System and method for determining information related to broadcast content
First Claim
1. A method for receiving information related to a specific broadcast content item, comprising:
- having an external tuner receiving an externally turned audio signal at a particular frequency;
determining the particular frequency;
tagging the externally tuned audio signal;
sending a tag message to a tag processing system via a network connection.
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Abstract
A system for determining information related to broadcast content and method for using the same are provided. The system includes a frequency matching device and a tag processing system. The frequency matching device determines a particular frequency of externally tuned audio signals received by an external tuner. The externally tuned audio signals are tagged. A tag message is sent to the tag processing system via a network connection. In one embodiment, the tag message includes the frequency of the external tuner as well as the time and date at the moment that a tag button was activated. The tag processing system finds information related to the externally tuned audio signals by using data in the tag message. The tag processing system finds this information via a wide area network. The tag processing system creates a display of the information related to the externally tuned audio signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for receiving information related to a specific broadcast content item, comprising:
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having an external tuner receiving an externally turned audio signal at a particular frequency;
determining the particular frequency;
tagging the externally tuned audio signal;
sending a tag message to a tag processing system via a network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A content tagging system comprising, in combination:
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a frequency matching device connected to determine a particular frequency of an externally tuned audio signal, the frequency matching device comprising a tag button for tagging the externally tuned audio signal; and
a tag processing system to receive the tag message and to find information related to the externally tuned audio signal by using data in the tag message, wherein the information is found via a wide area network, and wherein the frequency matching device and tag processing system connected to a network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20)
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17. A frequency matching device comprises:
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a microprocessor;
an internal tuner to provide an internal tuned audio signal;
an external tuner to provide the external tuned audio signal;
a signal pre-processing circuit to compare the internal tuned audio signal and external tuned audio signal to produce an output comprising at least one of a logic high output and a logic low output, the circuit producing the logic high output when the internal tuned audio signal is the same as the external tuned audio signal, and the circuit producing the logic low output when the internal tuned signal is different from the external tuned audio signal, the output of signal preprocessing circuit being input into the microprocessor; and
a frequency matching module on the microprocessor to determine the frequency of the external tuned audio signal based on the state of the output of the signal preprocessing circuit.
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for receiving information related to a specific broadcast content item, comprising:
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having an external tuner receiving an externally turned audio signal at a particular frequency;
determining the particular frequency;
tagging the externally tuned audio signal;
sending a tag message to a tag processing system via a network connection.
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