Patent · US Expired

Weather band radio and method of tuning same

US6728522B1 · kind B1 · utility

34Cited by
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28Claims
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Filing dateSep 7, 1999
Grant dateApr 27, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/71
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile weather band radio and method of tuning the radio to select a signal channel based on geographic position. The radio has a weather band tuner adjustable for a plurality of radio wave signal channels. A position indicative receiver is provided for receiving position indicative signals and determining a current position of the radio. A controller automatically tunes the tuner to a select signal channel based on the determined geographic region.

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