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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Shinji Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasunobu Tsukio, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasunobu Tsukio, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A broadcast module includes a receiver for selecting the signal of a specific channel from the signals of a plurality of channels under control of a controller; a demodulator connected to the output of the receiver; a detector for detecting the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal selected by the receiver; and a comparator for comparing the signal-to-noise ratio detected by the detector with a predetermined level. The broadcast module can reduce the time required to specify a viewable channel.