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US 8,553,158 · App. 12/584,018 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Broadcast receiving apparatus, method for setting the same, and program for setting the same

Inventor: Kensuke Ishii (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,553,158
App. No.
12/584,018
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a channel scanning unit configured to perform a channel scanning process of scanning broadcast channels to be received, determining on each scanned broadcast channel whether the channel is receivable, and registering a broadcast channel determined as receivable, a function setting unit configured to perform settings of various functions, and a control unit configured to control the channel scanning unit and the function setting unit so that the channel scanning process is performed simultaneously with the settings of the various functions.

Claims (27)

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a channel scanning unit configured to perform a channel scanning process of scanning broadcast channels to be received, determining on each scanned broadcast channel whether the channel is receivable, and registering a broadcast channel determined as receivable;

a function setting unit configured to perform settings of various functions; and

a control unit configured to control the channel scanning unit and the function setting unit so that the channel scanning process is performed simultaneously with the settings of the various functions by a user,

wherein the settings performed by the function setting unit include setting of a desired power consumption control mode which is selected from a plurality of available power consumption modes by the user,

wherein, after completion of the setting of the desired power consumption control mode, the function setting unit enables the user to select setting of an automatic turning off mode for automatically turning off the broadcast receiving apparatus when the user does not operate the apparatus for a predetermined period of time, and

wherein the setting of the desired power consumption mode and the setting of the automatic turning off mode are both performed simultaneously with performing the channel scanning process such that both the desired power consumption mode and the automatic turning off mode are settable by the user while the channel scanning process is being performed so as to effectively be settable in parallel with the performing of the channel scanning process

a display control unit configured to allow a display unit to display both of a progress status of the channel scanning process performed by the channel scanning unit and a setting screen for the settings of the various functions performed by the function setting unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the settings performed by the function setting unit are effective so long as the settings are performed before the start of use of the broadcast receiving apparatus.

3. A method for setting a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method including the steps of:

performing a channel scanning process of scanning broadcast channels to be received, determining on each scanned broadcast channel whether the channel is receivable, and registering a broadcast channel determined as receivable;

performing settings of various functions; and

performing control so that the channel scanning process is performed simultaneously with the settings of the various functions by a user,

wherein the settings performed include setting of a desired power consumption control mode which is selected from a plurality of available power consumption modes by the user,

wherein, after completion of the setting of the desired power consumption control mode, the function setting unit enables the user to select setting of an automatic turning off mode for automatically turning off the broadcast receiving apparatus when the user does not operate the apparatus for a predetermined period of time, and

wherein the setting of the desired power consumption mode and the setting of the automatic turning off mode are both performed simultaneously with performing the channel scanning process such that both the desired power consumption mode and the automatic turning off mode are settable by the user while the channel scanning process is being performed so as to effectively be settable in parallel with the performing of the channel scanning process

displaying both of a progress status of the channel scanning process performed by the channel scanning unit and a setting screen for the settings of the various functions performed by the function setting unit.

4. A non-transitory computer readable memory having stored thereon a program for setting a broadcast receiving apparatus, the program allowing the broadcast receiving apparatus to perform the steps of:

performing a channel scanning process of scanning broadcast channels to be received, determining on each scanned broadcast channel whether the channel is receivable, and registering a broadcast channel determined as receivable;

performing settings of various functions; and

performing control so that the channel scanning process is performed simultaneously with the settings of the various functions by a user,

wherein the settings performed include setting of a desired power consumption control mode which is selected from a plurality of available power consumption modes by the user,

wherein, after completion of the setting of the desired power consumption control mode, the function setting unit enables the user to select setting of an automatic turning off mode for automatically turning off the broadcast receiving apparatus when the user does not operate the apparatus for a predetermined period of time, and

wherein the setting of the desired power consumption mode and the setting of the automatic turning off mode are both performed simultaneously with performing the channel scanning process such that both the desired power consumption mode and the automatic turning off mode are settable by the user while the channel scanning process is being performed so as to effectively be settable in parallel with the performing of the channel scanning process

displaying both of a progress status of the channel scanning process performed by the channel scanning unit and a setting screen for the settings of the various functions performed by the function setting unit.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of available power consumption modes include a standard mode and a decrease mode, in which the standard mode has a power consumption associated therewith that is set at a factory and in which the decrease mode has a power consumption associated therewith which is lower than that of the standard mode.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the functions respectively associated with the setting of the desired power consumption mode and selecting of the setting of the function of automatically turning off the broadcast receiving apparatus are separate from and are not associated with the channel scanning process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: ISHII, KENSUKE
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP P2008-228520 · Sep 5, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100060799A1 · Mar 11, 2010