WO2004004305A3 - Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver Download PDF

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WO2004004305A3
WO2004004305A3 PCT/US2003/019519 US0319519W WO2004004305A3 WO 2004004305 A3 WO2004004305 A3 WO 2004004305A3 US 0319519 W US0319519 W US 0319519W WO 2004004305 A3 WO2004004305 A3 WO 2004004305A3
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alert
signal receiver
television signal
user selectable
emergency
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Scott Allan Kendall
Gavin Lee Johnston
John Douglas Merrell
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Thomson Licensing Sa
Scott Allan Kendall
Gavin Lee Johnston
John Douglas Merrell
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Priority to CA002490775A priority patent/CA2490775A1/en
Priority to EP03761966A priority patent/EP1550305A4/en
Priority to AU2003243692A priority patent/AU2003243692A1/en
Priority to KR10-2004-7021066A priority patent/KR20050013240A/en
Priority to MXPA04012985A priority patent/MXPA04012985A/en
Publication of WO2004004305A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004004305A2/en
Publication of WO2004004305A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004004305A3/en

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Abstract

A television signal receiver (20) having an emergency alert function provides an alert output in accordance with a user selectable alert mode corresponding to the type of emergency event. According to an exemplary embodiment, the television signal receiver (20) includes a tuner (22) operative to tune a frequency including emergency alert signals indicating a type of emergency event. A processor (27) is operative to enable an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals, wherein the alert output is provided in accordance with a user selectable alert mode corresponding to the type of emergency event.
PCT/US2003/019519 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver WO2004004305A2 (en)

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JP2004517719A JP2006515720A (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing a user-selectable alert mode for a television signal receiver
US10/519,036 US20050273809A1 (en) 2003-06-19 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver
CA002490775A CA2490775A1 (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver
EP03761966A EP1550305A4 (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver
AU2003243692A AU2003243692A1 (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver
KR10-2004-7021066A KR20050013240A (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver
MXPA04012985A MXPA04012985A (en) 2002-06-27 2003-06-19 Apparatus and method for providing user selectable alert modes for a television signal receiver.

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US39191002P 2002-06-27 2002-06-27
US39190802P 2002-06-27 2002-06-27
US60/391,908 2002-06-27
US60/391,910 2002-06-27

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AU2003243692A8 (en) 2004-01-19
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