Receiver for receiving Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) programmes, comprising a selection means for selecting a sound signal from several sources

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EP 0 961 431 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48

(21)	Application number: 99304209.2

(22)	Date of filing: 28.05.1999

(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:

28.05.1998 JP 16418698

(71)	Applicant: PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
	Meguro-ku Tokyo-to (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Toki, Katsuhiko, c/o Pioneer Electronic Corp. Kawagoe-shi, Saitama (JP) Miyake, Takashi, c/o Pioneer Electronic Corp. Kawagoe-shi, Saitama (JP) Abe, Mikito, c/o Pioneer Electronic Corporation Kawagoe-shi, Saitama (JP)

(74)	Representative: Haley, Stephen
	Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	Receiver for receiving Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) programmes, comprising a selection means for selecting a sound signal from several sources

(57) A receiver which is capable of selecting an audio output of the receiver from audio outputs of a plurality of signal sources is provided. When a digital broadcast receiving portion has been selected as the signal source, a state of reception of the digital broadcast receiving portion is determined. In accordance with a result of the determination, whether or not the ensemble which is being received has been ended is announced through announcing unit.

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