Digital broadcasting receiver and a reception method thereof

• US 7,639,310 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2004
• Issued: 12/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Eun-young
• Primary Examiner(s): Yenke; Brian P
• Application Number:
  US10/978,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20050100053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,883 Days
• Field of Search: 348/731, 348/732, 348/563, 348/569, 348/570, 725/37, 725/38
• US Class Current: 348/731
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0075 where the receiving frequencies of the stations are stored in a permanent memory, e.g. ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations

Abstract

A digital physical receiving apparatus and a receiving method thereof. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus includes a channel information storage unit to store information on a receivable physical channel among physical channels allocated to discriminate digital broadcasting signals transmitted from a pluarlity of broadcasting stations, and a transceiver identification (Tx ID) allocated to discriminate a transceiving region of the broadcasting signal, an input unit to input a virtual channel of the digital broadcasting signal and a receiving region corresponding to a desired analog broadcasting channel, a control unit to select the physical channel having the inputted virtual channel and making a channel selecting priority list when a plurality of the physical channels are selected, and an on-screen display (OSD) processing unit to display the channel selecting priority list when the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel is displayed. When there are a plurality of the physical channels having the desired virtual channel, the control unit gives first priority to the physical channel having the same Tx ID as the received Tx ID, and determines a channel selecting priority with respect to the rest of the physical channels in an ascending order of the channel number, thereby solving a problem of overlap of the virtual channel.

Claims

1. A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:

a channel information storage unit to store information on a receivable physical channel among physical channels allocated to discriminate digital broadcasting signals transmitted from a plurality of broadcasting stations and a transceiver identification (Tx ID) allocated to discriminate a transceiving region of the broadcasting signal;

an input unit to input a virtual channel and a receiving region Tx ID of a desired digital broadcasting signal;

a control unit to select a physical channel having the inputted virtual channel among a plurality of physical channels selected which also have the inputted virtual channel, to make a channel selecting priority list when a plurality of the physical channels are selected, and to control the overall system to select and display the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel; and

an on-screen display (OSD) processing unit to display the channel selecting priority list when the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel is displayed,

wherein the control unit compares the received Tx ID with transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel such that if the transmitted Tx ID is the same as the received Tx ID, the control unit arranges the plurality of physical channel in a list so that the physical channel of the transmitted Tx ID is given a first priority.

2. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises:

a comparison unit to compare the virtual channel of the respective physical channels with the inputted virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same virtual channel as the inputted virtual channel;

a counter to count the number of the physical channels selected at the comparison unit; and

a processor to make a channel selecting priority list when a plurality of physical channels are counted by arranging the plurality of physical channels in an ascending order.

3. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus of claim 2, wherein the comparison unit compares a received Tx ID with a transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same Tx ID as the received Tx ID.

4. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus of claim 3, wherein if the transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel is the same as the received Tx ID, the processor readjusts the channel selecting priority list so that the physical channel is given the first priority.

5. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the OSD processing unit displays the channel selecting priority list and a label indicating that broadcasting channel is of other regions through an OSD screen.

6. A method of receiving digital broadcasting, comprising the operations of:

inputting a receiving region to a system through an inputting device, the system including a Tx ID allocated to discriminate respective transceiving regions;

setting a channel by scanning a receivable physical channel among physical channels allocated to discriminate digital broadcasting signals transmitted from plurality of broadcasting stations, and storing information on the set physical channel;

inputting a virtual channel of the digital broadcasting signal corresponding to a desired analog broadcasting channel through an inputting device;

detecting the physical channel having the same virtual channel as the inputted virtual channel;

if a plurality of the physical channels are detected, making a channel selecting priority list of the plurality of physical channels;

comparing a transmitted Tx ID of the plurality of physical channels with the system Tx ID;

readjusting the channel selecting priority list so that the physical channel having the same transmitted Tx ID as the system Tx ID is given the first priority, and

displaying the channel selecting priority list through an OSD screen when the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel is displayed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the operation of detecting the physical channel comprises the operations of:

comparing the virtual channel of the respective physical channels with the inputted virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same virtual channel as the inputted virtual channel;

detecting the physical channel having the same virtual channel as the inputted virtual channel; and

counting the number of the detected physical channels.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the operation of making a channel selecting priority list comprises the operations of:

arranging the plurality of physical channels having the virtual channel in an ascending order.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the physical channel having a different Tx ID from the received Tx ID is labeled and displayed the broadcasting channel of other regions through the OSD screen.

10. An apparatus used with a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus, comprising:

a channel information storage unit to store information on a receivable physical channel among physical channels allocated to discriminate digital broadcasting signals transmitted from a plurality of broadcasting stations and a transceiver identification (Tx ID) allocated to discriminate a transceiving region of the broadcasting signal;

an input unit to input a desired virtual channel number and receiving region (Tx ID);

a control unit to compare the virtual channel of the respective physical channels with the inputted virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same virtual channel as the inputted virtual channel, to count the number of the physical channels selected at the comparison unit, and to make a channel selecting priority list when a plurality of physical channels are counted by arranging the plurality of physical channels in an ascending order; and

an on-screen display (OSD) processing unit to display the channel selecting priority list when the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel is displayed.

wherein the control unit compares the inputted Tx ID with the transmitted Tx ID of The physical channel having the virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same Tx ID as the inputted Tx ID, and

wherein if the transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel is the same as the inputted Tx ID the control unit readjusts the channel selecting priority list so that the physical channel having the same Tx ID is given the first priority.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the OSD processing unit displays the channel selecting priority list and a label indicating that the broadcasting channel is of other regions through an OSD screen.

12. A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:

a channel information storage unit to store information on a receivable physical channel among physical channels allocated to discriminate digital broadcasting signals transmitted from a plurality of broadcasting stations, the information including physical channel information, virtual channel information, and a transceiver identification (TX ID) allocated to discriminate a transceiving region of the broadcasting signal;

an input unit to input a desired virtual channel corresponding to the virtual channel information received by the receiving apparatus, and a receiving region (Tx ID) corresponding to a desired analog broadcasting channel;

a control unit to select the desired physical channel based on the inputted virtual channel, to make a channel selecting priority list when a plurality of the physical channels are selected, and to control the overall system to select and display the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel; and

an on-screen display (OSD) processing unit to display the channel selecting priority list when the broadcasting signal of the first priority channel is displayed,

wherein the control unit compares the inputted Tx ID with the transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel to select the physical channel having the same Tx ID as the inputted Tx ID, and

wherein if the transmitted Tx ID of the physical channel having the virtual channel is the same as the inputted Tx ID, the control unit readjusts the channel selecting priority list so that the physical channel having the same Tx ID is given the first priority.

13. The apparatus of claim 12,wherein the digital broadcasting signals are multiplexed in a transmission packet form to include an information signal comprising the physical channel information, the virtual channel information, and the transceiver identification (Tx ID).