Patent ID: 6075568
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast signals in which a data signal is transmitted together with a video signal, comprising:receiving means for receiving said broadcast signals;a video decoder for decoding said video signal received by said receiving means;separating means for separating said data signal from said broadcast signals received by said receiving means;judging means for judging whether said data signal separated from said broadcast signals by said separating means is address information associated with a computer network or is character broadcast information;storing means for storing a separated data signal when said separated data signal is judged to be said address information associated with said computer network;list making means for making a list of said address information stored in said storing means;a data decoder for decoding said character broadcast information present in said separated data signal;a user operated control panel;a selector for selecting as an output one of a decoded video signal from said video decoder, a decoded character broadcast information signal from said data decoder, or the list of said address information from said list making means in response to a selection command from said control panel; anda display for displaying the output of said selector based on said selection command.