Patent ID: 7607162
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcasting receiver comprising: a receiver to receive a broadcast signal of a broadcast program; a broadcast program output unit to broadcast a broadcast program in response to the broadcast signal received by the receiver; a channel storage unit to store a physical channel correlated to a first virtual channel, the first virtual channel being composed of a first main channel number to specify a broadcast signal of a predetermined broadcast program and a first sub-channel number to perform multiple delivery of broadcast signals of broadcast programs having different broadcast contents each other, the physical channel corresponding to a frequency band of the broadcast signal of the broadcast program; a virtual channel acquisition unit to acquire a second virtual channel from the broadcast signal which is correlated to the physical channel and is received by the receiver, the second virtual channel being composed of a second main channel number and a second sub-channel number; a virtual channel comparison unit to compare the first virtual channel correlated to the physical channel with the second virtual channel to judge whether or not the first virtual channel and the second virtual channel are the same virtual channel; a storage control unit to allow the channel storage unit to store the second main channel number in replacement of the first main channel number, when the virtual channel comparison unit judges that the first virtual channel and the second virtual channel are not the same virtual channel and judges that the second sub-channel number is the same as the first sub-channel number and the second main channel number is different from the second main channel number; a channel selection device including a channel key corresponding to the physical channel, to switch the physical channel so that the broadcast program output unit broadcasts a broadcast program corresponding the first virtual channel correlated to the physical channel when the channel key is operated; a channel display control unit to allow the broadcast program output unit to display a channel number indicating the first virtual channel of the channel key in an arrangement corresponding to an arrangement of the channel key on the channel selection device; a display deletion control unit to delete the channel number displayed on the broadcast program output unit by the channel display control unit when a predetermined time is lapse; and a display extension control unit to extend a display time of the channel number for a predetermined time, when the channel key is operated while the channel number is displayed on the broadcast program output unit.