Method and device for receiving a broadcast service comprising switching between digital audio broadcasting (DAB) transmissions and enhanced multimedia broadcast/multicast transmissions (EMBMS)

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PATENT NO 9917666
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15438187

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A method for broadcast service following for a vehicle includes a first step of continuously, or in given time intervals, estimating a signal quality and/or signal availability of the DAB service and/or the cellular network based broadcast service in a route section the vehicle is expected to reach in a given time span. The method also includes a second step of performing a handover from the DAB service to the corresponding cellular network based broadcast service dependent on the estimated signal quality and/or signal availability. The first step may depend on provided data base information. The first step may in addition, or in the alternative, depend on service information, which is included in a received DAB signal.

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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTMUNICH

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Calabuig, Gaspar Jordi Valencia, ES 2 8
Calabuig, Soler Daniel Valencia, ES 4 13
Gimenez, Gandia Jordi Joan Alcoy, ES 3 1
Klemp, Oliver Munich, DE 7 33
Monserrat, Del Rio Jose Francisco Valencia, ES 5 10
Serrano, David Gozalvez Munich, DE 7 17

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