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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
Bby Solutions, Inc., Richfield, MN (US);
Newton Guillen, Plymouth, MN (US);
BBY Solutions, Inc., Richfield, MN (US);
Abstract
A geolocation smart antenna system is presented. In the system a database of television station information is provided. The database may include information such as channel number, broadcast frequency, network affiliation, and locations of one or more terrestrial television broadcast towers. An optimal antenna direction is determined based on a determined geographic location of an antenna and a geographic location of a broadcast tower. A system user selects a television program or television network broadcasted by a television station. A selection signal is sent to an antenna controller, and in response a television antenna is automatically oriented in an optimal direction toward a broadcast tower for the selected station. The selection signal may also be sent to a television receiver, and in response a television tuner is tuned to the station's radio frequency channel.