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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a program-scanning is executed, the scanning picture is displayed such that contents of the image can be reliably recognized while an image of the program that has been displayed so far is displayed on the picture screen. A television receiver has a function to display a sub-picture smaller than a main picture. When the television receiver enters a program-scanning mode, a broadcasting program or an image source whose image has been displayed on the whole picture screen of a display or whose image has been displayed as a main picture (41) is displayed on a sub-picture screen (42). Image of a plurality of broadcasting programs which result from changing the tuning state in the tuner are sequentially displayed on the main picture (41), thereby executing the program-scanning.
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