Patent ID: 8112780
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus mountable on a mobile unit, comprising: first receiving demodulation unit for receiving through a first receiving antenna mounted on the mobile unit, one of a broadcasting wave of a desired station, and a broadcasting wave of another station among a plurality of receivable other stations different from the desired station in accordance with a setup, and for outputting a demodulation signal; second receiving demodulation unit for receiving through a second receiving antenna mounted on the mobile unit, one of the broadcasting wave of the desired station, and the broadcasting wave of the another station different from the desired station in accordance with the setup, and for outputting a demodulation signal; a combining section for combining the respective demodulation signals when said first receiving demodulation unit and said second receiving demodulation unit both receive the broadcasting waves of the same desired station; a first signal selecting section for selecting the demodulation signal of the broadcasting wave of the desired station from one of said first receiving demodulation unit, said second receiving demodulation unit and said combining section; first data extractor for carrying out error correction of the signal fed from said first signal selecting section, for extracting video and audio data of said desired station from the signal passing through the error correction and supplying the video and audio data to a decoder, and for extracting and outputting program-related information data contained in the broadcasting wave of the desired station; a second signal selecting section for selecting a demodulation signal of the broadcasting wave of said another station from one of said first receiving demodulation unit and said second receiving demodulation unit; second data extractor for carrying out error correction of the signal fed from said second signal selecting section, and for extracting and outputting program-related information data contained in the broadcasting wave of said another station from the signal passing through the error correction; and a controller for switching between a first receiving mode and a second receiving mode in response to a setup instruction signal, wherein said first receiving mode sets receiving frequencies of said first receiving demodulation unit and said second receiving demodulation unit to the same broadcasting wave frequency of said desired station, and sets said first signal selecting section in a manner as to select the demodulation signal from said combining section, and wherein said second receiving mode sets one of the receiving frequencies of said first receiving demodulation unit and second receiving demodulation unit to the broadcasting wave frequency of said desired station, sets other receiving frequencies to the broadcasting wave frequencies of said plurality of receivable other stations sequentially, sets said first signal selecting section in a manner as to select one of the demodulation signal of said first receiving demodulation unit and the demodulation signal of said second receiving demodulation unit, which demodulates the broadcasting wave of said desired station, and sets said second signal selecting section in a manner as to select one of the demodulation signal of said second receiving demodulation unit and the demodulation signal of said first receiving demodulation unit, which demodulates the broadcasting wave of said another station, and wherein the controller compares receiving levels of the first receiving system and the second receiving system only when both receiving systems are receiving the same broadcasting wave, and based on said comparison, the controller establishes the second receiving mode which enables the receiving system having a greater receiving level to receive the broadcasting wave of said desired station to be viewed, and sets the other receiving system to the receiving frequencies of the broadcasting waves of said receivable other stations in a manner so that the other receiving system can sequentially acquire program-related information of said receivable other stations.