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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Ibiquity Digital Corporation, Calabasas, CA (US);
Eugene Parrella, Calabasas, CA (US);
Robert Saizan, Calabasas, CA (US);
iBiquity Digital Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A method performed by a radio receiver comprises: receiving digital radio broadcast (DRB) signals on respective frequency channels: acquiring a list that identifies which of the DRB signals are all-digital signals: receiving a tune command to tune to a particular DRB signal among the DRB signals; and upon determining that the particular DRB signal is an all-digital signal based on the list: playing muted audio: while playing muted audio, tuning to the particular DRB signal based on the tune command and performing digital signal acquisition of the particular DRB signal; and when the digital signal acquisition is complete, performing digital demodulation of the particular DRB signal to recover digital audio, and switching from playing muted audio to playing digital audio.