US5436675A
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Television receiver with UHF/VHF and broadcast satellite tuners, power switch state display antenna reception level display, and external decoder output and input terminals
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1994-05-10
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2014-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver capable of displaying the condition, i.e., ON or OFF, of the power supply which supplies electric power to an external BS (broadcasting satellite) reception converter, together with the reception level at the BS antenna. The level at the antenna is detected by a level detector circuit (27) according to the output from a BS tuner (23) and displayed on the CRT (36). A power supply circuit (20) which supplies electric power to the external BS converter is switched on by a power switch (46). A system controller (41) detects the condition of this power switch and displays this condition together with the antenna reception level.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihide Hayashi
- 👤 Koki Tsumori
- 👤 Takanobu Hizuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N21/42607; H04N21/4263; H04N21/43; H04N21/442; H04N21/44209; H04N21/443; H04N21/4436; H04N21/47; H04N21/60; H04N21/61; H04N21/6106; H04N21/6131; H04N21/6143; H04N7/00; H04N7/20; H04N5/46; H04N5/60; H04N5/602
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
316 words
A television receiver comprising: power supply means for supplying electric power to an external satellite broadcast reception converter arranged externally to the television receiver; a satellite broadcast reception tuner connected to receive signals from the external satellite broadcast reception converter, electric power supplied by said power supply means to the external satellite broadcast reception converter being fed through said satellite broadcast reception tuner; a display portion on which a picture can be displayed; control means connected to said power supply means and said display portion for controlling operations thereof; power switch means connected to said control means for cutting off the electric power supplied from said power supply means to the external satellite broadcast reception converter through said satellite broadcast reception tuner, said control means being responsive to a state of said power switch means; antenna reception level detection means connected to said control means for detecting a reception level at an external broadcast satellite antenna connected to the external satellite broadcast reception converter according to an output of a selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and supplying an output signal generated therefrom to said control means, wherein the reception level detected at the external satellite broadcast antenna and the ON or OFF state of said power switch means are displayed on said display portion; a UHF/VHF tuner connected to receive signals from an external UHF/VHF antenna and to output a tuned UHF/VHF signal; an external output terminal receiving the selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and feeding it to an external decoder; an external input terminal receiving a decoded signal from the external decoder; and a video switch for selecting either said decoded signal supplied by the external decoder through said external input terminal, said tuned UHF/VHF signal from said UHF/VHF tuner, or said selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and supplying the selected signal to said display portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
316 words
A television receiver comprising: power supply means for supplying electric power to an external satellite broadcast reception converter arranged externally to the television receiver; a satellite broadcast reception tuner connected to receive signals from the external satellite broadcast reception converter, electric power supplied by said power supply means to the external satellite broadcast reception converter being fed through said satellite broadcast reception tuner; a display portion on which a picture can be displayed; control means connected to said power supply means and said display portion for controlling operations thereof; power switch means connected to said control means for cutting off the electric power supplied from said power supply means to the external satellite broadcast reception converter through said satellite broadcast reception tuner, said control means being responsive to a state of said power switch means; antenna reception level detection means connected to said control means for detecting a reception level at an external broadcast satellite antenna connected to the external satellite broadcast reception converter according to an output of a selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and supplying an output signal generated therefrom to said control means, wherein the reception level detected at the external satellite broadcast antenna and the ON or OFF state of said power switch means are displayed on said display portion; a UHF/VHF tuner connected to receive signals from an external UHF/VHF antenna and to output a tuned UHF/VHF signal; an external output terminal receiving the selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and feeding it to an external decoder; an external input terminal receiving a decoded signal from the external decoder; and a video switch for selecting either said decoded signal supplied by the external decoder through said external input terminal, said tuned UHF/VHF signal from said UHF/VHF tuner, or said selected channel from said satellite broadcast reception tuner and supplying the selected signal to said display portion.
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