DK2293550T3 - Forbedringer ved fjernsynsapparater - Google Patents

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DK2293550T3
DK2293550T3 DK10184051.0T DK10184051T DK2293550T3 DK 2293550 T3 DK2293550 T3 DK 2293550T3 DK 10184051 T DK10184051 T DK 10184051T DK 2293550 T3 DK2293550 T3 DK 2293550T3
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1. Apparat (3) til modtagelse af digitale TV-signaler i et antal kanaler, som hver bestemmer et TV-program og/eller andre tjenester, som leveres af et TV-selskab, og en bouquet-identitet og en sub-bouquet-identitet for hver kanal, hvilket apparat omfatter: midler til modtagelse af en sendt bouquet-tilknytningstabel, som omfatter data, der bestemmer en reference-bouquet-identitet, og et tilknyttet antal af reference-sub-bouquet-identiteter, idet sub-bouquet-identiteterne omfatter en fælles bouquet-identitet, som identificerer programmer og/eller andre tjenester, der kan modtages uafhængigt af apparatets placering, og en regional sub-bouquet-identitet, som identificerer programmer og/eller andre tjenester, der er modtagelig afhængig af apparatets placering, midler til sammenligning af bouquet-identiteten og sub-bouquet-identiteten for et modtaget signals kanal med reference-bouquet-identiteten og refe-rence-sub-bouquet-identiteterne, og midler til udlevering af det modtagne TV-signal til visning af programmet og/eller andre tjenester, der er bestemt herved afhængig af sammenligningen.
2. Apparat (3) ifølge krav 1, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet et logisk kanalnummer, som varierer på en sub-bouquet-basis, idet apparatet omfatter midler til at vise en liste af programmer og/eller andre tjenester, som indeholder det logiske kanalnummer.
3. Apparat (3) ifølge krav 1 eller 2, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet et række-følge-kanalnummer, som varierer på en sub-bouquet-basis, idet apparatet omfatter midler til at vise en liste af programmer og/eller andre tjenester, som indeholder det rækkefølge-kanalnummer.
4. Apparat (3) ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet en eller flere indikatorer, idet modtageren omfatter midler, som reagerer på indikatorerne til styring af visning af program og/eller tjenesteinformation.
5. Fremgangsmåde til modtagelse af digitale TV-signaler i et antal kanaler, som hver bestemmer et TV-program og/eller andre tjenester, som leveres af et TV-selskab, og en bouquet-identitet og en sub-bouquet-identitet for hver kanal, hvilken fremgangsmåde omfatter: modtagelse af en sendt bouquet-tilknytningstabel, som omfatter en refe-rence-bouquet-identitet og et tilknyttet antal af reference-sub-bouquet-iden-titeter, idet sub-bouquet-identiteterne omfatter en fælles bouquet-identitet, som identificerer programmer og/eller andre tjenester, der kan modtages uafhængigt af apparatets placering, og en regional sub-bouquet-identitet, som identificerer programmer og/eller andre tjenester, der er modtagelig afhængig af apparatets placering, sammenligning af bouquet-identiteten og sub-bouquet-identiteten for et modtaget signals kanal med reference-bouquet-identiteten og reference-sub-bouquet-identiteterne, og udlevering af det modtagne TV-signal til visning af programmet og/eller andre tjenester, der er bestemt herved afhængig af sammenligningen.
6. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 5, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet et logisk kanalnummer, som varierer på en sub-bouquet-basis, idet fremgangsmåden yderligere omfatter visning en liste af programmer og/eller andre tjenester, som indeholder det logiske kanalnummer.
7. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 5 eller 6, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet et rækkefølge-kanal nummer, som varierer på en sub-bouquet-basis, hvilken fremgangsmåde yderligere omfatter visning af en liste af programmer og/eller andre tjenester, som indeholder det rækkefølge-kanalnummer.
8. Fremgangsmåde ifølge ethvert af kravene 5 til 7, hvorved hver kanal er tilknyttet flere indikatorer, idet fremgangsmåden yderligere omfatter styring af visning af program og/eller tjenesteinformation som svar på indikatorerne.
9. Computerprogamprodukt omfattende programkodemidler, der er indrettet til at udøve fremgangsmåden ifølge ethvert af kravene 5 til 8, når den udøves ved hjælp af en processor i en TV-signalmodtager.
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