(19)
(11) EP 0 961 433 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

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

(21) Application number: 99304217.5

(22) Date of filing: 28.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H04H 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

(30) Priority: 28.05.1998 JP 16418798

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Toki, Katsuhiko, Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Kawagoe-shi, Saitama (JP)
  • Miyake, Takashi, Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Kawagoe-shi, Saitama (JP)
  • Abe, Mikito, 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 programmes comprising a means for selecting a service from a plurality of preselected services


(57) A digital broadcast receiver for receiving a digital audio broadcast which transmits a digital signal indicating identification information of each of services which constitute an ensemble together with audio information of the digital audio broadcast, the digital broadcast receiver having a structure when a service required by a user is selected, a determination is first made whether or not the ensemble which is being received is able to select the service, and the service is selected when the service can be selected.







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