Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7925231 | Passive system and method to determine distortion in an RF satellite chain A system 10 that is used for analyzing a broadcast system includes a receiving device 60 that generates a baseband demodulated RF signal and digitizes the RF signal to form a digitized signal. A data capture module such as the IQ monitor board 90 | 04/12/2011 |
| 7885622 | Entertainment system with bandless tuning An entertainment system comprising a base unit with a transceiver for interacting, at times, with a control unit via a communications link, and a control unit for controlling the base unit, the control unit being dockable with the base unit to establish direct elect... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873337 | Small signal identification device A portable device that scan s a subset of frequencies, such as the FM band, and displays to user the best carrier frequency for transmissions based on the received signal strengths. This device will find the carrier frequency that can provide the least amount of sig... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7747235 | Method and apparatus providing a plurality of services via one channel in mobile communication system A method and apparatus for providing and receiving a plurality of services via a single channel in a mobile communications system is provided, by which a plurality of the services can be effectively provided via the single channel. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7689184 | Method of tuning frequency and apparatus therefor A method of tuning a frequency and apparatus thereof are disclosed, in which broadcast channel information for bringing up the image of broadcasting is used and by which the frequency corresponding to the broadcast channel information is automatically tuned. The pre... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7447486 | Data transmission/reception system, mobile terminal, content server, radio base station device and method for data transmission/reception A data transmission/reception system for offering content download service through a wireless communication network, in which users can obtain desired content on demand from the beginning of content data, and the shortage of line capacity can be alleviated, thus ena... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7408886 | Method for providing mobile phone user with accurate capability indicator A software program in a mobile phone periodically checks the current network connection parameters and compares them to the minimum data throughput requirements of all applications loaded on the mobile phone. If the current parameters fall short of the required para... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400868 | Automatic tuning apparatus for filter and communication instrument An automatic tuning apparatus for a filter includes a mode wherein a switching part is controlled so that a reference signal is inputted to the filter, a plural number of control signals are successively input to a control terminal of the filter, a tentative value o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394874 | Up/down conversion circuitry for radio transceiver A multi-channel RF receiver uses an image rejection mixer (e.g. double quadrature mixer) in the IF down conversion stage for image side band rejection (whereby use of an IF narrow band filter for image rejection may be omitted if desired) and comprises a simplified ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7395031 | Mobile device and method for receiving and processing program-accompanying data Mobile device (3) and method for receiving and processing program-accompanying digital data, which are transmitted by a radio transmitter (1), for example a DAB transmitter, and of which at least certain comprise location parameters. The mobile device ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7359671 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless audio distribution system may have a wireless transmitter, responsive to a plurality of audio input channels, for transmitting signals carrying the audio, a receiver, responsive to the transmitted signals for selecting one or more of the audio input chann... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359687 | System and method for obtaining comprehensive vehicle radio listener statistics A system, apparatus, method and computer program product to obtain comprehensive vehicle radio listener statistics based on parameters such as radio status (e.g., on/off status and CD/Tape/AM/FM setting), radio volume, station preset information, current frequency s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359889 | Method and apparatus for automatically creating database for use in automated media recognition system A method for automatically creating a database of parameters (e.g., fingerprints/landmarks) used in a media sample recognition system. The user places a media sample in his media player, e.g., a CD or DVD player in his personal computer. A software process installed... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352086 | Switching circuit, switching module and method of controlling the switching circuit A switching circuit includes switching transistors connected to one of an input terminal and an output terminal of the switching circuit, and a control bias supply circuit that supplies a control bias for cutting off all the switching transistors to the switching tr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349379 | Channel normalization Soft estimate normalization for weighted multiantenna high-order modulation data channel together with separate antenna pilot channels using averaging in first time slots of a transmission time interval with corrections for subsequent time slots. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343141 | Concurrent content capturing radio systems and methods An enhanced radio system is disclosed that provides for the capture and playback of one or more radio stations. The user may tune to a station, or scan through stations, rewind to hear what was missed (even while the system is turned off), and fast-forward through u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7266341 | Digital broadcast receiving device and digital broadcast receiving method A tuner receives service information SI for each of a plurality of channels included in a digital broadcasting signal at one carrier frequency. A service information extraction unit extracts and stores the received service information preset into a memory. The opera... