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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Kazuhiro Ieda, Hirakata, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Ieda, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
[Object] To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of performing a channel scan in a relatively short time. [Means for Solution] The digital broadcast receiver is designed for installation in an automobile for example, and identifies a current location using a GPS function. The receiver has a channel list per region containing physical channel information of broadcast stations which potentially exist in each region, and performs a channel scan based on broadcast data obtained from receiving means for physical channels listed on the channel list in a region identified.