Television and method for switching television channels
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorHong-Sheng Chen
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Abstract
A method for switching channels is applied in a television. A currently watched channel is set as a favorite channel. A return method for switching back to the favorite channel is set according to user input. A comparison object is set according to the set return method and user input. The television is switched from the favorite channel to a different channel. A time for switching back to the favorite channel is determined to whether or not arrive according to the set comparison object and the currently received content of the favorite channel. The television is switched back to the favorite channel when the time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives.
Claims18
A television comprising:
- a storage unit storing a plurality of modules of a channel switching system;
- and
- a processing unit to execute the plurality of modules of the channel switching system to perform operations of automatically switching channels, the operations comprising:
- setting a currently watched channel as a favorite channel;
- set a return method for switching back to the favorite channel;
- setting a comparison object according to the set return method and user's input;
- switching the television from the favorite channel to a different channel;
- determining whether a time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives according to the set comparison object and the currently received content of the favorite channel;
- and
- switching back to the favorite channel when the time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives.
A method for switching channels applied in a television, the method comprising:
- setting a currently watched channel as a favorite channel;
- setting a return method for switching back to the favorite channel;
- setting a comparison object according to the set return method and user's input;
- switching the television from the favorite channel to a different channel;
- determining whether a time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives according to the set comparison object and the currently received content of the favorite channel;
- and
- switching back to the favorite channel when the time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations of switching channels, the operations comprising:
- setting a currently watched channel as a favorite channel;
- setting a return method for switching back to the favorite channel;
- setting a comparison object according to the set return method and user's input;
- switching the television from the favorite channel to a different channel;
- determining whether a time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives according to the set comparison object and the currently received content of the favorite channel;
- and
- switching back to the favorite channel when the time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.