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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2003
Keisuke Tsukamoto, Daito, JP;
Toshihiro Takagi, Daito, JP;
Yasuhiro Inui, Daito, JP;
Kazuhide Ishihara, Daito, JP;
Keisuke Tsukamoto, Daito, JP;
Toshihiro Takagi, Daito, JP;
Yasuhiro Inui, Daito, JP;
Kazuhide Ishihara, Daito, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, JP;
Abstract
A digital/analogue TV receiver having a function for displaying an EGP screen comprises a controller for displaying the EPG (electric program guide) screen including channels and TV program information on a display apparatus, and a memory for storing a channel map memorizing the TV program information correspondingly to the channels. The controller renews the channel map stored in the memory with using VCT (virtual channel table) information and EIT (event information table) information which are delivered with the TV broadcasting signals while image signals of a TV program is outputted to the display apparatus. The controller uses the TV program information memorized in the channel map stored in the memory when the EPG screen is displayed on the display apparatus.