Patents Examined by Sherrig Hsia
  • Patent number: 5146337
    Abstract: A television receiver includes a single tuner for tuning both television channels and broadcast FM stations. The tuner is operated at a fixed gain setting in FM reception mode. The tuner serves as the first conversion stage of a double conversion FM receiver, wherein the mixer of an FM radio integrated circuit serves as the second conversion stage. The arrangement operates at a specific and non-arbitrary first IF frequency. The FM receiver is also capable of automatically receiving National Weather Service broadcasts on that one of NWS's seven allocated frequencies which is operating in a listener's area. The receiver provides an on-screen display of the currently tuned FM channel number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc
    Inventor: Gary D. Grubbs