(19)
(11) EP 1 137 209 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/39

(21) Application number: 01000054.5

(22) Date of filing: 12.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04H 1/00, G07F 7/08, H04H 3/00, A63H 30/04, H04B 5/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.03.2000 US 188696 P

(71) Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Dallas, Texas 75251 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Stetzler, Trudy D.
    Texas 77077, Houston (US)
  • Simsek, Burc A.
    Texas 77077, Houston (US)
  • DeMoor, Robert
    Texas 77478, Sugarland (US)
  • Coppisetti, Naresh
    Texas 77082, Houston (US)
  • Gardner, John H.
    Texas 77429, Cypress (US)
  • Frantz, Gene A.
    Texas 77459, Missouri City (US)
  • LeVasseur, Carol A.
    Texas 75002, Parker (US)
  • Salahuddin, Aamer
    Texas 75081, Richardson (US)
  • Gutierrez, Keith
    Texas 75075, Plano (US)
  • Stetson, Philip S.
    Texas 75044, Garland (US)
  • Rasor, Douglas S.
    Texas 75252, Dallas (US)

(74) Representative: Holt, Michael 
Texas Instruments Ltd., EPD MS/13, 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton Business Park, Northampton NN4 7YL
Northampton Business Park, Northampton NN4 7YL (GB)

   


(54) Method and receiver for receiving digital broadcast signals


(57) A method for receiving information includes the steps of providing a search criteria, monitoring two or more digital radio signals for the search criteria, and performing an action in response to a found search criteria. The search criteria may be a transmission such as a song title, an artist's name, a product, a program, and combinations thereof.






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