PROCESS FOR FINDING THE RECEIVABILITY OF RADIO SIGNALS IN A RADIO SYSTEM

摘要

A method for determining the receivability of radio signals in a radio syste m, and a receiver for implementing the necessary operations on the receiving side are described. The receiver receives or stores B-lists that list the broadcast transmitters and codes identifying the content available from each transmitter. The applicable codes are determined based on the current location of the receiver. The applicable codes are then compared to an A-list that associates each code with a broadcast station, program signal or program typ e. The receivable programs are then displayed to the user. Once the user has select ed a desired program, the receiver locks on quickly to this program. The invention eliminates the time-consuming scanning needed to find a desired program.