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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2007
Ki Tae Kim, Gumi-si, KR;
Soon Jin Kim, Daegu Metropolitan, KR;
Jae Gon Son, Daegu Metropolitan, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A multichannel scanning apparatus and method for a DMB-enabled mobile phone that are capable of simultaneously displaying multiple images received through different service channels of satellite and terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting systems is provided. A multichannel scanning method of the present invention includes determining functionalities of first and second broadcast systems; setting multi picture presentation function for displaying at least two broadcast channels of the first and second broadcast systems on a screen; and simultaneously displaying one of the broadcast channel as a main channel picture and at least one of the broadcast channels excluding the main channel as a sub channel picture.