Follow-me broadcast reception method and system
First Claim
1. A method for seamlessly facilitating reception of broadcast data by a user moving among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a user location a first signal containing desired data, wherein said first signal is broadcast from a first transmitting station associated with a first broadcast coverage area; and
if said first signal fades at said user location, automatically tuning at said user location to a second transmitting station associated with a second broadcast coverage area broadcasting a second signal containing said desired data, thereby permitting said user to seamlessly receive said data as said user moves among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for seamlessly broadcasting data to a user moving among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. A first signal containing desired data may be received by a receiving device at a user location, wherein the first signal is broadcast from a first transmitting station associated with a first broadcast coverage. Thereafter, the receiving device (e.g., a radio or in-vehicle television) can be automatically instructed to search for and tune to a second transmitting station associated with a second broadcast coverage area broadcasting a second signal containing the desired data if the first signal fades at the user location, thereby permitting the user to seamlessly receive data as the user moves among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. The receiving device can also be automatically instructed to search for and tune to a third transmitting station broadcasting a third signal containing data of a type associated with the desired data, if the second signal containing the desired program cannot be identified.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for seamlessly facilitating reception of broadcast data by a user moving among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a user location a first signal containing desired data, wherein said first signal is broadcast from a first transmitting station associated with a first broadcast coverage area; and
if said first signal fades at said user location, automatically tuning at said user location to a second transmitting station associated with a second broadcast coverage area broadcasting a second signal containing said desired data, thereby permitting said user to seamlessly receive said data as said user moves among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for seamlessly facilitating reception of broadcast data by a user moving among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas, said system comprising:
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receiver for receiving at a user location a first signal containing desired data, wherein said first signal is broadcast from a first transmitting station associated with a first broadcast coverage area; and
a module for automatically tuning at said user location to a second transmitting station associated with a second broadcast coverage area broadcasting a second signal containing said desired data, if said first signal fades at said user location, thereby permitting said user to seamlessly receive said data as said user moves among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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