(19)
(11) EP 0 788 251 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.08.1997 Bulletin 1997/32

(21) Application number: 97101651.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.02.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04H 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 05.02.1996 JP 4209996

(71) Applicant: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
Iwaki-shi, Fukushima 970-1192 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Obata, Kijuro
    Iwaki-city, Fukushima (JP)
  • Nemoto, Hiroyuki
    Iwaki-city, Fukushima (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Digital audio broadcasting receiver


(57) A digital audio broadcasting receiver designed to prevent interruption of the flow of received data when the receiver is changed to receive a program on a frequency carrier different from the frequency carrier on which the data is being received. Means for this prevention can be realized at a low cost. The receiver has a data reception detection section (50) for detecting a state where a predetermined kind of data is being received, and a warning section (70, 80) for giving warning when an instruction is input to perform reception on a frequency different from the frequency of the signal presently received.






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