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Automatic receiving channel setting method of a receiver
Assignee: Funai Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-29
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Granted: 1995-12-26
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Expires: 2014-06-29
Abstract
Abstract An automatic receiving channel setting method of the receiver having a receivable signal strength, judges whether or not the detected channel is included within the frequency zone allotted only to the CATV, sets the receiving mode, and searches and memorizes the channel according to the allotted channel plan of the CATV or sets the receiving mode of the receiver to the TV receiving mode of the ground wave and searches and memorizes the channel according to the allotted channel plan of the TV broadcast of the ground wave.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeto Sakakibara
- 👤 Kazumi Notomi
- 👤 Yoshihiro Yamanishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
Method of automatically setting the selection mode of a receiver for receiving broadcast T.V. or CATV, comprising the steps of detecting a channel having a receivable signal strength; determining if the detected channel is included within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV; memorizing the CATV channel and setting the receiver according to an allotted CATV channel plan; memorizing and setting the receiving mode of the receiver to receive T.V. channels only when no channel can be detected within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV according to an allotted channel plan of the broadcast T.V.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
Method of automatically setting the selection mode of a receiver for receiving broadcast T.V. or CATV, comprising the steps of detecting a channel having a receivable signal strength; determining if the detected channel is included within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV; memorizing the CATV channel and setting the receiver according to an allotted CATV channel plan; memorizing and setting the receiving mode of the receiver to receive T.V. channels only when no channel can be detected within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV according to an allotted channel plan of the broadcast T.V.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
Method of automatically setting the selection mode of a receiver for receiving broadcast T.V. or CATV, comprising the steps of detecting a plurality of channels having a receivable signal strength; determining if any of said plurality of detected channels is included within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV; memorizing and setting the receiving mode of the receiver to the CATV receiving mode when a predetermined number of channels are included within the frequency zone allotted only to CATV; and memorizing and setting the receiving mode to the T.V. receiving mode in accordance to the T.V. broadcast channel plan only when the number of channels which can be detected within the frequency zone allotted to CATV is 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
Method of automatically setting the selection mode of a receiver for receiving broadcast T.V. or CATV, comprising the steps of detecting a plurality of channels having a receivable signal strength; determining if any of said plurality of detected channels is included within a frequency zone allotted only to CATV; memorizing and setting the receiving mode of the receiver to the CATV receiving mode when a predetermined number of channels are included within the frequency zone allotted only to CATV; and memorizing and setting the receiving mode to the T.V. receiving mode in accordance to the T.V. broadcast channel plan only when the number of channels which can be detected within the frequency zone allotted to CATV is 1.
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