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EP0183625A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Television signal receiving apparatus

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1985-11-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-11-29
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Abstract

Abstract A television signal receiving apparatus having a program schedule display function is disclosed, which includes a tuner (31), a television signal processing circuit connected to the tuner, a digital signal processing circuit connected to the tuner for generating a program schedule display signal based on a program schedule data obtained through the tuner, and a switch connected to the digital signal processing circuit for selectively generating a local program schedule display signal based on the Standard Time selected by the switch.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshihide Hayashi
  • 👤 Ikuo Kanayama
  • 👤 Masayoshi Kanno

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; H04N5/45; H04N7/00; H04N7/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A television signal receiving apparatus having a program schedule display function, characterized in that it comprises: a) tuner means (31), b) television signal processing means (32-37, 41-44, 45L, 45R) connected to said tuner means (31), c) digital signal processing means (51, 71) connected to said tuner means (31) for generating a program schedule display signal based on a program schedule data obtained through said tuner means (31), and d) switch means (76) connected to said digital signal processing means (51, 71) for selectively generating a local program schedule display signal based on the Standard Time selected by said switch means (76).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
A television signal receiving apparatus having a program schedule display function, characterized in that it comprises: a) tuner means (31), b) television signal processing means (32-37, 41-44, 45L, 45R) connected to said tuner means (31), c) digital signal processing means (51, 71) connected to said tuner means (31) for generating a program schedule display signal based on a program schedule data obtained through said tuner means (31), and d) switch means (76) connected to said digital signal processing means (51, 71) for selectively generating a local program schedule display signal based on the Standard Time selected by said switch means (76).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
A television signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said switch means (76) selects one of program schedule data alternately obtained from said tuner means (31).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A television signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said digital signal processing means (51, 71) includes time schedule conversion means which changes time data to selected one of Standard Times.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
A television signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said television signal processing means includes de-scramble means (33) and scrambled television signals obtained from said tuner means (31) are supplied to said de-scramble means (33).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 34 words
A television signal receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said digital signal processing means (51, 71) generates a Standard Time display signal based on the Standard Time selected by said switch means (76).

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