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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Osamu Oda, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A television receiver such as a high definition television (HDTV) receiver and method for receiving a character broadcasting signal, wherein the number of scanning lines used to display character information contained in the character broadcasting signal is varied so as to fully display this character information on a television screen. The television receiver for displaying the character information includes a character broadcasting decoder for decoding a character broadcasting signal; a display for displaying a picture in response to a television signal on which the character broadcasting signal has been superimposed; a video signal amplifier circuit for changing the number of scanning lines used to display the picture on the display means; and data storage RAM for moving the scanning line position where character information by the character broadcasting signal is to be displayed based upon the number of the scanning lines changed by the video signal amplifier circuit. The user may control whether the character information is displayed on the display through the use of key unit or remote control.