same color as the color button that is entered using said user input means,wherein when an image on the list is selected by the manipulation of the image selection button on said user input means, said display control means enlarges and displays on the screen only the selected image, and changes the functions delineated on the icons.

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