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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Tatsuya Hosomi, Kawanishi, JP;
Tatsuya Hosomi, Kawanishi, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A television receiver having the function of displaying a plurality of types of television program videos which differ in the aspect ratio comprises means for judging, when channels are switched, whether or not a letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, and means for moving, when it is judged that the letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, the position of the letter box displayed on the new channel from the position of the letter box displayed on the previous channel.
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