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Radio receiver for information dissemenation using subcarrier
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-03-15
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2013-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A radio receiver receives FM subcarrier transmissions, and stores the transmitted textual information in a random access memory. The information is typically news, weather, sports, entertainment or other information of interest. A user interface allows selection from the memory of the stored information via a set of menus controlling a hierarchical database, so as to access particular items of information. A speech synthesizer accepts the accessed textual information items and transforms them into spoken speech. The user interface is either by voice or a single or multi-position switch allowing scanning through and selection from the menu items.
Inventors
- 👤 John O. Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; H04H20/33; H04H20/34; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q40/00; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/0021; G11B20/00217; G11B20/00224; G11B20/00246; G11B20/00413; G11B20/0071; G11B20/10; G11B20/10527; H04H60/00; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/15; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/60; H04N5/602; H04N7/00; H04N7/04; H04N7/06; H04N7/08; H04N7/081; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0881; H04N7/0882; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A receiver system comprising: a radio tuner for demodulating data from a radio signal; a memory for storing the demodulated data as a database; a user interface for providing a set of hierarchical menus describing the database, and for accepting selections from the set of menus; a controller for selecting data from the database in response to the accepted selections and outputting the selected data in an alphanumeric form; and a speech synthesizer for converting the selected data from alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A receiver system comprising: a radio tuner for demodulating data from a radio signal; a memory for storing the demodulated data as a database; a user interface for providing a set of hierarchical menus describing the database, and for accepting selections from the set of menus; a controller for selecting data from the database in response to the accepted selections and outputting the selected data in an alphanumeric form; and a speech synthesizer for converting the selected data from alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the radio tuner demodulates the data from an FM radio station carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 2, wherein the radio tuner includes means for channel skip tuning to a particular FM radio station sideband.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores the entire database.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the extracted data is encrypted, and further comprising a decryptor for decrypting the extracted data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 5, wherein the decryptor is enabled by a key received by the radio tuner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 5, wherein the decryptor is enabled by a key device connected to the decryptor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the alphanumeric form uses an ASCII code that represents alphanumeric text.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface is voice activated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes: a manual input device for mounting on an automobile steering wheel; and a wireless link from the manual input device to the controller.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a control for determining a speed at which the speech synthesizer outputs the analog audio signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores at least four megabits of the data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising: an amplifier connected to the speech synthesizer for amplifying the analog audio signal; and means for converting the amplified signal to sound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising means for connecting the radio tuner to a radio receiver set.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising a device for making a printed copy of the selected data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the speech synthesizer includes means for generating a plurality of voices.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 16, wherein the means for generating a plurality of voices includes voice selection depending on a category of the selected data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 16, wherein the means for generating a plurality of voices includes voice selection in response to user control.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising means for designating by a user a hierarchy for the database.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for transmitting alphanumeric data via a radio signal to a receiver, comprising: broadcasting the radio signal; demodulating the alphanumeric data from the radio signal; determining if the data is encrypted and if encrypted, decrypting the alphanumeric data; storing the demodulated data in a memory as a database; generating a set of menus describing the database; selecting items of the alphanumeric data the set of menus; selecting from the memory portions of the stored data in response to the selected items, the portions being in alphanumeric form; and converting the selected portions from the alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for transmitting alphanumeric data via a radio signal to a receiver, comprising: broadcasting the radio signal; demodulating the alphanumeric data from the radio signal; determining if the data is encrypted and if encrypted, decrypting the alphanumeric data; storing the demodulated data in a memory as a database; generating a set of menus describing the database; selecting items of the alphanumeric data the set of menus; selecting from the memory portions of the stored data in response to the selected items, the portions being in alphanumeric form; and converting the selected portions from the alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
113 words
A receiver system comprising: a radio tuner for receiving a radio signal; a demodulator within said radio tuner to detect data in the received signal; conditional access circuitry for determining whether the data is encrypted; a decryptor for decrypting any of the data that is encrypted; a memory for storing the data; a user interface for generating a set of menus describing the data, and for accepting selections from the set of menus; a controller for selecting data in response to the accepted selections and outputting the selected data in alphanumeric form; and a speech synthesizer for converting the selected data from an alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
113 words
A receiver system comprising: a radio tuner for receiving a radio signal; a demodulator within said radio tuner to detect data in the received signal; conditional access circuitry for determining whether the data is encrypted; a decryptor for decrypting any of the data that is encrypted; a memory for storing the data; a user interface for generating a set of menus describing the data, and for accepting selections from the set of menus; a controller for selecting data in response to the accepted selections and outputting the selected data in alphanumeric form; and a speech synthesizer for converting the selected data from an alphanumeric form to an analog audio signal representing spoken words.
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