Television and method for providing auxiliary information
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorLUNG DAI
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Abstract
A method for outputting alert information. The method includes selecting broadcasting signals by a tuner of the television in response to channel selection signals from a microprocessor of the television; determining whether digital baseband signals being received from the tuner by the microprocessor; retrieving auxiliary data from memory of the television when the digital baseband signals are determined not being received from the tuner; and outputting alert information by an outputting means according to the retrieved auxiliary data from the memory.
Claims20
A television comprising:
- a tuner;
- a microprocessor operatively coupled to the tuner for outputting channel selection signals to the tuner to select broadcasting signals, the microprocessor capable of receiving digital baseband signals transmitted from the tuner;
- a memory with auxiliary data stored therein;
- and
- outputting means for outputting alert information corresponding to the auxiliary data retrieved from the memory;
- wherein when the microprocessor determines that the digital baseband signals are not received from the tuner in response to the channel selection signals, the microprocessor retrieves the auxiliary data from the memory, and drives the outputting means to output the alert information corresponding to the retrieved auxiliary data, so as to inform an operator to utilize the alert information to solve problems in selecting the program channel.
A television capable of being controlled by a remote control to select program channels for reproducing television programs, the television comprising:
- a microprocessor capable of receiving instructions from the remote control to reproduce information resulted from broadcasting signals transmitted in the program channel, the microprocessor further capable of receiving digital baseband signals converted from the broadcasting signals;
- a memory with audio auxiliary data stored therein;
- and
- a speaker for outputting audio alert information corresponding to the audio auxiliary data;
- wherein when the microprocessor determines that the digital baseband signals are not received in response to instructions from the remote control, the microprocessor retrieves the audio auxiliary data from the memory, and drives the speaker to output audio alert information corresponding to the retrieved audio auxiliary data.
A method for outputting alert information, the method comprising:
- selecting broadcasting signals by a tuner of the television in response to channel selection signals from a microprocessor of the television;
- determining whether digital baseband signals being received from the tuner by the microprocessor;
- retrieving auxiliary data from memory of the television when the digital baseband signals are determined not being received from the tuner;
- and
- outputting alert information by an outputting means according to the retrieved auxiliary data from the memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.