Television apparatus and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A television apparatus including a plurality of receiving units, the television apparatus comprising:
- a first receiving unit configured to receive a channel which broadcasts a program whose video image is displayed on a display unit;
a second receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of channels while the video image is being displayed;
a program information management unit configured to store genre information of programs broadcasted on the plurality of channels; and
a control unit configured to determine a periodic check order and a periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels based on the genre information of the programs read by the program information management unit and to control the second receiving unit to receive the plurality of channels sequentially according to the periodic check order,wherein the control unit redetermines the periodic check order and the periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels in response to a change of a configuration of the video image being displayed.
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Abstract
A television apparatus includes a plurality of receiving units. The television apparatus includes a first receiving unit configured to receive a channel which broadcasts a program whose video image is displayed on a display unit, a second receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of channels while the video image is being displayed, a program information management unit configured to store genre information about programs broadcasted on the plurality of channels, and a control unit configured to determine a periodic check order of receiving the plurality of channels based on the genre information about the programs read by the program information management unit and to control the second receiving unit to periodically check and receive the plurality of channels according to the periodic check order.
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16 Claims
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1. A television apparatus including a plurality of receiving units, the television apparatus comprising:
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a first receiving unit configured to receive a channel which broadcasts a program whose video image is displayed on a display unit;
a second receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of channels while the video image is being displayed;a program information management unit configured to store genre information of programs broadcasted on the plurality of channels; and a control unit configured to determine a periodic check order and a periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels based on the genre information of the programs read by the program information management unit and to control the second receiving unit to receive the plurality of channels sequentially according to the periodic check order, wherein the control unit redetermines the periodic check order and the periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels in response to a change of a configuration of the video image being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling a television apparatus which includes a plurality of receiving units, the method comprising:
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displaying on a display unit a video image of a program on a channel received by a first receiving unit; receiving on a second receiving unit a plurality of channels while the video image is being displayed; storing genre information of programs broadcasted on the plurality of channels; and determining a periodic check order and a periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels based on the genre information of the programs, wherein the second receiving unit receives the plurality of channels sequentially according to the determined periodic check order, wherein the determining step redetermines the periodic check order and the periodic check frequency of receiving the plurality of channels in response to a change of a configuration of the video image being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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