Global Patent Index - EP 0507096 A3

EP 0507096 A3 19930303 - A RDS RECEIVER

Title (en)

A RDS RECEIVER

Publication

EP 0507096 A3 19930303 (EN)

Application

EP 92103754 A 19920305

Priority

JP 6665291 A 19910329

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0507096A2] The present invention provides an RDS receiver for use with an automobile which receives data concerning radio broadcasting stations incorporated within a network and is capable of, in case the electric field strength of a radio station currently being received has decreased to less than a predetermined level in some way or other, automatically selecting a radio wave broadcast from another radio station having a higher electric field strength in the same network, wherein the RDS receiver, in automatically changing from a radio station currently being received to another radio station broadcasting the same program, extends or shortens a muting time during which the muting operation is executed, by controlling a station detector (SD) waiting time, which is a required period of time until the SD signal becomes high level, in proportion to a difference between the frequency currently being received and that of another radio station. In order to complete the above object, the RDS receiver according to the present invention comprises a controlling means to calculate a difference between the frequency currently being received and that of another radio station, and controls an SD (station detector) waiting time in proportion to the thus figured-out difference therebetween. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04H 1/00

IPC 8 full level

H03J 7/18 (2006.01); H03J 7/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04H 20/22 (2013.01); H04H 20/26 (2013.01); H04H 40/18 (2013.01); H04H 2201/13 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 381 (E-810)23 August 1989 & JP-A-11 30 630 ( SANYO ELECTRIC )
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 413 (E-820)12 September 1989 & JP-A-11 51 318 ( PIONEER )

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0507096 A2 19921007; EP 0507096 A3 19930303; EP 0507096 B1 19970604; DE 69220130 D1 19970710; DE 69220130 T2 19970918; JP 2978263 B2 19991115; JP H04302211 A 19921026

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92103754 A 19920305; DE 69220130 T 19920305; JP 6665291 A 19910329