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US 9,883,133 B2Granted
Broadcast receiving device and method for operating the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsWoosuk Kwon, Seoungjoo An, Woosuk Ko, Sejin Oh, Kyoungsoo Moon, Sungryong Hong
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Abstract
Disclosed is a broadcast receiving device. A terrestrial broadcast receiving unit receives a terrestrial broadcasting service. A mobile receiving unit receives a mobile broadcasting service transmitted via a network for mobile communication. A control unit allows the terrestrial broadcasting service and the mobile broadcasting service to be selectively received.
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A broadcast receiving device, comprising:
- a terrestrial broadcast receiver configured to receive a terrestrial broadcasting service;
- a mobile receiver configured to receive a mobile broadcasting service transmitted via a mobile broadcast network for mobile communication;
- and
- a controller configured to allow the terrestrial broadcasting service and the mobile broadcasting service to be selectively received,
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- turn on the mobile receiver and receive and store a mobile broadcast service list when the broadcast receiving device is located in a coverage of the mobile broadcast network,
- turn on the terrestrial broadcast receiver, scan the terrestrial broadcasting service and store a terrestrial broadcasting service list, and
- when the terrestrial broadcasting service is switched to the mobile broadcasting service, start a turn-off timer of the terrestrial broadcast receiver set to a predetermined reference time, and turn off the terrestrial broadcast receiver after the turn-off timer expires so as to keep both of the mobile receiver and the terrestrial broadcast receiver in a turn-on state during the predetermined reference time.
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A method for operating a broadcast receiving device, the method comprising:
- turning on a mobile receiver and receiving and storing a mobile broadcast service list when the broadcast receiving device is located in a coverage of the mobile broadcast network;
- turning on a terrestrial broadcast receiver, scanning a terrestrial broadcasting service and storing a terrestrial broadcasting service list;
- receiving a user input for selecting a broadcasting service;
- selectively receiving the terrestrial broadcasting service and a mobile broadcasting service transmitted via a network for mobile communication, based on the user input;
- and
- when the terrestrial broadcasting service is switched to the mobile broadcasting service, starting a turn-off timer of the terrestrial broadcast receiver set to a predetermined reference time, and turning off the terrestrial broadcast receiver after the turn-off timer expires so as to keep both of the mobile receiver and the terrestrial broadcast receiver in a turn-on state during the predetermined reference time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.