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WO1999049662A2
WO1999049662A2 PCT/IB1999/000430 IB9900430W WO9949662A2 WO 1999049662 A2 WO1999049662 A2 WO 1999049662A2 IB 9900430 W IB9900430 W IB 9900430W WO 9949662 A2 WO9949662 A2 WO 9949662A2
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Marc G. M. Vandeputte
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
    • H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
    • H04N7/0887—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital for the transmission of programme or channel identifying signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
    • H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/438—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network
    • H04N21/4383—Accessing a communication channel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/50—Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

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  • the invention relates to a broadcast receiver as defined in the precharacterizing part of claim 1.
  • the invention alos relates particularly but not exclusively to a television receiver.
  • the invention further relates to a method of tuning a broadcast receiver as defined in the precharacterizing part of claim 3.
  • Television receivers have a frequency synthesis tuning arrangement for tuning the television receiver to a desired television station.
  • a digital representation of the station transmission frequency is normally applied to the television tuner.
  • Said digital representation of a transmission frequency is herein further referred to as the tuning frequency.
  • the tuning frequency is applied to the tuner by a control circuit, usually a microprocessor, in response to a channel selection made by the user.
  • television receivers normally allow the user to select channels by entering program numbers.
  • the tuning frequencies to be applied to the tuner are stored in a tuning memory which is addressed by the program numbers assigned to the television stations.
  • a problem of such a television receiver is assigning the program numbers to the television stations which can be received in a given terrestrial or cable network.
  • the initial programming of the tuning memory installation is usually referred to as channel installation.
  • a list of nominal tuning frequencies or channel numbers of the receivable broadcast stations is transmitted by the (cable) network provider.
  • Such a list is hereinafter referred to as channel list.
  • the channel list is transmitted along with at least one of the broadcast television programs, e.g. as a cyclically transmitted teletext page.
  • the channel list is captured, decoded and stored in the tuning memory of the receiver without requiring any further user intervention. Thereafter, the various stations are accessible through the program numbers defined by the network provider in accordance with local habits.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a broadcast receiver as defined in claim 1.
  • a second aspect of the invention provides a method of tuning a broadcast receiver as defined in claim 3.
  • the invention is based on the observation of a problem occurring in cable networks with one or more subscription channels (channels that can only be viewed after decoding/descrambling).
  • a settop box with a descrambler and an RF modulator is provided to receive such a subscription channel.
  • the television receiver can only reproduce the program when the relevant RF channel is also "installed".
  • the networks convey the RF frequency of the settop box in the channel list as well, thereby assuming that all settop boxes have the same RF frequency.
  • the RF frequencies of the settop boxes cannot be adjusted as precisely as those of professional transmitter stations. Consequently, the automatic installation of the subscription channel often fails. Instead of reproducing the descrambled signal when the subscription channel is selected, the television receiver is often incorrectly tuned and enters a mute mode. This leads to many complaints to the subscription channel provider.
  • the invention provides a solution to this problem by determining whether a station is indeed received upon tuning to the channel which is programmed in the tuning memory. If this is not the case, for example, because the tuning circuit fails to detect a carrier and/or a video synchronizing signal, the tuning frequency applied to the tuner is reduced by, say, a quarter of a TV channel bandwidth and then slightly incremented until a TV signal is detected. The tuning frequency applied to the tuner at that moment is then stored in the tuning memory. Subsequently, the television receiver will be correctly tuned when the stored tuning frequency is recalled.
  • This "post-installing" process can be automatically carried out for each channel in the channel list after a regular installation procedure or at any convenient time upon a user request. Instead of lowering the tuning frequency, it is also possible to increase the tuning frequency and thereafter slightly decrease it until a TV signal is detected.
  • An embodiment in accordance with the invention comprises the features of claim 2.
  • An embodiment in accordance with the invention comprises the features of claim 4.
  • the method can be performed for all (other) channels as a further fine tuning method.
  • the Figure shows a block diagram of a broadcast receiver arrangement including a broadcast receiver in accordance with the invention.
  • the Figure shows a block-schematic example of a broadcast receiver arrangement TRA including a broadcast receiver BR in accordance with the invention.
  • the broadcast receiver arrangement receives a signal from, for example, an antenna or a cable antenna input.
  • the antenna input ANT is coupled to a settop box STB, which settop box comprises a descrambler DESC for descrambling a received scrambled signal, a modulator MOD for modulating the descrambled signal under control of a local oscillator Fs.
