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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Xuan Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Norifumi Takaya, San Diego, CA (US);
Jenny Chow, San Diego, CA (US);
Xuan Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Norifumi Takaya, San Diego, CA (US);
Jenny Chow, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Alternative-channel user selectivity is provided when a user tunes to a broadcast channel for which the desired broadcast station corresponding to such broadcast channel has been reassigned. In one embodiment, after tuning to broadcast channel in response to a user input, it may first be determined if in fact the desired broadcast station corresponding to the tuned broadcast channel has been reassigned. If so, one or more alternative broadcast channels corresponding to the desired broadcast station may be identified, and an alternative channel availability indicator may then be displayed to the user to provide alternative-channel user selectivity.