Method and apparatus for determining channel reception of a receiver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4723302
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06893183

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A method and apparatus for identifying a channel to which a receiver is tuned sequentially detects a signal of the receiver and stores a characteristic value of the detected signal for a predefined sequence of frequencies. The stored values corresponding to the predetermined channels of the receiver are identified and assigned a predetermined value. The stored values corresponding to each of a plurality of harmonic frequencies of the predetermined channels are identified and assigned one of a plurality of different predetermined values. A total assigned value is then calculated for each of the predetermined channels with the corresponding values for the identified harmonic frequencies thereof. The calculated total values are then compared to identify a maximum value corresponding to the channel to which the receiver is tuned.

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NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH INC A DELAWARE CORP150 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD SCHAUMBURG IL 60173

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frett, Kenneth J Crystal Beach, FL 5 436
Fulmer, Allen L Clearwater, FL 2 323

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