Title (en)

Antenna alignment method and device

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Antennenausrichten

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif d'alignement d'antenne

Publication

EP 1014481 A1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 99125145 A 19991216

Priority

SE 9804352 A 19981216

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method and a device for aligning the direction of an antenna with a transmitter to give the best possible picture and sound when receiving digital signals. With regard to digital TV, an image (5) for adjusting the antenna is called-up, whereby the image (5) includes a signal indicator (20) that uses one and the same scale (12-19) to indicate signal quality for the reception using two different methods (110, 130) for measuring the quality of the signal.

IPC 1-7

H01Q 3/00; H01Q 1/12

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01Q 1/12 (2013.01); H01Q 3/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] EP 0548844 A2 19930630 - SONY CORP [JP]
• [Y] US 5463403 A 19951031 - WALKER GORDON K [US], et al
• [A] EP 0687029 A1 19951213 - THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1014481 A1 20000628; EP 1014481 B1 20021113; AT E227891 T1 20021115; DE 69903906 D1 20021219; DE 69903906 T2 20030703; SE 512542 C2 20000403; SE 9804352 D0 19981216; SE 9804352 L 20000403

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99125145 A 19991216; AT 99125145 T 19991216; DE 69903906 T 19991216; SE 9804352 A 19981216