Television reception system, channel selection apparatus and display apparatus

A channel selection method capable of receiving television signals, selecting a television signal from the received television signals and transmitting the selected television signal over a network to a remote display apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a channel selection instruction over said network from said remote display apparatus;
• selecting a particular television signal from among the received television signals in response to the channel selection instruction;
• storing information of the particular television signal in a non-volatile memory;
• transmitting the particular television signal to the remote display apparatus through the network;
• and
• automatically re-selecting a received television signal corresponding to the information stored in said non-volatile memory immediately prior to an interruption in main power at the time said main power is restored.

A computer-readable recording medium on which is stored computer-readable instructions to control a processor to carry out the method by which a television signal is selected from received television signals and transmitted over a network to a remote display apparatus, said method implemented by said instructions comprising the steps of:

• receiving a channel selection instruction over said network from said remote display apparatus;
• selecting a particular television signal from among the received television signals in response to the channel selection instruction;
• storing information of the particular television signal in a non-volatile memory;
• transmitting the particular television signal to the remote display apparatus through the network;
• and
• automatically re-selecting a received television signal corresponding to the information stored in said non-volatile memory immediately prior to an interruption in main power at the time said main power is restored.