Patent ID: 7733427
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: H03J,H04N

Abstract:
1. A television receiving tuner including a channel number storage section for storing therein a channel number having a plurality of digits, the television receiving tuner being adapted to receive a television broadcast radio wave in a frequency band corresponding to the channel number designated, the television receiving tuner comprising: a digit determination section for determining whether or not a numeric value input, or each of the numeric values currently and previously input is identical to a numeric value at the corresponding digit of the channel number stored in the channel number storage section when the numeric value for any one of the digits is input in designation of the channel number; and a first announcing section for announcing an inputting error of the channel number when the numeric value input, or each of the numeric values currently and previously input is determined not to be identical to the numeric value at the corresponding digit of the channel number stored in the channel number storage section by the digit determination section; the television receiving tuner comprises a tuner section, a digital reproduction section including a digital I/F, a demodulator circuit, a descrambling section, a demultiplex section, and a MPEG decoder, a video output section for converting a digital video signal generated by the MPEG decoder into an analog video signal, a D/A converter for converting a digital audio signal generated by the MPEG decoder into an analog audio signal, and an audio output section for outputting the analog audio signal, the MPEG decoder includes an OSD processor, and displays an image with a predetermined still screen superimposed thereon, or replaces an image by a predetermined still image to display the image; the television receiving tuner includes a CPU, a ROM, and an EEPROM which are connected to a bus, and the CPU reads a program stored in the ROM into the RAM, while executing control processing by use of channel number data stored in the EEPROM, using the RAM as a work area; the CPU is adapted to read the inputtable numeric value at a third step, and then to determine whether or not the numeric value input is identical to the inputtable numeric value at a fourth step, when the input value is determined not to be identical to the inputtable numeric value, the CPU displays an image indicative of the inputting error of the channel number as the first announcing image at a sixth step, and an image instructing a user to input again another numeric value for the n-th digit, and then accepts entry of the another numeric value at a eight step to cause an operation of the tuner to return to a second step, where the CPU stands by until the another numeric value is input, when the input value is determined to be identical to the inputtable numeric value, the CPU displays an image indicating that the numeric value input into the n-th digit is identical to the inputtable numeric value and that inputting of the numeric value into the n-th digit is correct, as the second annunciation image at a fifth step, and an input assistance image so as to indicate the inputtable numeric value into a (n+1)-th digit after the numeric value for the n-th digit is input, the input assistance image having an image indicative of the numeric value already input into the n-th digit at an upper part thereof, and a list of the inputtable numeric values into the next (n+1)-th digit at a lower part thereof at a seventh step, and the CPU increases a value n indicative of a digit order by one to update the value at a ninth step, and determines whether or not the value n is larger than the number of digits of the channel number (n> the number of digits of the channel number) at a tenth step, and when the value n is not larger than the number of digits of the channel number (if not n> the number of digits of the channel number), the CPU causes the operation to return to the second step, and when the value n is larger than the number of digits of the channel number (if n> the number of digits of the channel number), it is determined that inputting of all the digits is normally performed, and a search for the channel number designated is performed.