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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
J. William Whikehart, Novi, MI (US);
John Elliot Whitecar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Darby Edward Hadley, Westboro, MA (US);
J. William Whikehart, Novi, MI (US);
John Elliot Whitecar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Darby Edward Hadley, Westboro, MA (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
An RF receiver operates to receive broadcast RF signals that include at least one of an analog portion and a digital portion. The RF receiver performs processing of the analog portion and/or the digital portion to generate a digital path signal. The RF receiver performs further processing of the analog portion to generate a first audio signal. A digital modulation processing system may be electrically connected with the RF receiver. The digital modulation processing system may receive and process the digital path signal to generate a second audio signal. The RF receiver may selectively utilize at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal to generate an audio output.