Increasing efficiency of a radio receiver with an adaptive tuner

A mobile radio receiver for a vehicle comprising a tuner front-end section,

• a location data port for receiving tuner location data;
• a sensor port for receiving sensor signal measurement data from at least one vehicle sensor;
• a tuner front-end section parameter server port for sending the tuner location data and the sensor signal measurement data and for receiving a set of tuner front-end section parameter data;
• and
• a data processing unit being operably connected to the tuner front-end section, the location data port, the sensor port, and the tuner front-end section parameter server port,
• wherein the mobile radio receiver provides an operational mode, a checking mode, a tuner parameter retrieval mode, and a tuner parameter application mode,
• wherein in the operational mode, the tuner front-end section operates according to one set of tuner front-end section parameters,
• wherein in the checking mode, the data processing unit checks the sensor signal measurement data against at least one pre-determined threshold data such that the mobile radio receiver enters the parameter retrieval mode when a corresponding part of the sensor signal measurement data exceeds the at least one pre-determined threshold data,
• wherein in the parameter retrieval mode, the tuner front-end section parameter server port sends the tuner location data and the sensor signal measurement data and receives a new set of tuner front-end section parameter data, and
• wherein in the parameter application mode, the data processing unit updates the tuner front-end section with the new set of tuner front-end section parameter data.

A tuner front-end parameter section parameter server for a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, comprising:

• a mobile radio receiver port for receiving tuner location data and at least one sensor signal measurement datum and for sending a set of tuner front-end section parameters;
• a server storage device for storing at least two tuner location data, at least two sensor signal measurement data, and at least two sets of tuner front-end section parameters;
• and
• a data processing unit being operably connected to the mobile radio receiver port and the server storage device,
• wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server provides a tuner parameter provision mode,
• wherein in the tuner parameter provision mode,
• the mobile radio receiver port receives the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum,
• the data processing unit retrieves one set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum from the server storage device, and
• the mobile radio receiver port sends the set of tuner front-end section parameters.

A method for operating a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• operating a tuner front-end section according to at least one predetermined tuner front-end section parameter;
• checking at least one sensor signal measurement datum against at least one predetermined threshold and causing the mobile radio receiver to perform the parameter retrieval when the at least one sensor signal measurement datum exceeds the at least one predetermined threshold;
• sending tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum to a tuner front-end section parameter server;
• receiving a new set of tuner front-end section parameters from the tuner front-end section parameter server;
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• updating the tuner front-end section with the new set of tuner front-end section parameters.

A method for operating a tuner front-end section parameter server for a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving a tuner location data and at least one sensor signal measurement datum from the mobile radio receiver;
• retrieving one specific set of tuner front-end section parameters out of a set of pre-determined tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum;
• and
• sending the set of tuner front-end section parameters to the mobile radio receiver.