Patent ID: 8789097
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing channel information adapted to a device with a display unit comprising: receiving a channel switching command when the display unit displays a first channel content; determining whether the channel switching command indicates a continuous switching mode or a discrete switching mode; displaying the first channel content and a descriptive information of a plurality of channels being switched on the display unit until a second channel being selected among the plurality of channels being switched if determining the channel switching command indicating the continuous switching mode; displaying a preview information of the second channel on the display unit replacing the first channel content and simultaneously loading the second channel content if determining the channel switching command indicating the discrete switching mode or after the selection of the second channel under the continuous mode; and displaying the complete second channel content on the display unit when the loading finished; wherein the preview information includes part of the second channel content and the data quantity of the descriptive information is less than the data quantity of the preview information; wherein determining the channel switching command being under the continuous switching mode when the channel switching command is a sequential channel up/down switching from the first channel and being an up/down channel switching command satisfying a switching criteria; wherein determining the channel switching command being under the discrete switching mode when the channel switching command includes a channel number of the second channel or a sequential channel up/down switching from the first channel yet not being the up/down channel switching command satisfying the switching criteria.