Presenting preferred music available for play on mobile device

• US 20050095999A1
• Filed: 11/01/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Drive-By Wifi, LLC
• Original Assignee: Drive-By Wifi, LLC
• Inventors: Haberman, William E., MacDonald, Brian D., Ivsan, John V., Tillman, Chad D.
• Application Number:
  US10/980,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20050095999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/179.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/16 on playing information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services

Abstract

A method for presenting audio content to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including audio content for presentation to a person using the mobile device; scanning each respective broadcast for preselected audio content; and presenting to a person using the mobile device a list representative of the audio content of those broadcasts found in scanning to match the preselected audio content.

Claims

1. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted in transmissions from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting audio content to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, each transmission including a broadcast comprising audio content for presentation to a person using the mobile device;

(b) scanning each respective broadcast for preselected audio content; and

(c) presenting to a person using the mobile device a list representative of the audio content of those broadcasts found in said scanning step to match the preselected audio content.

2. The invention of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of playing the audio content of a broadcast that is selected from said presented list.

3. The invention of claim 1, wherein a preselected type of audio content comprises an identification of an artist.

4. The invention of claim 1, wherein a preselected type of audio content comprises an identification of a song.

5. The invention of claim 1, wherein a preselected type of audio content comprises an identification of an album.

6. The invention of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of determining, for each transmission that is received, those transmitters that are within a predefined proximity to the mobile device at the time of reception of the transmission, and wherein said step of scanning comprises scanning only those transmissions that are received from transmitters that are determined to be within the predetermined proximity to the mobile device.

7. The invention of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of storing the audio content of a broadcast within the mobile device.

8. The invention of claim 7, wherein the broadcast for which audio content is stored within the mobile device comprises a broadcast selected from said presented list.

9. The invention of claim 7, wherein the audio content is encrypted, and wherein the method further comprises the step of decrypting the encrypted audio content.

10. The invention of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises a computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing the method.

11. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted in transmissions from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting audio content to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, each transmission including a broadcast comprising audio content for presentation to a person using the mobile device;

(b) scanning each respective broadcast for preselected audio content; and

(c) automatically playing a broadcast determined in said scanning step to have a preselected audio content.

14. The invention of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises the step of determining, for each transmission that is received, those transmitters that are within a predefined proximity to the mobile device at the time of reception of the transmission, and wherein said step of scanning comprises scanning only those transmissions that are received from transmitters that are determined to be within the predetermined proximity to the mobile device.

15. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted from a wireless transmitter, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of a broadcast to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitter, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of broadcasts from the wireless transmitter, each broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device;

(b) scanning each respective broadcast for preselected informational content; and

(c) presenting to a person using the mobile device a representative list of those broadcasts found in said scanning step having informational content matching the preselected informational content.

16. The invention of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises the step of presenting the informational content of a broadcast that is selected from said presented list.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the informational content comprises audio content.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the informational content comprises music.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the wireless transmitter comprises a satellite.

20. The invention of claim 15, wherein the mobile device includes a satellite radio receiver.

21. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted from a wireless transmitter, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of a broadcast to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitter, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of broadcasts from the wireless transmitter, each broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device;

(b) scanning each respective broadcast for preselected informational content; and

(c) automatically presenting the informational content of a broadcast determined in said scanning step to have a preselected informational content.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the informational content comprises audio content.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the informational content comprises music.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the wireless transmitter comprises a satellite.

25. The invention of claim 21, wherein the mobile device includes a satellite radio receiver.