Patent ID: 7589793

Claim:
A portable apparatus comprising: a housing in which is located a receiver capable of receiving a direct satellite television broadcast signal and a digital terrestrial television broadcast signal; a signal comparer which compares the direct satellite television broadcast signal with the digital terrestrial television broadcast signal to determine which signal has greater signal strength; a pre digital terrestrial television broadcast signal processor; and a pre satellite signal processor; wherein if the signal comparer determines that the direct satellite television broadcast signal has greater signal strength than the digital terrestrial television broadcast signal, then the signal comparer causes the direct satellite television broadcast signal to be supplied as an original signal to the pre satellite signal processor; and wherein if the signal comparer determines that the digital terrestrial television broadcast signal has greater signal strength than the direct satellite television broadcast signal, then the signal comparer causes the digital terrestrial television broadcast signal to be supplied as an original signal to the pre digital terrestrial television broadcast signal processor; wherein an original signal supplied to the pre satellite signal processor is modified by the pre satellite signal processor to form a first modified satellite signal; wherein an original signal supplied to the pre digital terrestrial television broadcast signal processor is modified by the pre digital terrestrial television broadcast signal processor to form a first modified terrestrial signal; and further comprising a signal regulator and amplifier; wherein the first modified satellite signal is supplied to the signal regulator and amplifier and regulated by the signal regulator and amplifier to form a second modified satellite signal; and wherein the first modified terrestrial signal is supplied to the signal regulator and amplifier and regulated by the signal regulator and amplifier to form a second modified terrestrial signal.