Patent ID: 7552463
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A television receiver, comprising: a selector for receiving television broadcasting signals, wherein the selector selects one of the television broadcasting signals; a display element for displaying a video based on a video signal of the television broadcasting signal selected by said selector; a storage device for storing program selection information to be used to control said selector and channel numbers in a coordinated relationship and storing program-related information, said program-related information used for execution of object processing programs and the channel numbers in a coordinated relationship; an acceptance device for accepting a selective input of a channel number from a user; a readout device for reading out information corresponding to the channel number accepted by said acceptance device from said storage device; an index key for assisting the user to choose a channel by causing the display element to display an index table showing information of each channel; a selection control device for controlling, when the information read out by said readout device is the program selection information, said selector based on the program selection information; and a program execution device for executing, when the information read out by said readout device is the program-related information, a program in response to the program-related information; wherein the television receiver is adapted to specify one or more channels associated with: wherein when a channel associated with one or more accessed web pages is selected, the most recently viewed portion of the associated one or more accessed web pages is displayed in an off-line mode first and then is updated according to a user's operation, wherein when a program is not associated with a channel and an icon displayed on a display screen that displays the program is operated, a control means detects a free channel and associates the free channel with the program by storing the free channel number and program-relating information of the program as channel setting information, wherein information used upon connection to a network is set to a first information setting table separate from a second information table containing channel setting information, wherein said selection control device, upon changing of a channel, executes a program associated with said channel, and wherein a FLG is used to indicate whether a channel number is for selection of a television broadcasting signal or for selection of a program-related information or for selection of an external input terminal.