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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8447227 | Jukebox system A jukebox is described where users having mobile telephones can access a server (2) located remote from the jukebox location and select tracks for playing on the jukebox at the user's location. The user's mobile telephone communicates on WAP or WEB on a mobil... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8442429 | System for providing audio messages on a mobile device While performing a function, a mobile device identifies that it is idle while it is downloading content or performing another task. During that idle time, it gathers one or more parameters (e.g., location, time, gender of user, age of user, etc.) and sends a request... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442428 | Wireless sharing of audio files and information for streamlined purchasing A system and method are disclosed for capturing information associated with wireless audio sounds among a plurality of users. When a user encounters audio sound files of interest, the user can capture information regarding the audio sounds, such as title, artist, co... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8437690 | Transmission of a multimedia content to a radiocommunication terminal A method is provided for transmitting a multimedia content from a server to a radiocommunication terminal, wherein the content comprises at least one multimedia, called initial, scene, and a series of instructions for moving the initial scene. The method includes tr... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8417180 | Methods and systems for mixing media with communications A communications device may transmit a media item chosen by a user over a communication path also being used to transmit an established communications operation. The user may select a media item of any known type, including for example a musical selection, a video, ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8417179 | Radio broadcast receiver A radio broadcast receiver includes a broadcast reception and reproduction unit 1 for outputting a digital sound when being able to receive a digital signal included in a terrestrial digital radio broadcast, and for outputting an analog sound when being unabl... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8406684 | Two-way radio device with combined mobile communication function A two-way radio device with combined mobile communication function comprises at least a radio transceiver module, a 2G/3G transceiver module, a control processor, an audio processing module, a memory, a display, a button set and a power supply module. Accordingly by... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8401462 | FM broadcast system competitive with satellite radio A media broadcast and distribution system is disclosed which substitutes storage for communications, allowing more efficient use of scarce bandwidth resources. One embodiment allows a terrestrial FM broadcaster to offer a larger number of higher quality audio channe... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8401461 | Wireless communication system for wirelessly transmitting setting information of display unit In a wireless communication system including a source device for wirelessly transmitting a video signal, and a sink device for receiving the wirelessly transmitted video signal and displaying the received video signal on a display, the sink device reads out EDID inf... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8396414 | Controlling of wireless connection of a portable device including an illumination component or switch A portable media player that provides for wireless connectivity is disclosed. In some examples, the portable media player contains a button that causes the player to search for, connect with, and disconnect from wireless networks. In some examples, the button provid... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396413 | Providing a virtual local channel in a satellite broadcast system In one embodiment, a receiver for providing a virtual local channel in a broadcast radio system that transmits a plurality of sets of local content corresponding to a plurality of different geographic regions is disclosed. The receiver includes a detector (e.g., ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8391774 | System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with automated video stream switching functions A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interfac... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8391775 | Mobile digital radio playlist system Methods and apparatus are disclosed for implementing a mobile digital radio playlist system. The playlist need not be maintained in a vehicle; preferably it is maintained on a user's equipment such as a computer, PDA, MP3 player or the like. The system enables a met... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8391773 | System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with content filtering function A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interfac... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8391776 | Echo light A Projector mounted on a means of transport, henceforth vessel, displaying visual media on the surroundings of the vessel, and broadcasting a wireless audio signal which allows the users of the vessel to receive the sound associated with the visual media being displ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8385814 | Virtual wireless multitrack recording system Disclosed are systems and methods for wirelessly recording multi-track audio files without the data corruption or loss of data that typically occurs with wireless data transmission. In some aspects of the present invention, each performer is equipped with a local au... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8355667 | Apparatus, method, and computer program product for obtaining broadcast content An apparatus is provided for obtaining broadcast content disseminated by a broadcaster with which a perceiver of content is in unilateral communication. The apparatus includes a communications unit configured to receive a message from the content perceiver, the mess... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8340569 | Method of controlling and apparatus of receiving mobile service data A data transmission system for minimizing the number of errors during Tx/Rx times of mobile service data under mobile environments, and a data processing method for the same are disclosed. The system additionally codes the mobile service data, and transmits the resu... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8340570 | Using radio frequency tuning to control a portable audio device A method for controlling a portable audio device using radio frequency tuning is provided. A radio signal transmitter device communicatively coupled to the portable audio device transmits an audio signal of an audio file on a first radio frequency channel, a forward... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8331850 | Carrier The vehicle, such as airplane, which comprises the internal wireless communicating device and the external antenna device, wherein the passenger(s) in the vehicle may access network (e.g., the Internet) via the internal wireless communicating device and the external... