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US 7,677,437 B2Granted
Methods for determining operational settings and related devices
AssigneeMediatek Inc.
InventorsCheng-Te Chuang, Ti-Wen Yuan, Cheng-Che Chen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, applied in a mobile device, for determining operational settings of the device. Country information is retrieved on the device. An operational setting of a function, such as an output signal format, is automatically determined based on the country information.
Claims14
A method for determining operational settings for use in a device, comprising:
- receiving signals, and generating position information of the device accordingly;
- identifying and retrieving the first country information according to the position information of the device;
- and
- determining a TV output signal format on the device for a TV output function based on the first country information,
- wherein the first country information is obtained from a connected network while connecting thereto or from a broadcast channel during receiving signals therefrom.
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A device, comprising:
- means for receiving signals, and generating position information of the device accordingly;
- means for identifying and retrieving first country information according to the position information of the device;
- and
- means for determining a TV output signal format on the device for a TV output function based on the first country information,
- wherein the first country information is obtained from a connected network while connecting thereto or from a broadcast channel during receiving signals therefrom.
2 more elements
A method for determining operational settings for use in a device, comprising:
- retrieving first country information on the device;
- and
- determining a TV output signal format on the device for a TV output function based on the first country information,
- wherein the first country information is obtained from a connected network while connecting thereto or from a broadcast channel during receiving signals therefrom and the device is a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a PDA.
1 more element
A device, comprising:
- means for retrieving first country information;
- and
- means for determining a TV output signal format on the device for a TV output function based on the first country information,
- wherein the first country information is obtained from a connected network while connecting thereto or from a broadcast channel during receiving signals therefrom and the device is a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a PDA.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.