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System and method for ordering and delivering media content
Assignee: StratosAudio Inc
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Filing: 2001-09-13
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Granted: 2005-10-18
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Expires: 2021-09-13
Abstract
Abstract An Automatic Purchase System (APS) provides a radio broadcast listener with the ability to conveniently purchase media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives such as those conducted by public radio, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by the APS server software on a Data Server located at the broadcast site, a remote site or both for purposes of redundancy. Transmission of purchase requests from a Technology Enabled Radio (TER) is provided via wireless transmission, or by accessing the Internet using a personal computer or through a cellular or wireless phone.
Inventors
- 👤 Kelly M. Christensen
- 👤 Barry D. Thomas
- 👤 Thomas J. Smyth
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-02 19:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/61; H04H60/63; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/10; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0267; G06Q30/0277; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0605; G06Q30/0613; G06Q30/0633; G06Q30/0641; H04H20/00; H04H20/86; H04H20/93; H04H60/27; H04H60/68; H04H60/73; H04H60/74; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/08; H04L41/0803; H04L65/00; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/611; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/262; H04N21/26258; H04N21/27; H04N21/274; H04N21/40; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/4722; H04N21/60; H04N21/61; H04N21/6106; H04N21/6118; H04N21/6156; H04N21/6181; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8106; H04N21/8113; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04H20/28; H04H20/30; H04H20/33; H04H20/34; H04H2201/00; H04H2201/10; H04H2201/13; H04H2201/30; H04H2201/37; H04H60/29; H04H60/33; H04H60/35; H04H60/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of providing a response to a data stream associated with a broadcast channel, comprising, in no particular order: obtaining information about a scheduled broadcast of at least one audio segment from a broadcaster, the obtained information comprising at least a segment identifier and a specific occurrence of the scheduled broadcast; communicating the obtained information to a database; using the database to determine a unique reference tag corresponding to at least the segment identifier and the specific occurrence of the scheduled broadcast; generating a data packet corresponding to at least the unique reference tag, a broadcast identifier and a database identifier; providing the data packet to the broadcaster; broadcasting the data packet as a first signal stream and the audio segment as a second signal stream; extracting at a user terminal the data packet from the first signal stream; generating an audio signal from the second signal stream; storing in memory at a user terminal data corresponding to the extracted data packet, the memory being capable of storing a plurality of entries; communicating at least one entry from the memory to a user; displaying the digital data corresponding to the data packet for viewing by a user; determining a user identifier; preparing a response packet corresponding to the unique reference tag and the user identifier; transmittng the response packet to a response authentication system; and verifying the user identifier.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of providing a response to a data stream associated with a broadcast channel, comprising, in no particular order: obtaining information about a scheduled broadcast of at least one audio segment from a broadcaster, the obtained information comprising at least a segment identifier and a specific occurrence of the scheduled broadcast; communicating the obtained information to a database; using the database to determine a unique reference tag corresponding to at least the segment identifier and the specific occurrence of the scheduled broadcast; generating a data packet corresponding to at least the unique reference tag, a broadcast identifier and a database identifier; providing the data packet to the broadcaster; broadcasting the data packet as a first signal stream and the audio segment as a second signal stream; extracting at a user terminal the data packet from the first signal stream; generating an audio signal from the second signal stream; storing in memory at a user terminal data corresponding to the extracted data packet, the memory being capable of storing a plurality of entries; communicating at least one entry from the memory to a user; displaying the digital data corresponding to the data packet for viewing by a user; determining a user identifier; preparing a response packet corresponding to the unique reference tag and the user identifier; transmittng the response packet to a response authentication system; and verifying the user identifier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal stream is modulated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal stream is discrete from the second signal stream.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal stream is broadcast over a subcarrier channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted response packet indicates that the user received the audio segment but did not respond.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a communicated entry by user input.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the selected entry is chosen from a plurality of communicated entries.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique reference tag corresponds to the broadcaster source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating step identifies a media file available for purchase.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a media file corresponding to the response packet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the media file is received over a wireless network.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the response packet comprises storing data on removable media.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the response packet comprises transmitting data over a wireless network.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the response packet comprises transmitting data over a short-length communications cable.
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