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Method for selecting broadcasting tower, program for selecting broadcasting tower, storage medium storing same program and broadcast receiving device

US7174186B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2003
Grant dateFeb 6, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6112
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The broadcasting tower selecting method for selecting one broadcasting tower out of a plurality of broadcasting towers each being able to transmit together broadcast waves on a plurality of channels that can be received in an area, including: a first step of judging an existence or not of the channels that can be received in the area; a second step of extracting, based on a result from the judgment in the first step, one or more broadcasting towers that can provide all channels being receivable in the area out of the plurality of the broadcasting towers; and a third step of selecting one arbitrary broadcasting tower out of the extracted one or more broadcasting towers. Thus, it is possible to select automatically, with an easy operation, a broadcasting tower that can provide best video and audio quality, out of a plurality of broadcasting towers.

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