| 摘要 |
A method of controlling display of an inactive channel in a digital broadcast receiver comprises receiving a digital broadcasting signal including a virtual channel table, parsing the virtual channel table and reading a value of a predefined data field in the parsed virtual channel table to determine whether a corresponding virtual channel is an active or inactive channel. The method further includes controlling display of the virtual channel when the virtual channel is determined to be inactive and selected by a user, wherein 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. The inactive channel is capable of being automatically skipped. |