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266366 | Services on demand in mobile communications system A method and an apparatus for implementing the method for using and implementing a service-on-demand in a mobile communication system. The services-on-demand are intended to be received by means of a mobile station. The mobile station monitors a cell transmission an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263329 | Method and apparatus for navigating, previewing and selecting broadband channels via a receiving user interface A radio receiver and method of controlling the same are provided for use in a digital digital audio radio services system. An improved user interface takes advantage of ancillary data transmitted with a digital broadcast signal to contemporaneously display song titl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257536 | Audio request interaction system A person can use a portable electronic device to electronically purchase or otherwise request a product, service or other deliverable related to audio programming to which the person is listening at the time they initiate the request. The request is fulfilled by a s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251452 | System and method for creating and receiving personalized broadcasts A system and method automatically plays programming selections corresponding to the user's preferences as specified in a playlist. The user can create a playlist and transfer the playlist to a receiver. The receiver scans the content in all of the channels that are ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236755 | Broadcast wave receiving apparatus Herein disclosed is a broadcast wave receiving apparatus, comprising: first and second tuning circuits each having a resonance frequency; first controlling means for controlling one of the first and second tuning circuits to ensure that the resonance frequency of on... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233769 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless audio distribution system may include a wireless transmitter transmititing an encoded digital bitstream serially combining each of a plurality of audio input channels and control data, a wireless receiver receiving the transmitted bitstream, a manual sele... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233779 | Radio human-machine interface using knobs and menu picks The present invention provides a human-machine interface where control is achieved without the use of buttons. By providing multiple knobs, the audio system maximizes functionality while minimizing cost and space requirements. Each knob is capable of two selection m... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233787 | Data distribution terminal, menu server, and distribution reservation system using them A data delivery terminal (12) is connected to a delivery server (18) via a radio base station (14) and a cellular phone network (16). A user can input reservation information of content data (music data) by operating an operation panel on... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224935 | Telematics application for implementation in conjunction with a satellite broadcast delivery system A method of showing approval or disapproval of an item overheard on an audio system. The method includes sending an item via radio waves to an audio system, listening to the item on the audio system and activating a button to indicate approval or disapproval of the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210142 | Client-server bidirectional synchronization via browser plug in for an XM radio system An XM radio system, a browser plug-in for bidirectional communication in the XM radio system, and method for bidirectional communication between an XM radio receiver, a first computing device and a second computing device is provided. The XM radio system includes an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194044 | Up/down conversion circuitry for radio transceiver A multi-channel RF receiver uses an image rejection mixer (e.g. double quadrature mixer) in the IF down conversion stage for image side band rejection (whereby use of an IF narrow band filter for image rejection may be omitted if desired) and comprises a simplified ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181192 | Handheld portable automatic emergency alert system and method In one embodiment, an automated emergency alert system includes a handheld portable communication device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network, a dynamic sensor operable to generate an acceleration profile for the device, and ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171174 | Multiple radio signal processing and storing method and apparatus We have disclosed an enhanced radio system that provides for the capture and playback of one or more radio stations. The user may tune to a station, or scan through stations, rewind to hear what was missed, and fast-forward through undesired content. The system allo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167677 | Control method and system using a bluetooth for wireless communication, and a server and a terminal used for the same A control method and a system using a Bluetooth function for wireless data transmission and reception, and a server and a terminal used for the same. A database stores data to be transmitted from the server to the terminal. The data stored in the database are classi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164895 | Antenna tuned circuit for a superheterodyne receiver A multi-band receiver in which characteristics including a tracking error are improved is provided with a variable frequency oscillator circuit, a variable divider circuit (39) for dividing an oscillation signal (SVCO) of the variable frequency oscillator cir... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162226 | Method and system of advertising in a mobile communication system A method for advertising in a mobile communication system may include generating a request for advertisement information, transmitting the request for advertisement information to an advertisement device, wherein the advertisement device stores a plurality of advert... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159174 | Data preparation for media browsing A system is described which includes a content retriever to retrieve and format data and a media file playlist generated by the content retriever from the data. The media file playlist includes a playlist entry title identifying a title for a media file, a filename ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155335 | Satellite radio real time traffic updates A system and method for providing real-time traffic updates to a mobile vehicle communication device is disclosed. Producing traffic incident region coordinate data, communicating the traffic incident region coordinate data to a mobile vehicle communication device, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149469 | Method and system for receiving audio broadcasts via a phone A method and system for providing radio, TV audio, and other broadcasts over a telephone. The preferred method allows a listener to telephonically access an automated system capable of connecting to a plurality of broadcasting stations, permits the listener to selec... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7130653 | Power allocation of wireless transmission apparatus The present invention relates to a wireless transmission apparatus. The wireless transmission apparatus is used for transmitting a RF signal by a selected power allocation to meet the requirement of specific transmission standard. The wireless transmission apparatus... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120404 | Radio reception system with automatic tuning A method and apparatus for operating a radio reception system, which comprises a plurality of receivers assigned to a common output device, in which one of the receivers is designated as audio receiver and is tuned to a frequency of a radio transmitter, and outputs ... | 10/10/2006 |
