(19)
(11) EP 0 986 199 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/11

(21) Application number: 99307160.4

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04H 1/00, H04B 1/16
(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: 09.09.1998 JP 25557798

(71) Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tamura, Akiko, c/o Sony Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Nicholls, Michael John 
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Receiver for receiving Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) programmes


(57) A receiver of digital audio broadcasting for broadcasting a plurality of programs through a single transmission band, comprising: a scanning operation section and a scanning stop operation section which are connected to a control section, wherein, by operating said scanning operation section, at least some of said plurality of programs are selected in sequence and broadcast respectively for the designated time and, by operating said scanning stop operation section during the broadcasting of a specified program of said plurality of programs for the designated time, the specified program is broadcast successively, thus enabling an easy search for a favorite program.






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