Television receiver and television receiving method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorMakoto Sato
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a receiver, a setting module, a timer, and an indicator. The receiver selectively receives a plurality of broadcasts in response to the switching of channels. The setting module sets a channel as a viewed channel when a predetermined time has elapsed since switching to the channel. The timer counts the elapsed time until a new viewed channel is set through at least one channel switching from the viewed channel. The indicator indicates the elapsed time while a channel other than the viewed channel is selected.
Claims7
A television receiver comprising:
- a receiver configured to selectively receive a plurality of broadcasts in response to switching of channels;
- a setting module configured to set a channel as a viewed channel when a predetermined time has elapsed since switching to the channel;
- a timer configured to count an elapsed time until a new viewed channel is set through at least one channel switching from the viewed channel;
- and
- an indicator configured to indicate the elapsed time while a channel other than the viewed channel is selected.
A television receiving method comprising:
- selectively receiving a plurality of broadcasts in response to switching of channels;
- setting a channel as a viewed channel when a predetermined time has elapsed since switching to the channel;
- counting an elapsed time until a new viewed channel is set through at least one channel switching from the viewed channel;
- and
- indicating the elapsed time while a channel other than the viewed channel is selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.