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Computer touch screen radio station control system
Assignee: Media Digital Inc
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Filing: 2000-07-17
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Granted: 2006-10-31
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Expires: 2020-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A computerized audio or video signal control system controlled by an announcer and having a display of the available signal sources and scheduled events which can be activated, mixed, faded and cued by the announcer in the scheduled order or in an order the announcer desires. The control system provides the correlation between the displayed source or event name, the devices necessary to air the source or event and the routing necessary to air the event or source and then activates the proper devices to perform the task. The control system additionally logs the events actually activated in order.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Connell
- 👤 Dennis Mills
- 👤 Doug Cyr
- 👤 Norman Buck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/02; H04H60/04; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/2547; H04N21/262; H04N21/26208; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/85; H04N21/854; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/262; H04H60/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for interactive management of audio events from a plurality of audio sources, the system comprising: at least one audio source associated with a plurality of audio events; a touch screen computer having a touch screen display coupled to the audio source for selection of audio events, the touch screen computer generating a schedule of audio events comprising the selected audio events; a memory coupled to the touch screen computer for storing the schedule of audio events; and means for playing the audio events from the associated audio source according to the schedule of audio events.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A system for interactive management of audio events from a plurality of audio sources, the system comprising: at least one audio source associated with a plurality of audio events; a touch screen computer having a touch screen display coupled to the audio source for selection of audio events, the touch screen computer generating a schedule of audio events comprising the selected audio events; a memory coupled to the touch screen computer for storing the schedule of audio events; and means for playing the audio events from the associated audio source according to the schedule of audio events.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the schedule of audio events are displayed on the touch screen display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the schedule of audio events is generated capable of modification.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 3 , wherein the schedule of audio event can be modified by touching displayed schedule of audio events according to various modifying options.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein a modifying option comprises deactivation and activation of an audio event of the schedule of audio events.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein a modifying option comprises reordering of the audio events of the schedule of audio events.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the selection of an audio events results in immediate play of the selected audio events.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 1 , the touch screen computer further comprising: a switch coupled to the audio source, the switch activated by the touch screen computer according to the selection of an audio event and the audio source associated with the selected audio event.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio source is a compact disc.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio source is a computer file.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein the computer file is stored in the memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio source is a remote source accessed by the touch screen computer via a telephone line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio source is a remote source accessed by the touch screen computer via a satellite feed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of audio sources associated with the plurality of audio events.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for playing audio events from a plurality of audio sources using an interactive touch screen video system, the method comprising the steps of: associating in a memory a plurality of audio events with an audio source; displaying representations of a plurality of audio events on a touch screen display; selecting a plurality of audio events by touching the displayed representation of the audio event; storing a schedule of audio events from the selected audio events in a memory log; and playing the audio events from the associated audio source according to the schedule of audio events in the memory log.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for playing audio events from a plurality of audio sources using an interactive touch screen video system, the method comprising the steps of: associating in a memory a plurality of audio events with an audio source; displaying representations of a plurality of audio events on a touch screen display; selecting a plurality of audio events by touching the displayed representation of the audio event; storing a schedule of audio events from the selected audio events in a memory log; and playing the audio events from the associated audio source according to the schedule of audio events in the memory log.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of: displaying the schedule of audio events on the touch screen display; and modifying the schedule of audio events by touching the displayed schedule of audio events according to various modifying options.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of: associating a plurality of audio sources associated with a plurality of audio events.
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