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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Kazuhiro Matsubayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuna Maruyama, Fuchu, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yonishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Koji Mito, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsubayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuna Maruyama, Fuchu, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yonishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Koji Mito, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a broadcast receiving apparatus having a broadcast receiving unit. The apparatus includes: an instruction receiving unit which receives a broadcasting type selection instruction or a channel number selection instruction, and a control unit which, when the instruction receiving unit receives the broadcasting type selection instruction, controls the broadcast receiving unit to receive a broadcast wave specified by a combination of a current channel number and a type of broadcasting corresponding to the received selection instruction if an elapsed time from latest reception of a channel number selection instruction is not more than a predetermined time, and receive a broadcast wave specified by a combination of a type of broadcasting corresponding to the received selection instruction and a default channel number associated with the type of broadcasting if the elapsed time from the latest reception of a channel number selection instruction is more than the predetermined time.