Method of receiving programs, and use of this method in a DAB receiver

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EP 0 881 792 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/49

(21)	Application number: 98109471.7

(22)	Date of filing: 25.05.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04H 1/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.05.1997 JP 13476697

(71)	Applicant: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
	Tokyo 141 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Suda, Hidetaka Iwaki-city, Fukushima (JP)

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

(54)	Method of receiving programs, and use of this method in a DAB receiver

(57) When there is a plurality of programs of a set program type being broadcast, a user is allowed to recognize this plurality of programs and to be able to select the desired program. A control section (17) determines whether there is a plurality of programs of a program type specified by a user. When there is a plurality of programs, (1) the fact is displayed and the sound of the program of the set program type is selected and caused to be output by operating a program selection key PSK, or (2) the sound of the program of each set program type is output at fixed time intervals, and the sound of a program selected by operating the program selection key is continuously output, or (3) all the labels of the program of each set program type are displayed on a display section (18a) and the sound of a selected program is output.

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