Broadcast receiver capable of selecting stations based upon geographical location and program format
June 29, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAutomatic programming system for television receivers Receiver including a tuning circuit having a transmitter search Universal automotive electronic radio with display for tuning or time information Radio with audio controls and associated displays Broadcast wave receiving system Tuning display for a television receiver Circuit arrangement for indicating the names of broadcasting stations in radio or TV receivers Apparatus for automatically detecting and playing desired audio segments over a broadcast receiver Patent #: 4682370 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 212863 filed on 06/29/1988US Classes:455/158.4, With multiple display functions455/158.3, Using a counter455/158.5, Non-numeric display (e.g., call letters)455/181.1, Time controlled455/186.1With memory control or programmingExaminersPrimary: Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.Assistant: Kuntz, Curtis Foreign Patent References
International ClassH04B 011/16AbstractA broadcast receiver is capable of selecting a broadcast station based upon a user selected program format and the geographical location of the receiver. The receiver includes a memory storing a database of information relating to frequencies of broadcast stations broadcasting into particular geographical locations and the program format of each such broadcast frequency. After a user inputs the geographical location of the receiver and a desired program format, the database may be scanned to select a broadcast frequency corresponding to the input geographical location and program format for retrieval. This selected frequency is used to tune the receiver. The geographical location, identification information, and program format for the selected frequency are then visually displayed. | |
