Global intergraded tuner apparatus and method for controlling the same

A global integrated tuner apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of connectors of different types for digital broadcast transmission standards;
• a switch device configured to selectively connect one of the plurality of connectors;
• a tuner device configured to tune a broadcast signal received through the connector selectively connected by controlling the switch device;
• and
• a controller configured to control the tuner device,
• wherein the controller is configured to identify a set area when an external cable is connected to one of the plurality of connectors, control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a first connector of a type corresponding to a digital broadcast transmission standard of the set area, determine whether the first connector is normally connected by determining whether the tuner device has tuned the broadcast signal, and control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a second connector of a different type from the first connector when the first connector is not normally connected, and
• wherein the controller is configured to identify pre-stored tuner setting information when the set area is identified in controlling the tuner device to be connected to the first connector, identify connector type information corresponding a digital broadcast transmission standard of the set area included in the tuner setting information, and control the tuner device to be connected to a first connector having a connector type corresponding to the set area based on the connector type information.

A global integrated tuner apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of connectors of different types for digital broadcast transmission standards;
• a switch device configured to selectively connect one of the plurality of connectors;
• a tuner device configured to tune a broadcast signal received through the connector selectively connected by controlling the switch device;
• and
• a controller configured to control the tuner device,
• wherein the controller is configured to identify a set area when an external cable is connected to one of the plurality of connectors, control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a first connector of a type corresponding to a digital broadcast transmission standard of the set area, determine whether the first connector is normally connected by determining whether the tuner device has tuned the broadcast signal, and control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a second connector of a different type from the first connector when the first connector is not normally connected,
• wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the second connector is normally connected by determining whether the tuner device has tuned the broadcast signal when the switch device is connected to the second connector of a different type from the first connector,
• wherein the controller is further configured to determine that a first digital broadcast transmission standard of the set area is different from a second digital broadcast transmission standard of a currently located area when the second connector is not normally connected, reset the set area to an area that provides the second digital broadcast transmission standard, control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a first connector of a type corresponding to the reset area, determine whether the first connector is normally connected by determining whether the tuner device has tuned the broadcast signal, and control the tuner device such that the switch device is connected to a second connector of a different type from the first connector when the first connector is not normally connected.