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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Hirotaka Minato, Tokyo, JP;
Fujio Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirotaka Minato, Tokyo, JP;
Fujio Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/10 (2006.01); H04L 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radio receiver for receiving an existing analog broadcast and a terrestrial digital radio broadcast transmitting digital signals, the receiver having a plurality of antennas, and composed of a diversity receiverfor receiving terrestrial digital radio broadcasts by antenna switching; and a controllerfor disabling diversity reception when the number of receivable broadcasting stations acquired by station selection operation is a predetermined number or more.