(19)
(11) EP 1 043 851 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/41

(21) Application number: 00302880.0

(22) Date of filing: 05.04.2000
(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: 06.04.1999 JP 9882799

(71) Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Okamoto, Koichi, 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 the reception of Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB)


(57) A receiver for digital audio broadcasting for selecting a program readily with improved operability is disclosed. The digital audio receiver receives a digital broadcast including a plurality of programs classified in levels of hierarchy and being broadcast with a single transmission band, and includes a display unit for displaying information on a program being received and displaying items of one of the hierarchy levels in the form of a list, and a control section to which first and second operation keys, a display mode key and a decision key are connected. Under the control of the control section, upon the operation of the display mode key to establish a first display mode, information on the program being received is displayed on the display unit; upon the operation of the display mode key to establish a second display mode, the items in the hierarchy level are displayed in the form of a list on the display unit; upon the operation of the first operation key, the level to be displayed is changed; upon the operation of the second operation key, an item of the level displayed is selected; and upon the operation of the decision key for a result of the selection, a program corresponding to the selected item is selected.







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