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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshikazu Tomida, Hirakata, JP;
Tatsuo Hiramatsu, Musashino, JP;
Hironori Mitoh, late of Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Sata, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/00 ;
Abstract
A prefix corresponding to a data block at the head of each of data groups in data of a layer of a received FM multiplex broadcast program and data of a layer of the received FM multiplex broadcast program are stored in first storage means. When a data retention command is entered, the data of the layer is produced on the basis of the prefix and the data of the layer which are stored in the first storage means, and the produced data of the layer is retained in second storage means as versatile recording and reproducing data.