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US 8,588,718 B2Granted
Frequency modulated broadcasts
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorNeil Briffett
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Abstract
A method comprises detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast; and in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver. Automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter the susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to the possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver,
- wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises changing a setting of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver by switching from stereo to mono in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
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A method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver,
- wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- and
- wherein automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver comprises changing a setting of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver by performing at least one of the following:
- switching from stereo to mono or
- switching through a menu system or a voice command.
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A method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver,
- wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- detecting that a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is not tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is not at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to increase a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- wherein automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver comprises changing a setting of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver from mono to stereo.
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A method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver,
- wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- and
- wherein detecting whether the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist comprises comparing a location of the frequency modulation broadcast receiver with a database of locations where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or are absent.
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A method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver,
- wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- and
- wherein detecting whether the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast comprises comparing a data service-derived station name to a database of known overdeviating radio stations and/or known non-overdeviating radio stations.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver;
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- detect whether or not the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver by changing a setting to switch from stereo to mono in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
4 more elements
Apparatus, comprising:
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver;
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- detect that the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is not tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is not at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjust one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to increase a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- wherein the automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver comprises changing a setting of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver by performing at least one of the following:
- switching from stereo to mono or
- switching through a menu system or a voice command.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver;
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- detect that the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is not tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is not at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjust one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to increase a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- wherein the detecting whether the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist comprises comparing a location of the frequency modulation broadcast receiver with a database of locations where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or are absent.
5 more elements
Apparatus, comprising:
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver;
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- detect that the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is not tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is not at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist;
- and
- in response to the detection, automatically adjust one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to increase a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts;
- wherein the detecting whether the frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast comprises comparing a data service-derived station name to a database of known overdeviating radio stations and/or known non-overdeviating radio stations.
5 more elements
Apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- detect whether or not
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist, by comparing a location of the frequency modulation broadcast receiver with a database of locations where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or are absent;
- and
- to respond to the detection by automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver, wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
4 more elements
Apparatus, comprising:
- hardware or hardware and software configured to detect whether or not
- a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist, by comparing a location of the frequency modulation broadcast receiver with a database of locations where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or are absent;
- and
- hardware or hardware and software configured to respond to the detection by automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver, wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises adjusting one or more parameters or settings in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
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A computer readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon computer code for execution by computer apparatus control, the computer readable medium comprising:
- computer code for detecting whether or not a frequency modulation broadcast receiver is tuned to an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast, or is at a location where overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts exist or has received a user input indicating the presence of an overdeviated frequency modulated broadcast;
- and
- computer code for responding to the detection, by automatically adjusting operation of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver, wherein automatically adjusting operation comprises changing a setting of the frequency modulated broadcast receiver by switching from stereo to mono in such a way as to alter a susceptibility of a speaker arrangement to a possibility of being overdriven by overdeviated frequency modulated broadcasts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.