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Television signal receiver capable of receiving emergency alert signals

  • US 7,454,773 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2003
  • Issued: 11/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Television signal processing apparatus comprising:

  • a first tuner operative to tune a first signal indicating a first emergency event while the television signal processing apparatus is in a first off/standby mode,a second tuner operative to tune said first signal indicating a first emergency event while the television signal processing apparatus is in a second on mode, anda processor operative to cause the television signal processing apparatus to switch from said first off/standby mode, in which the first tuner tunes said first signal indicating an emergency event, to said second on mode, in which said first tuner tunes a second signal having at least one of an audio and video component and the second tuner tunes the first signal for indicating an emergency event.

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