Broadcasting reception system and method for indicating time
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorShigero Kamise
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Abstract
A digital television broadcasting reception device contained in a broadcasting reception system has a function for receiving selectively digital broadcasting by means of antennas and tuners, and a function for connecting external instruments through a variety of interfaces. A control section controls the whole system. A timer section of an automatically acting type sets up a time based on time information contained in digital broadcasting, besides a time can be obtained also from Internet through a communication I/F, or time information obtained by a manual operation of a user with a remote controller in the case when digital broadcasting cannot be received.
Claims18
A broadcasting reception system, comprising:
- a self-acting timer section in which a time can be arbitrarily set up;
- a time information input section to which time information is supplied from the outside of the broadcasting reception system;
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- a control section allowing to display a message to induce inputting of time information by a user when the time infomation cannot be received from the time information input section.
A broadcasting reception system, comprising:
- a self-acting timer section to arbitrarily set up a time;
- a time information input section for receiving time information from an outside of a broadcasting reception system;
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- a control section for controlling a display to indicate a message for a user to induce an inputting of a time information.
A method for indicating a time, comprising:
- a step for receiving a transmission signal containing time information;
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- a step for updating time information in a timer section based on the time information contained in the transmission signal received, while displaying a message to induce inputting of time information by a user when the transmission signal containing time information is not received
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.