Location-based selection of radio content sources
First Claim
1. A method of providing a location-based service, comprising:
- creating a database of broadcast radio stations;
maintaining, for each broadcast radio station, a schedule of program information; and
maintaining for each broadcast radio station, geographic boundary information that defines a boundary within which a pre-determined radiated energy pattern is found.
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Abstract
Location information is used as at least one basis for selecting one or more radio content providers. In one aspect of the present invention, information regarding the radio content providers, such as their programming schedule and coverage maps, in various geographical regions is either provided locally by a storage means substantially co-located with a location-aware radio, or provided by a location-based services provider to the radio after the location-based services provider obtains information regarding the location of the radio. Creation of a database suitable to support such a location-based service includes developing signal coverage maps from information such as, but not limited to, transmitter location, effective radiated power output, antenna height above average terrain; and developing and maintaining program format and schedule maps. Location-based time zone adjustments can be made to adapt program schedule information for a current location of a client.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of providing a location-based service, comprising:
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creating a database of broadcast radio stations;
maintaining, for each broadcast radio station, a schedule of program information; and
maintaining for each broadcast radio station, geographic boundary information that defines a boundary within which a pre-determined radiated energy pattern is found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a location-aware mobile radio, comprising:
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a) providing a frequency assignment to each of a plurality of user input interfaces, each assignment based, at least in part, on a first geographical zone;
b) determining whether a present location of the location-aware mobile radio is within a second geographical zone;
c) providing, if the determination in (b) is affirmative, a second frequency assignment to at least one of the plurality of user input interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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14. The method of claim 14, wherein the user input interface comprises a button.
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17. A location-aware radio, comprising:
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a radio adapted to receive and demodulate signals from a plurality of broadcast radio stations, and to produce at least an audio output;
a location information resource disposed in a known spatial relationship to the radio; and
a transceiver, coupled to the location-information resource, and coupled to the radio, the transceiver adapted to transmit at least an identification code and location information, and further adapted to receive tuning information. and communicate the tuning information to the radio. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of creating a database, comprising:
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obtaining, and retrievably recording in a computer readable format, information regarding a plurality of broadcast stations, including a broadcast station call sign and a carrier frequency, associated with each of the plurality of broadcast stations;
obtaining, and retrievably recording in a computer readable format, one or more field strength boundaries for each broadcast station in a second plurality of broadcast stations; and
obtaining, and retrievably recording in a computer readable format, programming information for each broadcast station in third plurality of broadcast stations;
wherein the second plurality and the third plurality of broadcast stations are each at least a subset of the first plurality of broadcast stations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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