Digital broadcast receiver

Fecha de publicación: 05/09/2001
Fuente: Wipo "digitalization"
A digital broadcasting receiver for converting a received digital television signal into an analog video signal and outputting the converted analog video signal, comprising:receiving means for receiving the digital television signal and copyright information which is transmitted along with the digital television signal, said copyright information selectively indicating whether the received digital television signal is copy-protected, video signal processing means (6) for processing the received digital television signal and outputting a digital luminance signal, a first digital colour difference signal, and a second digital color difference signal,detecting means (33) for detecting whether the received digital television signal is copy-protected in response to the received copyright information,signal modifying means (37) for modifying at least the digital luminance signal output from the video signal processing means (67) so as to protect an analog video signal derived from the digital television signal from being copied when the digital television signal is detected as being copy-protected;signal converting means (38-44) for converting the modified digital luminance signal, the first digital color difference signal, and the second digital color difference signal into a first video output signal of an analog composite output format and a second video output signal of an output format other than said analog composite output format; andsignal outputting means (49-58) for separately outputting said first video output signal and said second video output signal.