Patent ID: 6112063
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: H03J

Abstract:
A broadcast radio receiver for receiving broadcasts including auxiliary data, wherein said auxiliary data includes a content code identifying which one of a plurality of predetermined content types a respective broadcast station is operating under, said receiver comprising:preset buttons on said receiver for returning said receiver to a respective broadcast station associated with each respective preset button, said preset buttons selectably operating in either a normal preset mode or an autoset mode, each preset button having a normal link with a respective broadcast station in said normal preset mode which is manually determined by a user, and each preset button having an autoset link with a respective broadcast station in said autoset mode which is automatically assigned by said receiver during an autoset scan;a normal preset memory storing a respective frequency value and a respective content code for a broadcast station linked with each respective preset button in said normal preset mode; andan autoset memory storing a respective frequency value for a broadcast station linked with a respective preset button in said autoset mode, wherein a broadcast station linked in said autoset mode with at least one respective preset button is determined according to a content code of a broadcast station linked with the same preset button in said normal preset mode.