Apparatus for display and selection of available television channels

Claim 1

A television channel selection apparatus for use with a television receiver having a display and receiving a number of available television channels, comprising: a first pushbutton provided on a pushbutton pad and means for producing a first command signal upon said first pushbutton being depressed; information processing means responsive to the first command signal for displaying a television channel list on the display of the television receiver, the television channel list including channel numbers corresponding to the respective available television channels; a plurality of second pushbuttons provided on the pushbutton pad and means for selectively producing one of a plurality of second command signals, said plurality of second command signals corresponding respectively to the listed channel numbers displayed following depression of said first pushbutton; wherein said information processing means responds to the selectively produced second command signal and selects a television channel corresponding to the channel number selected by the second command signal.