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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Takehiro Onomatsu, Daito, JP;
Shusuke Narita, Daito, JP;
Inventors:
Takehiro Onomatsu, Daito, JP;
Shusuke Narita, Daito, JP;
Assignee:
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A broadcast reception apparatus is connected to a directional antenna capable of changing an airwave reception direction. The broadcast reception apparatus includes a tuner selecting a frequency of airwave received by the directional antenna. When a prescribed condition is satisfied, power is supplied to the tuner, and thereafter power is supplied to the directional antenna.