# US 2014/0194079 A1 · Increasing efficiency of a radio receiver with an adaptive tuner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0194079 A1 - Document ID: US20140194079A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/238,562 - Filed: 2011-08-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-12 - Assignees: Continental Automotive GmbH - Inventors: Syaiful Bakhri; Wei Ming Dan Chia; Brian Sunil Nicolas Fernandes; Mintak Lee; Yinn Sinn Tang; Ye Yuan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194079A1 ## CPC - H03J 7/02: Automatic frequency control (H03J7/18 takes precedence) - H04H 20/62: for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles - H04H 40/18: Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving - H04H 60/40: for identifying broadcast time - H04H 60/43: for identifying broadcast channels - H04H 60/51: of receiving stations - H04H 60/65: for using the result on users' side - H04H 60/70: using geographical information, e.g. maps, charts or atlases - H04H 60/90: Wireless transmission systems - H03J 2200/12: Radio receiver combined with a GPS receiver - H03J: TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) ## Abstract A mobile radio receiver for a vehicle includes 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, the sensor signal measurement data for receiving a set of tuner front-end section parameter data, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is operably connected to the tuner front-end section, the location data port, the sensor port, and the tuner front-end section parameter server port. The mobile radio receiver provides an operational mode, a checking mode, a tuner parameter retrieval mode, and a tuner parameter application mode. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mobile radio receiver according to claim 16, wherein the data processing unit further comprising a local storage device for storing the set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor, wherein the mobile radio receiver further provides a parameter storage mode, and wherein in the parameter storage mode, the local storage device stores the set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The mobile radio receiver according to claim 17, wherein the local storage device further stores at least two pre-determined relationship data set for determining a set of tuner front-end section parameters corresponding to sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor, the mobile radio receiver further provides a tuner parameter adjustment mode, wherein in the parameter adjustment mode, the data processing unit determines a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the relationship data set, the tuner location data, and the sensor signal measurement data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The mobile radio receiver according to claim 18, further providing a tuner front-end section parameter server update mode, wherein in the tuner front-end section parameter server update mode, the tuner front-end section parameter server port sends the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor. ### Claim 20 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. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 20, wherein the server storage device further stores at least two pre-determined relationship data sets, the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a tuner parameter adjustment mode, wherein in the tuner parameter adjustment mode, the mobile radio receiver port receives the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum, and the data processing unit determines a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the sensor signal measurement datum, and the relationship data set. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 20, wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a parameter receipt mode, and wherein in the parameter receipt mode, the mobile radio receiver port receives a new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and at least one sensor signal measurement datum. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 21, wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a parameter storage mode, and wherein in the parameter storage mode, the server storage device stores the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum in the server storage device. ### Claim 24 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; and updating the tuner front-end section with the new set of tuner front-end section parameters. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method according to the claim 24, further comprising determining a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the at least one sensor signal measurement datum, and a relationship data set. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method according to the claim 25, further comprising sending the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum to the tuner front-end section parameter server. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The method according to the claim 24, further comprising storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum. ### Claim 28 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. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method according to claim 28, further comprising: determining a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the at least one sensor signal, and a relationship data set; and storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method according to claim 28, further comprising: receiving a new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and at least one sensor signal from the mobile radio receiver; and storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal.