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Receiving apparatus

  • US 7,830,251 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2006
  • Issued: 11/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A receiving apparatus comprising:

  • a receiving section for receiving a broadcast and a location of a transmitter transmitting the broadcast;

    a reproducing section for reproducing the broadcast;

    a location detector for detecting a location of the receiving apparatus;

    a moving direction calculator for calculating a moving direction of the receiving apparatus based on the location of the receiving apparatus; and

    a controller for determining a destination area of the receiving apparatus based on the moving direction, the controller comparing the location of the transmitter to the destination area of the receiver, and based on the comparison;

    allowing the reproducing section to reproduce a part of or all of the broadcast when the location of the transmitter is in the destination area of the receiving apparatus, andpreventing the reproducing section from reproducing the broadcast when the location of the transmitter is outside of the destination area of the receiving apparatus.

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