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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Haruhiko Nakamura, Yaita, JP;
Haruhito Watanabe, Tochigi, JP;
Mamoru Oda, Noda, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A broadcast receiver which can receive broadcast by directly selecting a discretionary broadcast station from all the receivable broadcast stations. The broadcast receiver is provided with a broadcast receiving section having broadcast station searching means for searching a carrier frequency of the receivable broadcast station. The receivable carrier frequencies searched by the broadcast station searching means are displayed as a list of broadcast station information on a display section, a specification from the list of broadcast station information displayed on the display section is accepted by operation of an operating section, and broadcast of the carrier frequency corresponding to the accepted specification is permitted to be received by the broadcast receiving section.