Interactive video distribution systems – Satellite video distribution system – Receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-13
2009-10-06
Saltarelli, Dominic D (Department: 2421)
Interactive video distribution systems
Satellite video distribution system
Receiver
C715S716000, C455S063400, C455S139000, C455S276100, C455S303000, C455S304000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07600247
ABSTRACT:
A television tuner that receives a television signal using a smart antenna includes a rescan unit that executes rescan; that is: that when an instruction that instructs direct selection of a reception channel on which a television signal is currently received is issued during reception of a television broadcast service, causes an antenna control section to vary or control the receiving direction of the smart antenna and causes a signal state detector section to detect the states of signals sampled in all receiving directions; and that if the state of a signal detected by the signal state detector section agrees with a predetermined signal state, preserves the receiving direction of the smart antenna in which the signal is sampled. Consequently, rescan can be executed for all the receiving directions of the smart antenna by performing a simple manipulation.
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Japanese Notice of the reason for refusal, dated Jan. 23, 2008.
Japanese Notice of the reason for refusal, dated Apr. 11, 2008.
Funai Electric Co. Ltd.
Ganjian Peter
Saltarelli Dominic D
Yokoi & Co. U.S.A., Inc.
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