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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2007
Kazuhiro Sakashita, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Shimakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A tuner receives broadcast data on specified channels. A channel search unit controls the tuner to search for available channels, and creates a channel map representing the available channels and a selection order thereof. A channel order setting unit changes setting about enabling/disabling of the selection and/or the selection order of the channels in the channel map. An operation input unit accepts a channel selecting operation of a user. When the user performs an operation for channel forward selection or channel reverse selection through the operation input unit, a channel switching unit changes the selection of the channel according to the channel map and causes the tuner to receive the broadcast data on the selected channel.