  • This signal is coupled to an adder ADD for adding this signal to the input signal from the antenna input.
  • the settop box is coupled to an input i of a broadcast receiver BR.
  • This broadcast receiver may be, for example, a television receiver.
  • the input i is coupled to a tuner TUN.
  • the tuner operates under the control of a microprocessor MP which supplies a tuning frequency TF to the tuner, and the tuner supplies a signal AFC (automatic frequency control) to the microprocessor.
  • the tuner supplies respective signals to an audio-processing unit AP, a video processing unit VP and a teletext processing unit TP.
  • the audio-processing unit supplies a signal to a loudspeaker LS, while the video-processing unit supplies a signal to a display D via an adder ADD2.
  • the video signal is combined with a teletext signal from the teletext-processing unit TP.
  • the teletext-processing unit is controlled by the microprocessor MP.
  • the microprocessor is also coupled to a memory MEM for storing information such as frequencies for the corresponding channels.
  • the microprocessor is also coupled for receiving signals from a local receiver LR, which local receiver receives signal from a manual remote control MRC, for example, channel information, audio volume, etc.
  • the broadcast receiver BR is nowadays facilitated by the network providers in that they transmit a list of nominal tuning frequencies or channel numbers of the receivable broadcast stations. Such a list is hereinafter referred to as channel list.
  • the channel list is transmitted along with at least one of the broadcast television programs, e.g. as a cyclically transmitted teletext page.
  • the channel list is captured, decoded and stored in the memory MEM without requiring any further user intervention. Thereafter, the various stations are accessible through the program numbers defined by the network provider in accordance with local habits.
  • the broadcast (television) receiver can only reproduce the program when the relevant RF channel is also "installed".
  • the networks convey the RF frequency of the settop box in the channel list as well, thereby assuming that all settop boxes have the same RF frequency.
  • the RF frequencies of the settop boxes cannot be adjusted as precisely as those of professional transmitter stations. Consequently, the automatic installation of the subscription channel often fails. Instead of reproducing the descrambled signal when the subscription channel is selected, the television receiver is often incorrectly tuned and enters a mute mode.
  • the broadcast receiver determines, during installation, whether a station is indeed received upon tuning to the channel which is programmed in the tuning memory.
  • the tuning frequency applied to the tuner is reduced by, say, a quarter of a TV channel bandwidth and then slightly incremented until a TV signal is detected.
  • the tuning frequency applied to the tuner at that moment is then stored in the tuning memory. Subsequently, the television receiver will be correctly tuned when the stored tuning frequency is recalled.
  • This "post-installing" process can be automatically carried out for each channel in the channel list after a regular installation procedure or at any convenient time upon a user request. Instead of lowering the tuning frequency, it is also possible to increase the tuning frequency and thereafter slightly decreas it until a TV signal is detected.
  • the range of "fine” tuning can be chosen at will as long as it is prevented that, during fme-tuning, a channel / frequency other than the searched channel / frequency is found.
  • the program list is transmitted in a teletext page.

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Abstract

Upon installation of a broadcast receiver, for example a television receiver, the different tuning frequencies/channel numbers are to be stored in a memory of the broadcast receiver. To facilitate the installation, the network provider transmits a list of nominal tuning frequencies, for example as a teletext page, together with at least one of the broadcast television programs. To further improve installation also the RF frequency of a so called subscription channel is also inserted in the list. As the RF frequency of the settop box may differ from the nominal value in the list, a fine-tuning is proposed to modify the stored tuning frequency/frequencies.

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Automatic installation
The invention relates to a broadcast receiver as defined in the precharacterizing part of claim 1. The invention alos relates particularly but not exclusively to a television receiver.
The invention further relates to a method of tuning a broadcast receiver as defined in the precharacterizing part of claim 3.
Television receivers have a frequency synthesis tuning arrangement for tuning the television receiver to a desired television station. In such an arrangement a digital representation of the station transmission frequency is normally applied to the television tuner. Said digital representation of a transmission frequency is herein further referred to as the tuning frequency. The tuning frequency is applied to the tuner by a control circuit, usually a microprocessor, in response to a channel selection made by the user.
To avoid the necessity for the user to enter difficult-to-remember transmission frequencies or channel numbers, television receivers normally allow the user to select channels by entering program numbers. In such receivers, the tuning frequencies to be applied to the tuner are stored in a tuning memory which is addressed by the program numbers assigned to the television stations.
