Remote radio receiver

• US 20030027544A1
• Filed: 08/01/2001
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Huntingdon, Betsy C., Wykoff, Christopher G., Donovan, David H.
• Application Number:
  US09/921,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20030027544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/344
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/77 using carrier waves
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637

Abstract

A remote radio receiver includes audio circuitry, a user selection interface, user control circuitry and input/output interface. The audio circuitry is for receiving a digital audio stream and playing extracted audio signals over a speaker. The user control circuitry generates control signals as a result of a user interacting with the user selection interface. The input/output interface provides connection to a remote computer. The input/output interface forwards the digital audio stream from the remote computer to the audio circuitry. The input/output interface forwards the control signals from the user control circuitry to the remote computer.

Claims

1. A remote radio receiver comprising:

audio circuitry for receiving a digital audio stream and playing extracted audio signals over a speaker;

a user selection interface;

user control circuitry that generates control signals as a result of a user interacting with the user selection interface; and

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input/output interface for providing connection to a remote computer, wherein the input/output interface forwards the digital audio stream from the remote computer to the audio circuitry, and wherein the input/output interface forwards the control signals from the user control circuitry to the remote computer.

2. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 wherein the audio circuitry comprises:

a digital to analog converter for receiving the digital audio stream and converting the digital audio stream to an analog audio stream; and

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an amplifier for amplifying the analog audio stream.

3. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 wherein the user selection interface comprises:

a volume control; and

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a station selection control.

4. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 additionally comprising:

a display for displaying a selected radio station.

5. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 wherein the user control circuitry comprises a signal encoder.

6. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 wherein the user control circuitry comprises a processor and a memory.

7. A remote radio receiver as in claim 1 additionally comprising:

a display for displaying a selected radio station;

wherein the user control circuitry comprises a processor and a memory; and

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wherein identification information for the selected radio station is stored in the memory.

8. A remote radio receiver as in claim 7 wherein identification information for additional radio stations is stored in the memory.

9. A method for providing remote radio reception comprising the following steps performed by a single integrated unit:

(a) receiving a digital audio stream and playing extracted audio signals over a speaker;

(b) generating control signals as a result of a user interacting with a user selection interface; and

, (c) providing connection to a remote computer, including the following substeps;

(c.1) receiving the digital audio stream from the remote computer, and

(c.2) forwarding the control signals to the remote computer.

10. A method as in claim 9 wherein step (a) includes the following substeps:

(a.1) receiving the digital audio stream and converting the digital audio stream to an analog audio stream; and

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(a.2) amplifying the analog audio stream.

11. A method as in claim 9 wherein in step (b) the user selection interface includes a volume control and a station selection control.

12. A method as in claim 9 additionally comprising the following step:

(d) displaying a selected radio station.

13. A method as in claim 9 wherein step (b) is performed by a signal encoder.

14. A method as in claim 9 wherein step (b) is performed by a processor with access to a memory.

15. A method as in claim 9 additionally comprising the following steps:

(d) a display for displaying a selected radio station; and

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(e) storing identification information for the selected radio station in a memory.

16. A method as in claim 15 additionally comprising the following step:

(f) storing identification information for additional radio stations in the memory.