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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165546 | Communicating radio presets between a portable media player and an accessory Radio station presets lists can be communicated between a portable media device and an accessory. A radio station presets list can include a listing of radio stations associated with a particular location. The portable media device can determine a current location, ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8081938 | Broadcast receiver and channel list display method A broadcast receiver includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal; a general broadcast channel storing unit that stores general broadcast channel information, which is receivable in an area by the receiving unit in advance; a position detecti... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8023914 | Method for determining region where broadcasting receiver is located The invention discloses a method for determining a region where a broadcasting receiver is located by detecting the signal strength of a plurality of channels. When a user takes the broadcasting receiver from region A to region B, the broadcasting receiver provides ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7929931 | Broadcast receiver A broadcast receiver which can receive broadcast by directly selecting a discretionary broadcast station from all the receivable broadcast stations. The broadcast receiver is provided with a broadcast receiving section having broadcast station searching means for se... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929930 | Apparatus and method for cooperative maximum ratio transmission in a broadband wireless access communication system An apparatus and method for cooperative maximal ratio transmission in a BWA communication system are provided, in which a BS transmits a signal directed to a user terminal to an RS in a first time slot, the RS transmits the signal received from the BS to the user te... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7848720 | Method and apparatus for auto-tuning of a radio fm-receiver In a method of auto-tuning a radio FM-receiver the receiver frequency band is scanned until a FM signal is received meeting criteria for identifying the signal as being of a predetermined quality, particularly coming from a valid FM station. At least during tuning i... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7756497 | Method and apparatus for switching between subchannels on a single radio frequency broadcast The present invention utilizes station preset buttons on a radio frequency receiver to allow the user to browse through the various subchannels included in a single station or channel. The preset buttons still have the standard function of having a frequency and sub... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756498 | Channel estimator and method for changing IIR filter coefficient depending on moving speed of mobile communication terminal Disclosed is a channel estimator and a method for changing a coefficient of an IIR filter depending on a moving speed of a mobile communication terminal. In the channel estimator, a coefficient changing unit receives I and Q signals from a current base station, and ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7668520 | Broadcast receiving apparatus and display control method By calculating a channel selection frequency on the basis of a channel selection time list in a memory, a control section automatically judges a zapping operation by a user, and performs display of a program list in which all programs being broadcasted are listed. | 02/23/2010 |
| 7519341 | Radio station preference translational mapping A user's media preferences can be obtained and stored for later use in setting up a currently-available media device. The media device inputs are programmed based on the media device's capabilities and the available media sources for the particular geographic area i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7437124 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424279 | Method for enhancing in real-time the playback of an audio broadcast signal A method is provided for enhancing in real-time the playback of a broadcast data signal. The method comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a broadcast data signal at a player device; (b) storing the broadcast data signal on the player device; (c) generating an output... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7405772 | Broadcasting receiver Single processing of the first channel search using the analog broadcasting tuner enables not only analog broadcasting channel to be detected but also the existence of digital broadcasting channel to be estimated. Furthermore, the acquisition of information transmit... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403754 | Tower discovery and failover Described is a communication system including wireless client devices. In the described system, the client devices may be wrist-worn watches such as are in common use today, except that the watches are specially configured to receive transmissions from broadcast tow... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403747 | Tuning a station A method of tuning a station is disclosed, wherein a first pilot signal is applied on a circuit of the station and the resulting output power of the signal circuit is subsequently detected. A second pilot signal is then applied to the circuit and the resulting outpu... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398051 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379721 | Radio station preference translational mapping A user's media preferences can be obtained and stored for later use in setting up a currently-available media device. The media device inputs are programmed based on the media device's capabilities and the available media sources for the particular geographic area i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369824 | Receiver storage system for audio program A receiver contains a demodulator system that can deliver a stream of digital data comprising at least a first and a second set of audio data. In a first time interval, a memory is used to store either the first or the second set of audio data. In a subsequent time ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369826 | Method for monitoring broadcast signals at alternative frequencies and gain control unit Many broadcast stations transmit their programs via a variety of different frequencies. The invention relates to monitoring alternative frequencies during the reception of a broadcast signal at a present frequency. Whenever the broadcast signal at an alternative fre... