| 摘要 |
A method of controlling display of an inactive channel in a digital broadcast receiver comprises receiving a digital broadcast signal including a virtual channel table (VCT). The (VCT) includes a version number field, a last section number field, a short name field, a major channel number field, a minor channel number field, a modulation mode field, a carrier frequency field, a program number field and an access controlled field. The (VCT) is parsed and a value of the program number field is identified. For an active channel, the program number field is set to zero. The inactive channel is a channel that is not presently carrying a broadcast program but is scheduled to carry a broadcast program at a predetermined later time from a broadcasting station without local viewer interaction. Display of the virtual channel is controlled when the virtual channel is determined to be inactive and selected by a user, and the inactive channel is capable of being automatically skipped. |
