Patent ID: 6788352
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
A television based on an operating system, comprising:a first memory storing a boot loader program, the boot loader program performing a booting function including a hardware basic test and loading the operating system in a random access memory; a television signal processing portion receiving a television broadcast and outputting audio and video signals corresponding to the television broadcast; a second memory storing a MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) control program and channel information, the MPEG control program driving the television signal processing portion to process a received television broadcast corresponding to the stored channel information; and a central processing unit executing the boot loader program, said boot loader program passing control over to said MPEG control program after the hardware basic test is performed, said MPEG control program passing control back to said boot loader program after driving the television signal processing portion to processing the television broadcast corresponding to the stored channel information, thereafter said boot loader program loading the operating system into the random access memory.