Interactive video distribution systems – Satellite video distribution system – Receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-27
2009-06-23
Kelley, Christopher (Department: 2424)
Interactive video distribution systems
Satellite video distribution system
Receiver
Reexamination Certificate
active
07552461
ABSTRACT:
An object is to provide antenna system capable to decide optimal receiving direction of antenna, and television receiver provided with such antenna system.The antenna system includes CPU that executes switching program to switch directional property of antenna sequentially, CPU that executes determination program to determine whether TV broadcast signal is received or not each time directional property of antenna is switched, CPU that executes decision program to decide direction of directional property of the antenna when it is determined that TV broadcast signal was received, as optimal receiving direction that corresponds to one channel, and number of decision times data table to store receiving direction decided as optimal receiving direction and number of decision times receiving direction was decided as optimal receiving direction in correspondence with each other. Directional property of antenna is switched sequentially from receiving direction that has larger number of decision times.
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Crowell & Moring LLP
Funai Electric Co. Ltd.
Kelley Christopher
Mengesha Mulugeta
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