Wireless communication system identifying and displaying broadcast radio stations based on vehicle location data and information stored in a database
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1. A system for use with a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a database for storing broadcast radio station information comprising identity and location of each of a plurality of broadcast radio stations;
a global positioning system (GPS) for providing navigation information and location data for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a radio receiver for receiving broadcast programs from selected broadcast radio stations;
one or more processors for accessing the broadcast radio station information from the database, identifying a group of radio stations likely within range of the radio receiver of the vehicle based on the location data provided by GPS and the broadcast radio station information accessed from the database, and updating the group of radio stations in response to the location data changing as the vehicle moves;
a graphical display for displaying the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which are likely to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver, wherein the graphical display is shared with the GPS; and
wherein in response to the location data changing the one or more processors update the graphical display based on the broadcast radio station information to remove the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which were previously likely, but are currently no longer likely, to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver and to add the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which were previously unlikely, but are currently likely, to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver.
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An apparatus and method is disclosed to receive location data identifying the current location of a vehicle. A database, storing radio device records, is then queried. Each radio device record in the database identifies a radio device (e.g., a transmitter, receiver, transceiver, transponders, etc.) and a location of the radio device using a suitable coordinate system. Radio device records associated with radio devices likely to be within communication range of the vehicle may then be retrieved from the database. These radio device records may be used to generate a radio device list that may be presented to an occupant of the vehicle.
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1. A system for use with a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a database for storing broadcast radio station information comprising identity and location of each of a plurality of broadcast radio stations; a global positioning system (GPS) for providing navigation information and location data for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a radio receiver for receiving broadcast programs from selected broadcast radio stations; one or more processors for accessing the broadcast radio station information from the database, identifying a group of radio stations likely within range of the radio receiver of the vehicle based on the location data provided by GPS and the broadcast radio station information accessed from the database, and updating the group of radio stations in response to the location data changing as the vehicle moves; a graphical display for displaying the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which are likely to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver, wherein the graphical display is shared with the GPS; and wherein in response to the location data changing the one or more processors update the graphical display based on the broadcast radio station information to remove the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which were previously likely, but are currently no longer likely, to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver and to add the identity of one or more of the group of radio stations which were previously unlikely, but are currently likely, to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for use with a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a database for storing broadcast radio station information comprising identity and location of each of a plurality of broadcast radio stations; a global positioning system (GPS) for providing navigation information and location data for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a radio receiver for receiving broadcast programs from selected broadcast radio stations; one or more processors for accessing the broadcast radio station information from the database, identifying a group of radio stations likely within range of the radio receiver of the vehicle based on the location data provided by GPS and the broadcast radio station information accessed from the database, and updating the group of radio stations in response to the location data changing as the vehicle moves; and a graphical display for displaying the identity of a plurality of radio stations from the group of radio stations which are likely to be within range of the vehicle radio receiver and for displaying the location of the vehicle on a moving map relative the plurality of radio stations, wherein the graphical display is shared with the GPS. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use with a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a database for storing broadcast radio station information comprising an identifier and digital latitude, longitude, and altitude location data for a transmitting antenna of each of a plurality of broadcast radio stations; a global positioning system (GPS) for providing navigation information and digital latitude, longitude, and altitude location data for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a radio receiver for receiving a wireless radio frequency entertainment broadcast from selected broadcast radio stations which transmit utilizing one or more antennas; one or more processors for accessing the broadcast radio station information from the database, determining one or more of a group of radio stations likely within range of the radio receiver based on the digital latitude and longitude location data of the vehicle provided by GPS as well as the digital latitude and longitude location data of each of the group of radio stations accessed from the database, and updating the determination in response to at least one change to the digital latitude and longitude location data as the vehicle moves; wherein the GPS comprises a display for displaying a map of an area around the vehicle in response to the digital latitude and longitude location data of the vehicle; and wherein the one or more processors operates with the display to provide a visual display of the identifiers of the one or more of the group of radio stations likely within range of the radio receiver at its current location as the vehicle moves. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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