Patent ID: 6795129
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H03J

Abstract:
A digital broadcasting channel selection apparatus for tuning in to a broadcasting signal on a channel selected from digital broadcasting, comprising:a selector that selects a channel in digital broadcasting; a frequency setter that sets a channel selection frequency corresponding to the channel selected by said selector; a tuner that tunes in to the broadcasting signal using the channel selection frequency set by said frequency setter; a detector that detects whether or not said tuner can tune in to the broadcasting signal on the selected channel and notifying said frequency setter of the result of the detection; and a recorder that records for each channel the amount of shift in the channel selection frequency corresponding to the channel; said frequency setter shifting, when said detector detects that said tuner cannot tune in to the broadcasting signal on the selected channel, said channel selection frequency to the high frequency side or the low frequency side; and said frequency setter recording, when said detector detects that said tuner can tune in to the broadcasting signal on the selected channel, the amount of shift in the channel selection frequency corresponding to the channel on said recorder as well as shifting the channel selection frequency by the amount of shift recorded on said recorder when the channel selection frequency is set in said tuner.