Patent ID: 8531606
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a signal receiver which receives a broadcast signal; a decoder which decodes the received broadcast signal; a signal detector which detects a status value of the broadcast signal corresponding to a signal status of at least one of the received broadcast signal and the decoded broadcast signal during a broadcast television watching period; a storage unit which accumulates and stores the status value detected by the signal detector; and a signal statistic unit which calculates a statistic regarding the accumulated status value of the broadcast signal and stores the statistic in the storage unit, wherein the signal status of the broadcast signal indicates at least one of an intensity and a quality of at least one of the received broadcast signal and the decoded broadcast signal, wherein the broadcast signal comprises a broadcast television signal, and wherein the signal statistic unit calculates at least one of a total watching time of at least one channel of the broadcast signal, a time during which the status value of the broadcast signal is less than a predetermined value, a proportion of the time during which the status value of the broadcast signal is less than a predetermined value to the total watching time, and a statistic for a preset time slot, and provides a result of the calculating to the storage unit.