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Method of selecting receiving frequency for RDS receiver

  • US 5,428,825 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1994
  • Issued: 06/27/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A receiving frequency selecting method for a RDS receiver, comprising the steps of:

  • a) receiving, using an RDS receiver, a RDS signal broadcast from a first broadcast station at a first frequency, said RDS signal including a first group of alternative frequencies for a group of broadcasting stations in a broadcasting network which includes said first broadcast station, said receiver including a first memory for storing a list of alternative frequencies;

    b) storing alternative frequencies of said first group, which are not in said list, in said first memory to create a new list of alternative frequencies; and

    c) chasing a broadcast program being broadcast by said broadcasting network by varying a receiving frequency of said RDS receiver to a frequency which corresponds to one of said alternative frequencies in said new list in order to maintain a receiving level at or above a prescribed receiving signal level or a signal level of said first broadcasting station.

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