Patent ID: 6317168
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A digital TV receiver capable of receiving a digital broadcasting signal and an analog broadcasting signal, the digital TV receiver comprising:a first input portion for receiving a digital broadcasting signal when a current mode is a digital broadcasting signal reception mode, and receiving the digital broadcasting signal at a predetermined period of time when the current mode is not the digital broadcasting signal reception mode;a second input portion for receiving an analog broadcasting signal when the current mode is an analog broadcasting signal reception mode, and receiving the analog broadcasting signal at the predetermined period of time when the current mode is not the analog broadcasting signal reception mode;a switching portion for receiving and outputting a first broadcasting signal from one input portion corresponding to the current mode where one of the digital broadcasting signal and the analog broadcasting signal is received, and receiving and outputting, at the predetermined period of time, a second broadcasting signal from another input portion which is not the broadcasting signal corresponding to the current mode;a first signal processor for signal-processing the digital broadcasting signal received from the switching portion to output first channel information;a second signal processor for signal-processing the analog broadcasting signal received from the switching portion to output second channel information; anda controller for receiving and storing channel information for a broadcasting signal which is not received from one of the first signal processor and the second signal processor, at a predetermined period of time, and performing a channel selection, based on the stored channel information, when the current mode is switched.