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346319 | Method and apparatus for audio recall A system for use in a radio receiver that provides quick access to previously selected audio includes processor logic that evaluates at least a first user-selected audio that has been previously enabled and a second user-selected audio that is currently enabled. An ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7313375 | Follow-me broadcast reception method and system Methods and systems for seamlessly broadcasting data to a user moving among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. A first signal containing desired data may be received by a receiving device at a user location, wherein the first signal is broadcast from a first t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308237 | Communicating information associated with provisioning of a service, over a user plane connection A method of communicating information associated with provisioning of a service in a communication system and arrangement for the same is disclosed. In the method information about possible associations between an identifier of a mobile user equipment (10) an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302243 | Method and apparatus for detecting a radio frequency to which a broadcast receiver is tuned A method and apparatus is disclosed for detecting the frequency to which a broadcast receiver is tuned. In one embodiment, a sensing unit emits a chirp signal over a range of broadcast bands and monitors the output of the radio receiver to detect the frequency to wh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295601 | Method and apparatus for performing digital timing recovery on oversampled 802.11b baseband signals An apparatus and method for performing digital timing recovery includes a rotating demultiplexor receiving a four times oversampled baseband signal and providing four downsampled phases at respective outputs. Each output is processed by a correlation detector which ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295822 | Radio wave receiver, radio-controlled timepiece and tuning capacitance setting method A radio wave receiver for receiving radio waves having a predetermined frequency, the receiver comprises an antenna, an variable capacitor connected to the antenna, a memory, and a controller which determines an optimum capacitance of the variable capacitor with whi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286805 | Arrangement and method for the channel-selective reception of a signal taking account of a time-dependent occurrence of a final range of a signal section of the signal In an arrangement (1) for processing a signal (S) which has successive signal sections (SP), wherein each signal section (SP) comprises a useful information item (UI) and an additional information item (AI) and wherein a time-dependent occurrence of a final r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283796 | Electronic tuning system An electronic tuning system includes an electronic tuner for adjusting the predetermined control voltage of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) to tune the local frequency signal to radio waves on an arbitrary channel in accordance with channel selection informati... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7221412 | Digital broadcasting receiver and channel information registration processing method in digital broadcasting receiver Disclosed in a digital broadcasting receiver comprising first means for performing pre-scan processing for successively tuning in on channels previously set, to examine whether or not a received signal on each of the channels is of a predetermined quality or more, a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212792 | Receiving device executing operation of kind corresponding to kind of received signal A remote controller includes a plurality of keys, which are operated to transmit infrared signals different for each key. A receiving device executes different kinds of operations based on the kind of signal received from the remote controller. The receiving device ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7190938 | Broadcast receiver A receiver for receiving a digital radio broadcast in which additional information is multiplexed with audio information includes a memory for storing the additional information, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a bookmark button. When the bookmark button is depr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190937 | Method for determining the frequency of a radio signal and monitoring communications with a radio receiver A method and apparatus provide for monitoring radio frequency signals and, in conjunction with the monitoring, determining frequency of a received dominant radio frequency signal. Zero amplitude transitions of the signal are counted in primary and secondary sampling... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184743 | Method and apparatus for allocating uplink resources in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system Techniques to schedule uplink data transmission for a number of terminals in a wireless communication system. In one method, a number of sets of terminals are formed for possible data transmission, with each set including a unique combination of terminals and corres... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177608 | Personal spectrum recorder A system and method is disclosed for a personal radio recorder. The personal radio recorder allows for random access of communication signals by identifying a channel and time. The personal radio recorder is capable of concurrent reception, storage and playback of a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164888 | Systems and methods for analyzing critical circuits and associated telecommunication resources The invention provides systems and methods for analyzing critical circuits and telecommunication resources. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method is provided for identifying critical telecommunication resource... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162208 | Fixed setting AM/FM radio system for broadcast promotion A radio apparatus including an outer encasement, a radio signal receiver secured relative to the outer encasement and configured to receive at least one of AM and FM radio signals, an audio output operatively connected to the radio signal receiver, and wherein the a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7072629 | Method for recording information transmitted over a radio frequency A method for recording information that is transmitted over a radio frequency, especially traffic information, in which, in a monitoring state, the receiving device is supplied with power in a clocked manner. While switched on, the receiving device is tuned to a pre... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065342 | System and mobile cellular telephone device for playing recorded music A mobile cellular telephone is used to select a music recording from a remote source, such as online music recording storage facility, and wirelessly receive the selected music recording. The received music recording is stored in a memory of the cellular telephone w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054601 | Apparatus and method for storing and selecting radio stations A method of storing and selecting a radio station (104, 106) in a radio (102) having a plurality of tuner presets (130) and a plurality of memory locations (146) assigned to each of the plurality of tuner presets, includes storing a plura... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043214 | Tower discovery and failover Described is a communication system including wireless client devices. In the described system, the client devices may be wrist-worn watches such as are in common use today, except that the watches are specially configured to receive transmissions from broadcast tow... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022905 | Classification of information and use of classifications in searching and retrieval of information A method and apparatus are provided for classification of information and using the classification information in search and retrieval of information. In one embodiment, musical compositions having various highly subjective characteristics and features are classifie... | 04/04/2006 |
