METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING CHANNEL SET UP IN A TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER

摘要

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING CHANNEL SET UP AND ANTENNA CONTROL IN A TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER (10) PROVIDES AN EFFICIENT WAY IN WHICH TO OPTIMIZE CHANNEL TUNING. ACCORDING TO AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT, A TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER (10) SUCH AS A DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV) RECEIVER INCLUDES A MEMORY (12) FOR RECEIVING AND STORING DATA PROVIDED FROM A STORAGE MEDIUM (40). THE DATA INCLUDES A CHANNEL LIST HAVING ONE OR MORE CHANNELS AVAILABLE FOR RECEPTION BY THE TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER 910) AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION AND ANTENNA CONTROL INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO EACH OF THE CHANNELS IN THE CHANNEL LIST. ACCORDING TO AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT, THE STORAGE MEDIUM (40) IS DATABASE WHICH PROVIDES THE CHANNEL LIST AND ANTENNA CONTROL INFORMATION TO THE TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER (10) OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SUCH AS THE INTERNET (30).@FIG.1