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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Matthew Thomas Mayer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Anthony Pugel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Max Ward Muterspaugh, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Matthew Thomas Mayer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Anthony Pugel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Max Ward Muterspaugh, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A technique for performing channel detection in a device such as a television signal receiver is capable of quickly determining the analog and/or digital broadcast channels available in a given area. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for performing channel detection includes tuning a first frequency channel, determining whether a signal parameter associated with the first frequency channel exceeds a predetermined threshold, and enabling a first channel acquisition operation responsive to determining that the signal parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold.