Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and receiving unit for fast change of services
- Patent Title (中): 快速变更服务的方法和接收单元
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Application No.: US12514130Application Date: 2007-11-13
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Publication No.: US08151299B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Jozef Pieter Van Gassel , Gang Wang , Fangzhong Shen , Gilein De Nijs , Steven Broeils Luitjens , Jian Zhang , Jiawen Tu , Hua Jiang
- Applicant: Jozef Pieter Van Gassel , Gang Wang , Fangzhong Shen , Gilein De Nijs , Steven Broeils Luitjens , Jian Zhang , Jiawen Tu , Hua Jiang
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP06123982 20061114
- International Application: PCT/IB2007/054602 WO 20071113
- International Announcement: WO2008/059438 WO 20080522
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of changing between a plurality N of distinct services, e.g. television channels, receivable on a receiving unit, such as a mobile phone/cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld television unit, or similar devices. The receiving unit is adapted to receive the plurality of services in a time slicing mode with services being arranged in a certain time slice sequence. The receiving unit is capable of receiving a first service (S1). When “zapping” from the first service to a second service, the second service (S4) being chosen is the currently next service in time within the time slice sequence so as to minimize the time (t2) between service changes. Thereby, a fast method of changing between services is provided in a simplified manner, the speed of change reaching the theoretical maximum when using time slicing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090328114A1 METHOD AND RECEIVING UNIT FOR FAST CHANGE OF SERVICES Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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