A problem of such a television receiver is assigning the program numbers to the television stations which can be received in a given terrestrial or cable network. The initial programming of the tuning memory installation is usually referred to as channel installation.
A solution to this problem is disclosed in Applicant's United States Patent US-A-4,894,714. In accordance with this prior-art method, a list of nominal tuning frequencies or channel numbers of the receivable broadcast stations is transmitted by the (cable) network provider. Such a list is hereinafter referred to as channel list. In practical embodiments, the channel list is transmitted along with at least one of the broadcast television programs, e.g. as a cyclically transmitted teletext page. Upon installing the television receiver, the channel list is captured, decoded and stored in the tuning memory of the receiver without requiring any further user intervention. Thereafter, the various stations are accessible through the program numbers defined by the network provider in accordance with local habits.
It is an object of the invention to further improve the automatic channel installation process.
To this end, a first aspect of the invention provides a broadcast receiver as defined in claim 1. A second aspect of the invention provides a method of tuning a broadcast receiver as defined in claim 3.
The invention is based on the observation of a problem occurring in cable networks with one or more subscription channels (channels that can only be viewed after decoding/descrambling). To receive such a subscription channel, a settop box with a descrambler and an RF modulator is provided. The television receiver can only reproduce the program when the relevant RF channel is also "installed". To assist the subscriber (user) in carrying out said installation, the networks convey the RF frequency of the settop box in the channel list as well, thereby assuming that all settop boxes have the same RF frequency. However, the RF frequencies of the settop boxes cannot be adjusted as precisely as those of professional transmitter stations. Consequently, the automatic installation of the subscription channel often fails. Instead of reproducing the descrambled signal when the subscription channel is selected, the television receiver is often incorrectly tuned and enters a mute mode. This leads to many complaints to the subscription channel provider.
The invention provides a solution to this problem by determining whether a station is indeed received upon tuning to the channel which is programmed in the tuning memory. If this is not the case, for example, because the tuning circuit fails to detect a carrier and/or a video synchronizing signal, the tuning frequency applied to the tuner is reduced by, say, a quarter of a TV channel bandwidth and then slightly incremented until a TV signal is detected. The tuning frequency applied to the tuner at that moment is then stored in the tuning memory. Subsequently, the television receiver will be correctly tuned when the stored tuning frequency is recalled. This "post-installing" process can be automatically carried out for each channel in the channel list after a regular installation procedure or at any convenient time upon a user request. Instead of lowering the tuning frequency, it is also possible to increase the tuning frequency and thereafter slightly decrease it until a TV signal is detected.
An embodiment in accordance with the invention comprises the features of claim 2.
Care should be taken not to lower or increase the tuning frequency to such a value that another tuning frequency (other channel etc.) is found.
An embodiment in accordance with the invention comprises the features of claim 4.
The method can be performed for all (other) channels as a further fine tuning method.
The invention and additional features which may be optionally used to implement the invention to advantage are apparent from and will be elucidated with reference to the examples described hereinafter and shown in the Figure.
The Figure shows a block diagram of a broadcast receiver arrangement including a broadcast receiver in accordance with the invention.
The Figure shows a block-schematic example of a broadcast receiver arrangement TRA including a broadcast receiver BR in accordance with the invention. At an antenna input ANT, the broadcast receiver arrangement receives a signal from, for example, an antenna or a cable antenna input. The antenna input ANT is coupled to a settop box STB, which settop box comprises a descrambler DESC for descrambling a received scrambled signal, a modulator MOD for modulating the descrambled signal under control of a local oscillator Fs. This signal is coupled to an adder ADD for adding this signal to the input signal from the antenna input. The settop box is coupled to an input i of a broadcast receiver BR. This broadcast receiver may be, for example, a television receiver. The input i is coupled to a tuner TUN. The tuner operates under the control of a microprocessor MP which supplies a tuning frequency TF to the tuner, and the tuner supplies a signal AFC (automatic frequency control) to the microprocessor. The tuner supplies respective signals to an audio-processing unit AP, a video processing unit VP and a teletext processing unit TP. The audio-processing unit supplies a signal to a loudspeaker LS, while the video-processing unit supplies a signal to a display D via an adder ADD2. In the adder ADD2, the video signal is combined with a teletext signal from the teletext-processing unit TP. The teletext-processing unit is controlled by the microprocessor MP. The microprocessor is also coupled to a memory MEM for storing information such as frequencies for the corresponding channels.
