IP Library Granted Patent US 8,063,989
Granted Patent B2
US 8,063,989 · App. 12/044,195 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Television broadcast signal receiving apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,063,989
App. No.
12/044,195
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A television broadcast signal receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit, a control unit and a display control unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a plurality of audio-video signals. The control unit is configured to receive operation inputs. The display control unit is configured to display images corresponding to the audio-video signals on a main screen and a subscreen in a display component at the same time. The display control unit is further configured to display an image corresponding to one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when the control unit receives an operation input to output audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals.

Claims (11)

1. A television broadcast signal receiving apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of audio-video signals;

a control unit configured to receive at least a first operation input generated by pressing a screen switch button of a remote control and a second operation input generated by pressing a subscreen audio output button of the remote control, the first and second operation inputs being different from each other; and

a display control unit configured to display images corresponding to the audio-video signals on a main screen and a subscreen in a display component at the same time, the display control unit being further configured to display an image corresponding to one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when the control unit receives the first operation input from the remote control, the display control unit being further configured to display the image corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when the control unit receives the second operation input from the remote control to adjust audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals.

2. The television broadcast signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is further configured to display an image, which has been displayed on the main screen, on the sub screen when the control unit receives the second operation input to adjust the audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals.

3. The television broadcast signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display control unit is further configured to display the image corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when a preset specific length of time has elapsed after the control unit receives the second operation input to adjust the audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals.

4. The television broadcast signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display control unit is further configured to gradually change screen size over a preset specific length of time to display the image corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when the control unit receives the second operation input to adjust the audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals.

5. The television broadcast signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display control unit is further configured to display the images on the main screen and the subscreen in a picture-in-picture fashion or in a picture-out-picture fashion.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: FUNAI GROUP CO., LTD
To: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073121/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (F/K/A FE-TECH CO., LTD.)
To: FEC IP LLC
Reel/Frame 073121/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2008
From: FURUTANI, SENICHI
To: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020752/0460 →