Digital channel generation apparatus

Abstract

A digital channel generation apparatus is provided for easily setting up a digital channel by a user. The digital channel generation apparatus includes a storage unit, a user interface, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of set-top box data, a plurality of electronic device data, a plurality of multimedia data, and at least one channel set-up template. The user interface provides the user a functionality of selecting at least one electronic device data from the plurality of electronic device data. Furthermore, the user interface provides the user a functionality of inputting a set-up data of the digital channel based on the channel set-up template. The processing unit coupled to the user interface generates the digital channel for broadcasting the plurality of multimedia data based on the selected electronic device data, the plurality of set-top box data, the channel set-up template and the set-up data.

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