Patent ID: 7559071
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital/analog broadcasting receiver comprising: a receiver for receiving an encoded digital/analog broadcasting signal originated from a broadcasting station; a digital/analog decoder for decoding the digital/analog broadcasting signal received from the receiver and then outputting the signal to a display which displays an image; a memory for storing channel information contained in the broadcasting signal decoded by the digital decoder; a control unit for controlling each of the other sections of the receiver; and an input device for a user to input an operation instruction to the control unit, wherein the control unit has a function to set and select an operation mode of the receiver for each user based on inputs by a plurality of users who use the input device, wherein the input device has a numeral inputting key for inputting a numeral when the operation mode is selected; wherein the control unit assigns a predetermined selection number input by the user to the set operation mode and stores the selection number and the operation mode in correlation with each other in the memory, wherein the control unit compares a number of the numeral inputting key entered by the user with a channel number stored the memory to determine whether the number of the numeral inputting key coincides with the channel number stored in memory, and wherein when the number of the numeral inputting key does not coincide with a channel number stored in the memory, the control unit refers to the memory to select the operation mode that corresponds to the selection number thus entered.