Patent ID: 7403755
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A receiver comprising: a monitoring receiver tuner that receives a first incoming signal; a selected program receiver tuner; a comparison output coupled to the selected program receiver tuner; a controller coupled to the monitoring receiver tuner and the comparison output; the monitoring receiver tuner operable to scan a frequency range to identify availability of an operator designated program in the first incoming signal; the controller operable to recognize the availability of the operator designated program, and further operable to generate a power control signal on the comparison output coupled to the selected program receiver tuner in response to the availability of the operator designated program; and the selected program receiver tuner operable to automatically turn ON in response to the power control signal that the controller generated in response to the availability of the operator designated program, and further operable to receive the operator designated program.