Systems and methods for fast seek and scan functions in a digital radio broadcast receiver
US8335872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H2201/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for advancing to another service from a plurality of services in a digital radio broadcast receiver are described. The methods and systems include the steps of receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver, selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified as receivable, tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry, rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver, and updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria.
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