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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Applicant:
Bernal Antonio Arroyo, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bernal Antonio Arroyo, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of operating a mobile television receiver. The methods comprise the steps of gathering data concerning parameters of an input signal, determining whether the signal is at a level, and performing additional functions if it is determined that the signal is at the level. Determining the signal level includes determining one of signal-to-noise ratio, bit error rate, signal strength and uncorrected packet count. Performing additional functions comprises scanning a frequency space of the signal.