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Digital broadcasting receiver

US6430236B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1998
Grant dateAug 6, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/443
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital broadcasting receiver capable of receiving a plurality of types of digital broadcasting, for example, digital satellite broadcasting, digital ground wave broadcasting and digital CATV broadcasting. The digital broadcasting receiver includes a software utilizing demodulating section for demodulating a digitized intermediate-frequency signal, a memory for storing software to be used in the software utilizing demodulating section so that each digital broadcasting capable of being received is demodulated, and a control section for giving a command to the software utilizing demodulating section so that the software for demodulating each digital broadcasting is selectively used by the software utilizing demodulating section according to a setting made by a remote control transmitting unit or a key input section which is a setting input section.

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