METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHANNEL DETECTION

摘要

A technique for performing channel detection in a device such as a television signal receiver is capable of quickly determining the analog and/or digital broadcast channels available in a given area. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method (200) for performing channel detection includes tuning a first frequency channel (202), determining whether a signal parameter associated with the first frequency channel exceeds a predetermined threshold (203), and enabling a first channel acquisition operation responsive to determining that the signal parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold (207).