DEVICE AND/OR METHOD FOR WARNING ALERT RECEPTION DURING POWER OUTAGE
First Claim
1. An electrically powered device equipped to receive television transmissions, wherein the device is operative in one of two states, including a first state in which the device is powered up for normal operation and a second state in which the device is powered down for operation in a standby mode, said device comprising:
- a tuner that is used to select a particular television channel for reception by the device;
a controller that is operative in the standby mode to set the tuner to a designated channel and monitor the tuner for at least one of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message received on the designated channel, wherein upon detection of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message, the controller switches the device into the first state so as allow the device to output the detected emergency alert, warning or public interest message; and
,a power supply arranged to be operatively connected to an electric mains and provide electric power to selected components of the device in accordance the device'"'"'s operative state, wherein when the device is in the standby mode power from the supply is still provided to the tuner and controller while not being supplied to one or more other electrically powered components of the device.
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Abstract
An electrically powered device (10) is provided that is equipped to receive television transmissions. Suitably, the device (10) is operative in one of two states, including a first state in which the device (10) is powered up for normal operation and a second state in which the device (10) is powered down for operation in a standby mode. The device (10) includes: a tuner (14) that is used to select a particular television channel for reception by the device (10); a controller (24) that is operative in the standby mode to set the tuner (14) to a designated channel and monitor the tuner (14) for at least one of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message received on the designated channel, wherein upon detection of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message, the controller (24) switches the device (10) into the first state so as allow the device (10) to output the detected emergency alert, warning or public interest message; and, a power supply (12) arranged to be operatively connected to an electric mains and provide electric power to selected components of the device (10) in accordance the device'"'"'s operative state, wherein when the device is in the standby mode power from the supply (12) is still provided to the tuner (14) and controller (24) while not being supplied to one or more other electrically powered components of the device (10).
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1. An electrically powered device equipped to receive television transmissions, wherein the device is operative in one of two states, including a first state in which the device is powered up for normal operation and a second state in which the device is powered down for operation in a standby mode, said device comprising:
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a tuner that is used to select a particular television channel for reception by the device; a controller that is operative in the standby mode to set the tuner to a designated channel and monitor the tuner for at least one of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message received on the designated channel, wherein upon detection of an emergency alert, warning or public interest message, the controller switches the device into the first state so as allow the device to output the detected emergency alert, warning or public interest message; and
,a power supply arranged to be operatively connected to an electric mains and provide electric power to selected components of the device in accordance the device'"'"'s operative state, wherein when the device is in the standby mode power from the supply is still provided to the tuner and controller while not being supplied to one or more other electrically powered components of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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