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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W. Cuccia, Annapolis, MD (US);
Assignee:
U. S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 ; H04N 5/63 ; H04N 5/54 ; H04N 1/100 ; H04B 7/00 ; H04B 1/16 ; H04M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 ; H04N 5/63 ; H04N 5/54 ; H04N 1/100 ; H04B 7/00 ; H04B 1/16 ; H04M 1/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a receiving apparatus comprising a receiver for receiving signals, e.g. radio or television signals, which comprises means for collecting particular information incorporated in at least a part of the signals, e.g. in order to build a compound electronic program guide. The apparatus according to the invention is adapted to perform the scanning when the receiver is not in use, e.g. during stand-by mode, or when the apparatus is performing a function which does not involve the receiver.