Patent ID: 6332078
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A receiver device capable of changing a receiving channel, comprising:a receiver having a plurality of receiving channels each adapted to receive a respective channel signal;a receiving channel search mode setting unit for setting a receiving channel search mode;a candidate channel detector configured to, when the receiving channel search mode is set by said receiving channel search mode setting unit, determine whether a predetermined bit rate signal is received while scanning the receiving channels of said receiver and to detect candidate channels at which the predetermined bit rate signal is received;a memory configured to store the candidate channels detected by said candidate channel detector;a channel information detector configured to select at least one of the candidate channels stored in said memory based on a predetermined priority and to detect channel information included in a received signal of the at least one selected candidate channel; anda received channel setting unit, when the channel information detected by said channel information detector is channel information of a desired channel, the received channel setting unit is configured to set the channel including the channel information of the desired channel as the receiving channel of said receiver.