The microprocessor is also coupled for receiving signals from a local receiver LR, which local receiver receives signal from a manual remote control MRC, for example, channel information, audio volume, etc.
Installation of the broadcast receiver BR is nowadays facilitated by the network providers in that they transmit a list of nominal tuning frequencies or channel numbers of the receivable broadcast stations. Such a list is hereinafter referred to as channel list. In practical embodiments, the channel list is transmitted along with at least one of the broadcast television programs, e.g. as a cyclically transmitted teletext page. Upon installing the broadcast receiver, the channel list is captured, decoded and stored in the memory MEM without requiring any further user intervention. Thereafter, the various stations are accessible through the program numbers defined by the network provider in accordance with local habits. To receive a subscription channel, a settop box with a descrambler and an
RF modulator is provided. The broadcast (television) receiver can only reproduce the program when the relevant RF channel is also "installed". To assist the subscriber (user) in carrying out said installation, the networks convey the RF frequency of the settop box in the channel list as well, thereby assuming that all settop boxes have the same RF frequency. However, the RF frequencies of the settop boxes cannot be adjusted as precisely as those of professional transmitter stations. Consequently, the automatic installation of the subscription channel often fails. Instead of reproducing the descrambled signal when the subscription channel is selected, the television receiver is often incorrectly tuned and enters a mute mode. To overcome this problem, the broadcast receiver according to the invention determines, during installation, whether a station is indeed received upon tuning to the channel which is programmed in the tuning memory. If this is not the case, for example, because the tuning circuit fails to detect a carrier and/or a video synchronizing signal, the tuning frequency applied to the tuner is reduced by, say, a quarter of a TV channel bandwidth and then slightly incremented until a TV signal is detected. The tuning frequency applied to the tuner at that moment is then stored in the tuning memory. Subsequently, the television receiver will be correctly tuned when the stored tuning frequency is recalled. This "post-installing" process can be automatically carried out for each channel in the channel list after a regular installation procedure or at any convenient time upon a user request. Instead of lowering the tuning frequency, it is also possible to increase the tuning frequency and thereafter slightly decreas it until a TV signal is detected.
Practice has proved that a range from fn - 4MHz to fn + 4MHz worked quite satisfactorily.
In the above description the idea of the invention has been described on the basis of a detailed example. Those skilled in the art will be well aware of many different solutions that fall within the scope of the invention concerned. As mentioned above, the upward or downward search can be chosen as preferred.
Furthermore the range of "fine" tuning can be chosen at will as long as it is prevented that, during fme-tuning, a channel / frequency other than the searched channel / frequency is found.
However it is not necessary for the invention that the program list is transmitted in a teletext page.
It is possible to perform the fme-tuning only for the subscription channels or for all channels. This fine-tuning may be performed any time.

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CLAIMS:
1. A broadcast receiver comprising a toner for toning the receiver to a desired station in response to an applied tuning frequency, control means for reading said tuning frequency from a user-selected one of a plurality of memory locations in which such toning frequencies are stored, means for receiving and decoding a list of nominal tuning frequencies identifying receivable broadcast stations and storing said nominal toning frequencies in respective locations of said memory, characterized in that said control means are further arranged to determine whether a station is received upon applying the nominal frequency to the toner and, if said determination is negative, to modify said tuning frequency within a predetermined range until a station is found and store the modified toning frequency in the same memory location.
2. A broadcast receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiver is a television receiver and the predetermined range extends from fn - 4MHz to fn -I- 4MHz, in which fn is the nominal toning frequency.
3. A method of toning a broadcast receiver, comprising the steps of : reading a toning frequency from a user-selected one of a plurality of memory locations in which such toning frequencies are stored, and applying said toning frequency to a toner; receiving a list of nominal tuning frequencies identifying receivable broadcast stations and storing said nominal toning frequencies in respective locations of said memory, characterized in that the method comprises the step of determining whether a station is received upon applying the nominal toning frequency to the toner and, if said determination is negative, modifying said toning frequency within a predetermined range until a station is found and storing the modified toning frequency in the same memory location.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of modifying a nominal toning frequency is carried out for each stored toning frequency after receiving and storing the nominal frequencies.
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