Method of displaying channel indicator using on-screen-display

A method of displaying a channel indicator using an On-Screen-Display (OSD) function on a screen of a TV system, the method comprising the steps of:

• tuning to a first selected channel and displaying a first channel indicator on a prescribed region of said TV screen, said first channel indicator including a first set of channel identifiers of said first selected channel and a first set of adjacent channels being previously ordered adjacent to said first selected channel in a preprogrammed channel order;
• determining one of said first set of adjacent channels as a newly selected channel when a user presses one of a plurality of channel-selecting keys;
• and
• undisplaying said first channel indicator and displaying a second channel indicator on said prescribed region, said second channel indicator including a second set of channel identifiers of said newly selected channel and a second set of adjacent channels being previously ordered adjacent to said newly selected channel in said preprogrammed channel order.

A method of displaying a channel indicator using an On-Screen-Display (OSD) function on a screen of a TV system, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining one of a plurality of selectable channels as a selected channel when a user presses one of a plurality of channel-selecting keys;
• and
• displaying a channel indicator on a prescribed region of said TV screen, said channel indicator including channel identifiers of said selected channel and a first set of adjacent channels, said adjacent channels being previously ordered adjacent to said selected channel in a first preprogrammed channel order;
• and
• determining one of a plurality of channel-indicating modes as a selected mode upon receiving a mode-selecting command from said user;
• said channel indicator being displayed on said TV screen according to said selected mode, wherein said plurality of channe-indicating modes include
• a first channel-indicating mode in which said channel identifiers are represented by main-channel numbers,
• a second channel-indicating mode in which said channel identifiers are represented by sub-channel numbers,
• a third channel-indicating mode in which said channel identifiers are represented by names of broadcasting stations, and
• a fourth channel-indicating mode in which said channel identifiers are represented by types of broadcasting programs.