METHOD FOR DIGITAL RADIO FRINGE AREA LEARNING
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area, the method having a digital radio receiver, a GPS signal receiver, a processor, and a data storage unit, the system including the steps of:
- receiving a digital radio signal by the digital radio receiver, determining by a processor a strength of the digital radio signal;
receiving a corresponding set of GPS coordinates by the GPS signal receiver if the strength of the digital radio signal is below a predetermined threshold;
storing the digital radio signal strength and the corresponding set of GPS coordinates in the data storage unit;
detecting when the user is re-approaching an area having the strength below the predetermined threshold based on the corresponding set of GPS coordinates; and
notifying the user that they are approaching an area having the strength below the predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system on a vehicle is provided operable to notify a user if and when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area. The vehicle includes both the capability to receive digital and analog radio signals. The system further includes a processor and a data storage unit. If the digital signal drops below a certain predetermined threshold, the system will record the location of the low signal and will notify the user of the low signal next time the user is approaching the same area recorded by the GPS.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area, the method having a digital radio receiver, a GPS signal receiver, a processor, and a data storage unit, the system including the steps of:
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receiving a digital radio signal by the digital radio receiver, determining by a processor a strength of the digital radio signal; receiving a corresponding set of GPS coordinates by the GPS signal receiver if the strength of the digital radio signal is below a predetermined threshold; storing the digital radio signal strength and the corresponding set of GPS coordinates in the data storage unit; detecting when the user is re-approaching an area having the strength below the predetermined threshold based on the corresponding set of GPS coordinates; and notifying the user that they are approaching an area having the strength below the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 2. The system for notifying a user when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area of claim I wherein the predetermined threshold ranges between 10-95%.
- 13. The system for notifying a user when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area of claim I wherein the system communicates to a mobile application on the user'"'"'s mobile device, the mobile device connecting to a shared web based storage unit.
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17. A system for notifying a user when they are approaching a low digital radio signal area, the system comprising:
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a digital radio receiver, the digital radio receiver receiving a digital radio signal; a processor connected to the digital radio receiver to determine the strength of the digital radio signal; a GPS signal receiver to receive GPS coordinates; and a data storage unit, the data storage unit to store both GPS coordinates and digital radio signal strength data; wherein the processor of the system detects when the user is re-approaching an area having the strength below a predetermined threshold based on a corresponding set of GPS coordinates and wherein the system notifies the user that they are approaching an area having a signal strength below the predetermined threshold.
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