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US 2010/0165213 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for use in a mobile/handheld communications system
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsPaul Knutson, Wen Gao
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Abstract
An ATSC DTV mobile transmitter synchronizes their transmissions with other associated stations. An ATSC DTV mobile receiver hops across channels during periods of idle time for forming a program guide including program guide information from channels besides a selected channel.
Claims4
Apparatus comprising:
- a tuner for tuning to a currently selected channel;
- a demodulator for receiving a mobile television signal for the currently selected channel for providing mobile data, wherein the mobile television signal occurs in mobile bursts and wherein a time period between mobile bursts is an idle time and wherein a portion of the mobile data represents program guide information for the currently selected channel;
- and
- a processor for causing the tuner to tune to other mobile television channels during the idle time for compiling program guide information from the other mobile television channels.
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A method comprising:
- tuning to a currently selected channel;
- receiving a mobile television signal for the currently selected channel for providing mobile data, wherein the mobile television signal occurs in mobile bursts and wherein a time period between mobile bursts is an idle time and wherein a portion of the mobile data represents program guide information for the currently selected channel;
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- tuning to other mobile television channels during the idle time for compiling program guide information from the other mobile television channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.