Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio to tune multiple stations simultaneously and select programming segments
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Application No.: US14663434Application Date: 2015-03-19
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Publication No.: US09859871B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: David S. Thompson , David A. Divine
- Applicant: David S. Thompson , David A. Divine
- Applicant Address: US WA Spokane
- Assignee: Chip Engine, LLC
- Current Assignee: Chip Engine, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Spokane
- Main IPC: H03J1/00
- IPC: H03J1/00

Abstract:
Techniques describe tuning a plurality of radio stations, buffering digital audio data from each tuner, recognizing programming segments in the buffer, identifying content (e.g., song title and artist) of at least some segments, selecting from among the identified segments, and providing the selected segments to a listener. In an example, at least two signals are simultaneously tuned from at least two radio stations. Digital audio data and metadata obtained from the tuning may be buffered. The buffered data may be segmented into programming segments. Information may be obtained about the programming segments. For example, a song title and artist may be obtained for a programming segment comprising a song. In another example, a second programming segment may be identified as a commercial or may remain unidentified. The obtained information identifying programming segments may be analyzed to identify listener-preferred programming segments. Preferred programming segments may then be provided to the listener.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150271598A1 Radio to Tune Multiple Stations Simultaneously and Select Programming Segments Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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