Patent ID: 8063987

Claim:
A digital photo frame (DPF) with television (TV) tuning function comprising a DPF mode and a TV mode, comprising: a TV tuning module configured for receiving TV signals; a storage configured for storing at least a TV program schedule showing information on at least one TV program, the information comprising the program title, a broadcast time and the TV station of each of the TV programs; a clock module configured for providing current time information; a processor comprising: a search parameter receiving module configured for receiving search parameters input by users under the DPF mode; a clock obtaining module configured for obtaining current time from the clock module; a search module configured for searching TV programs matching the search parameters in the TV program schedule, determining whether any matched TV program is on or about to start, and controlling the display of a program list showing information at least on “currently on” or “about to start” TV programs on a display module of the DPF if one or more matched TV program is on or about to start; a user selection input determining module configured for determining whether any user selection input is received within a preset time interval when the program list is displayed, and further determining whether the user selection input is a mode switching selection input, wherein if a “currently on” or “about to start” TV program is selected and a switch button is operated, the user selection input determining module determines a mode switching selection input is received; a mode switching module configured for switching the DPF from the DPF mode to the TV mode and providing the TV station information of the selected TV program to a channel controlling module if a mode switching selection input is received by the user selection input determining module; and the channel controlling module configured for controlling the TV tuning module to tune in to the TV station of the selected TV program.