Patent ID: 6266519
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A receiver, comprising:a plurality of station-selecting keys for selecting broadcast frequencies;a first memory part for memorizing information relating to a station selection of a plurality of broadcast frequencies capable of being received for each selected area;area-selecting means for selecting, designating, and inputting the area;a second memory part for memorizing and keeping the information relating to the station selection of the plurality of broadcast frequencies so that the information corresponds to the plurality of station-selecting keys;recognition means for recognizing a broadcast frequency broadcasting a same broadcast program in the area selected by the area-selecting means;memory control means for memorizing the information relating to the station selection of the plurality of broadcast frequencies capable of being received in the area selected and designated by the area-selecting means in the second memory part so that pieces of the information relating to the station selection of the plurality of broadcast frequencies broadcasting the same broadcast program are arranged near each other along a direction in which the plurality of station-selecting keys are operated to change the station selection based on results of a recognition of the recognizing means; anddetection means for detecting a quality of receiving conditions of each of the plurality of broadcast frequencies capable of being received in the area selected by the area-selecting means, wherein the memory control means memorizes the information relating to the station selection of the plurality of broadcast frequencies broadcasting different broadcast programs in the second memory part in order of better receiving conditions based on results of detection of the detection means, and memorizes the information relating to the station selection of the plurality of broadcast frequencies broadcasting the same broadcast programs in vacant regions of the second memory part in order of better receiving conditions based on detection quality results of the detection means.