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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Inventors:
Shree Jaisimha, Senoia, GA (US);
Mohammad Kanji, Brampton, CA;
Donald Thomas, Smyrna, GA (US);
Jason Hingerton, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H03J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03J 1/0066 (2013.01); H03J 1/0091 (2013.01); H04B 1/1638 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a single-tuner radio includes tuning into a first frequency. A pause in a first signal associated with the first frequency is detected. Tuning is switched from the first frequency to a second frequency. A signal quality metric for the second frequency is measured. Tuning is switched from the second frequency to the first frequency.