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8326216 | Method and system for transmitting radio data system (RDS) data A host system for transmitting radio data system (RDS) data includes a host processor and a data processor. The data processor is configured to receive RDS data from the host processor. The data processor is further configured to convert the RDS data into RDS group ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8320824 | Methods and systems to provide automatic configuration of wireless speakers An apparatus is described that includes an AV receiver with a wireless audio module (WAM) host. The apparatus further includes a plurality of wireless speakers each having a WAM device to enable bi-directional communications with the WAM host. The apparatus further ... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8315555 | Portable media player as a remote control A portable multimedia player is used to wirelessly access and control a media server that is streaming digital media by way of a wireless interface to a media unit such as a stereo/speakers in the case of streaming digital audio. In one embodiment, the portable mult... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8315554 | Connected audio content The presently claimed invention relates to connecting audio signals to associated information. One claim recites a method comprising: using a microphone, capturing data representing ambient audio; using a programmed electronic processor, analyzing captured data to e... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8311475 | Personal audio player with wireless file sharing and radio recording and timeshifting A portable MP3 player, which includes radio capability therein. The device includes a radio part which enables receiving radio, either over the airwaves, or via a network. The radio information can be time shared for later use, and sequences within the radio informa... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8301076 | System and method for distributed audio recording and collaborative mixing Two or more wireless devices can be independently controlled by their respective users, a mixer component, or a leader wireless device to perform audio recording, convert the recorded audio into a standard or proprietary audio stream format, and transmit the audio s... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8295761 | Selection and tuning of a broadcast channel based on interactive service information The present invention provides methods and apparatus for tuning a broadcast processing system by using channel data from an interactive information source. The broadcast processing system interfaces with a broadcast medium and may include an interfacing apparatus th... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8290427 | System and method for providing wireless security surveillance services accessible via a telecommunications device A system and method for providing video surveillance may include providing digital television services to a customer via middleware. The middleware may include digital rights management services. Digital surveillance services may be provided to the customer via the ... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8285199 | Auto-deploying an application from a mobile device to a host in a pervasive computing environment Disclosed is a technique for auto-deploying an application from a mobile communication device to a host in a pervasive computing environment. The technique can detect and can select an available host around the mobile communication device. The technique can determin... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8275307 | Vehicle audio integrator An audio integrator monitors the outputs of a plurality of audio sources, and a controller prioritizes the audio sources. An active audio detection circuit determines when one or more of the audio sources become active. When the two or more audio sources are active ... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8265545 | Wireless environment method and apparatus A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information signals converted from a controlled source, such as the encoded digital da... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8260194 | Information communication method, information communication system, information reception apparatus, and information transmission apparatus An information communication method includes transmitting a millimeter-band radio wave from a reception side, reflecting the transmitted radio wave at a transmission side while vibrating the transmitted radio wave corresponding to first information transmitted by th... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8260195 | Method to minimize data download during satellite radio broadcasts A system and method for limiting the amount of satellite radio digital bandwidth used by allowing a vehicle to record and store songs broadcast by the satellite and then play the songs from the vehicle the next times the songs are to be broadcast. When a song is sel... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8254829 | Network media service with track delivery adapted to a user cadence A wireless network service delivers audio tracks to a user via a mobile wireless terminal. A server maintains a plurality of audio tracks, wherein each audio track is stored in conjunction with a respective cadence tag. A cadence evaluator identifies a substantially... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8254828 | Methods and systems for mixing media with communications A communications device may transmit a media item chosen by a user over a communication path also being used to transmit an established communications operation. The user may select a media item of any known type, including for example a musical selection, a video, ... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8249429 | Digital broadcasting receiving system, digital broadcasting receiver, and mobile communication device When the number of requests for recording is more than the number of tuners by the extension of a broadcast time period of a program that has been timer-recorded as a reserved program, recording instruction information relating to the reserved program that is extend... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8244172 | Remote host-based media presentation An electronic device includes a first communication interface operable to receive a decoded digital data set from an apparatus remote from the electronic device, and a first circuit coupled to the first communication interface and operable to enable an output device... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8233839 | System and method for broadband digital broadcasting A system and method are disclosed for providing streaming data information to a receiver. The system accesses one or more information service providers for providing respective information signals, input buffers for storing portions of the streaming information, a d... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8229349 | Apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase using information provided on a media playing device Disclosed are apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a transmission of media content, information regarding the content, and information for facilitating... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8229348 | Data transmitting apparatus and method A ground station multiplexes audio digital data of a plurality of audio broadcasts, GUI data, and download audio data and transmits the multiplexed signal to a receiving side through a satellite. The receiving side displays a GUI screen corresponding to an audio bro... | 07/24/2012 |
