Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Minato

Hirotaka Minato has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Radio receiver
    Patent number: 8054923
    Abstract: A radio receiver for receiving an existing analog broadcast and a terrestrial digital radio broadcast transmitting digital signals, the receiver having a plurality of antennas 11a, 11b, and composed of a diversity receiver 12 for receiving terrestrial digital radio broadcasts by antenna switching; and a controller 21 for disabling diversity reception when the number of receivable broadcasting stations acquired by station selection operation is a predetermined number or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Minato, Fujio Hayakawa
  • RADIO RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20110188609
    Abstract: A radio receiver for receiving an existing analog broadcast and a terrestrial digital radio broadcast transmitting digital signals, the receiver having a plurality of antennas 11a, 11b, and composed of a diversity receiver 12 for receiving terrestrial digital radio broadcasts by antenna switching; and a controller 21 for disabling diversity reception when the number of receivable broadcasting stations acquired by station selection operation is a predetermined number or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Hirotaka Minato, Fujio Hayakawa