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- Patent Title: System and apparatus for receiving digital television signals
- Patent Title (中): 用于接收数字电视信号的系统和装置
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Application No.: US13336273Application Date: 2011-12-23
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Publication No.: US08638396B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Christopher R. Keate , Armando V. Lopez , Eric S. Tang
- Applicant: Christopher R. Keate , Armando V. Lopez , Eric S. Tang
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
- Main IPC: H04N5/44
- IPC: H04N5/44 ; H04N5/50

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods to receive and display digital television signals are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus to receive digital television signals comprises an antenna assembly coupled to the signal processing circuitry and comprising a first antenna positioned to maximize reception in a first direction and a second antenna positioned to maximize reception in a second direction, different from the first direction, and a processor coupled to the antenna assembly and comprising a selection logic module to select an antenna to receive a digital television signal for a specific channel, and a tuning logic module to configure the antenna assembly to receive a signal via a selected antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120092561A1 System and Apparatus for Receiving Digital Television Signals Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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