1. A method comprising:
extracting time information from a broadcast stream received by a receiver, the time information being based on a first timing reference; and
adjusting the time information with respect to a second timing reference used by an electronic program guide (EPG) obtained by the receiver.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
correcting scheduled time in the EPG to be consistent with the adjusted time information.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein adjusting comprises:
computing a time difference between the first and second timing references; and
adding the time difference to the time information to generate a resulting time.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein computing the time difference comprises:
computing a year difference taking into account leap years; and
converting the year difference into seconds.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein adjusting further comprises:
converting the resulting time for daylight saving.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein correcting comprises:
converting the scheduled time for daylight saving.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the broadcast stream is a high definition (HD) stream.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first timing reference is based on a global positioning system (GPS) reference.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the second timing reference is based on a coordinated universal time (UTC).
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the second timing reference is based on a timing reference used by an operating system.
11. The method of claim 2 further comprising recording a program in accordance with the scheduled time.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the scheduled time is sorted and stored in a database.
13. The method of claim 6 further comprises recording a program in accordance with the scheduled time.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the scheduled time is sorted and stored in a database.
15. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
extracting time information from a broadcast stream received by a receiver, the time information being based on a first timing reference; and
adjusting the time information with respect to a second timing reference used by an electronic program guide (EPG) obtained by the receiver.
16. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the data further comprises data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
correcting scheduled time in the EPG to be consistent with the adjusted time information.
17. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the data causing the machine to perform adjusting comprises data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
computing a time difference between the first and second timing references; and
adding the time difference to the time information to generate a resulting time.
18. The article of manufacture of claim 17 wherein the data causing the machine to perform computing the time difference comprises data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
computing a year difference taking into account leap years; and
converting the year difference into seconds.
19. The article of manufacture of claim 17 wherein the data causing the machine to perform adjusting further comprises data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
converting the resulting time for daylight saving.
20. The article of manufacture of claim 16 wherein the data causing the machine to perform correcting comprises data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
converting the scheduled time for daylight saving.
21. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the broadcast stream is a high definition (HD) stream.
22. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the first timing reference is based on a global positioning system (GPS) reference.
23. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the second timing reference is based on a coordinated universal time (UTC).
24. The article of manufacture of claim 15 wherein the second timing reference is based on a timing reference used by an operating system.
25. A program guide module comprising:
EPG information obtained from an EPG provider; and
a timing module coupled to the EPG information, the timing module comprising:
a module to extract time information from a broadcast stream received by a receiver, the time information being based on a first timing reference, and
a module to adjust the time information with respect to a second timing reference used by an electronic program guide (EPG) obtained by the decoder.
26. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the timing module further comprises:
a module to correct scheduled time in the EPG to be consistent with the adjusted time information.
27. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the module to adjust comprises:
a module to compute a time difference between the first and second timing references; and
a module to add the time difference to the time information to generate a resulting time.
28. The program guide module of claim 27 wherein the module to compute the time difference comprises:
a module to compute a year difference taking into account leap years; and
a module to convert the year difference into seconds.
29. The program guide module of claim 27 wherein the module to adjust further comprises:
a module to convert the resulting time for daylight saving.
30. The program guide module of claim 26 wherein the module to correct comprises:
a module to convert the scheduled time for daylight saving.
31. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the broadcast stream is a high definition (HD) stream.
32. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the first timing reference is based on a global positioning system (GPS) reference.
33. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the second timing reference is based on a coordinated universal time (UTC).
34. The program guide module of claim 25 wherein the second timing reference is based on a timing reference used by an operating system.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A laser level comprising:
a covering;
a stand on which the covering is mounted;
a laser unit provided in a space surrounded by the covering and the stand; and
a radiation window, provided in the covering, through which a laser beam emitted from the laser unit is radiated to an exterior of the covering,
wherein the laser level includes removal means which removes moisture in the space, and
wherein the removal means is a hole which connects the space and an exterior of the laser level.
2. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein the hole has a larger opening area on an inner side than on an outer side.
3. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein guide means by which a liquid flows into the hole is provided on the stand.
4. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein a part or a whole of the stand and a part or a whole of covering inner surface of the covering is hydrophobic.
5. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein a part or a whole of the hole and a periphery of the hole is hydrophilic.
6. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein an outer bottom of the stand is hydrophobic.
7. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein a chamfer is provided at an edge of the hole.
8. The laser level according to claim 1, wherein the hole is covered with a water absorbent material.