Network radio-device and system for audio listening and broadcasting using a real-time transmission

• US 20050201360A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas E. Redstone
• Original Assignee: Douglas E. Redstone
• Inventors: Redstone, Douglas E.
• Application Number:
  US11/001,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20050201360A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A device called a “Network Radio” for selecting, listening, and broadcasting real-time audio content and content in digital format to assist or enhance the real-time audio content; and a system comprising of the Network Radio, a wireless radio frequency network (cell/wi-fi), and a computer server or servers for managing, receiving and transmitting real-time content. After a station is selected, if the Network Radio'"'"'s current function is for listening, the server initiates a real-time transmission of the requested audio. Once the device receives the transmitted audio it may process the real-time broadcast for better quality sound or decoding and for immediate audio output to the amplifier and speaker for the listener. If the device'"'"'s current function is for broadcasting, then the device transmits the audio through the network to the server and the server initiates transmission to other devices whose current function is for listening and have requested the broadcasting station.

Claims

1. System:

a system and device for listening and broadcasting audio content wherein said system;

a. comprises of a device or plurality of devices, a wireless radio frequency network, and one or more servers

b. uses a device that has a control to set the current function of the said device to broadcasting or listening

c. contains a cell/wi-fi network whose purpose is to transmit and receive real-time audio between said device and said server

d. contains another type of network such as house phone, ground line, etc. that is capable of communicating with said server.

e. contains another type of RF network other than cell/wi-fi that is not currently open for commercial use

f. uses a combination of the said types of networks in claim 1

g. contains a computer server or servers for managing, receiving, and transmitting content or initiating content to transmitting technology

h. can be in a form of software and another known device capable of filling functions of said device

i. uses a real-time transmission that is defined as;

i. a situation where the receiving device receives a transmission from a broadcasting source instantaneously or almost instantaneously only decreased, increased, or limited by the hardware and software between the broadcasting source and the receiving device.

ii. a situation similar to a known phone or known mobile phone conversation.

iii. a situation that uses known technology known as audio-streaming, wherein software is used at the broadcasting source and at the receiving device or system to prepare the content for immediate or almost immediate analogue output regardless of length of content.

2. Device:

a device for selecting, listening, and broadcasting audio content and content in digital format to assist or enhance the audio content wherein said device;

a. is for selecting a single audio station for listening or broadcasting and has a control for this purpose

b. uses a known radio frequency (RF) subsystem to transmit and receive audio from a wireless network

c. contains known internal radio frequency hardware and software technology capable of transmitting to and receiving from a cell/wi-fi network.

d. contains known RF technology in mobile phones and PDA devices

e. uses wire or wireless technology to connect to another device that contains known internal radio frequency hardware and software technology capable of transmitting to and receiving from a cell/wi-fi network.

f. contains a control or embedded or non-embedded software for determining a function of the said device as listening or broadcasting

g. has standard industry inputs and outputs for audio content

h. uses wire or wireless technology as a connection to another device (an external RF device) that contains internal radio frequency (RF) hardware and software technology capable of transmitting to and receiving from a cell/wi-fi network;

i. said attached external RF device is connected to a headset jack of a cell phone, pda, or other device capable of transmitting to and receiving from a cell/wi-fi network

ii. said attached external RF device is connected to another port of a cell phone, pda, or other device capable of transmitting to and receiving from a cell/wi-fi network

iii. said connection is to another port and uses software to communicate with external device

iv. said connection is wire or wireless such as blue-tooth

v. said device uses other means as a replacement for the cell/wi-fi network for same function of claim 3

1. said device is connected to a headset jack of a portable ground line phone to accomplish the same of claim 2-h

i. said device is for selecting a single audio station for listening or broadcasting wherein said selection;

i. is made using controls for said selecting method of claim 2-i, j, and k

ii. is sent by modem, touchtone or another known method with existing technology using said RF subsystem of claim 2-b to a cell/wi-fi network and then to said server of claim 4.

iii. needs to have a current function of listening to have requested audio sent back to said device in real-time

iv. needs to have a current function of broadcasting and server initiates re-transmission of audio to said plurality of devices through network(s) of claim

j. said device is for selecting and listening to public stations wherein said device;

i. has a combination of controls and displays to achieve selecting method of claim 2-i

ii. contains one level of selections

iii. contains two levels of selections for each station;

iv. contains three levels of selection for each station;

one level is a region, another category, and another name

v. contains three or more levels of selections of any type

vi. contains controls and displays that interact with each other to achieve a station selection of claim 2-i

vii. contains one display for three levels or more to choose from

viii. contains three displays for three levels to choose from

ix. contains at least one display for three levels of choice

x. has a selection that is sent by modem, touchtone or another method with said RF technology to a cell/wi-fi network and then to server of claim 4

xi. receives audio in real-time from server of claim 4

xii. contains controls for selecting a station directly using method of claim 2-L

k. said device is for selecting and listening to private stations wherein;

i. the content has been created by loading audio files through a website on a personal computer, pda, or another device;

or a private station has been created by establishing a connection to another broadcasting station via the same website.

ii. a selection is sent by modem, touchtone or another method with existing technology using RF technology to cell/wi-fi network and then to server.

iii. a selection is received by a server and the requested audio'"'"'s transmission is initiated and transmitted to said device in real-time according to said claim 1-h and or decoded.

iv. said device receives the transmitted audio and it is processed the real-time for better quality sound and for audio output to the amplifier and speaker for the listener using known hardware, software and micro processors

v. said device has outputs for speakers or other output devices

l. said device is for selecting a station directly without using categories and levels of claims 2-j and 2-k wherein said device;

i. has current function set to listening or broadcasting

ii. has keypad to select a station by typing the identifying number, letters, or symbols

iii. has a selection that is sent by modem, touchtone or another method with said RF technology to a cell/wi-fi network and then to said server

iv. has other known methods and technology for selection.

m. said device is for broadcasting audio content wherein said device;

i. has multiple broadcasting stations displayed on said device.

ii. is identified for broadcasting, broadcasting station(s) is identified by and selected according to said method of claim 2-i

iii. has audio inputs for additional devices and systems for broadcasting

iv. uses known technology such as, but no limited to, a CD player, tape deck, or microphone or the mentioned is a component(s) of said device for broadcasting

v. processes broadcasting content for quality and decoding using known hardware, software and micro processors

vi. transmits audio content to server using known RF technology

4. Server:

said system contains a computer server or servers for managing, receiving, and transmitting content wherein said server(s).

a. is to manage and organize station selections that are displayed on said device.

b. uses hardware and software to initiate transmission and coordinate transmission in real-time programming of said claim 1 to plurality of said devices

c. receives transmission of broadcast from said devices from said network; and

said server re-transmits audio content to plurality of said devices through said network

d. receives transmission of broadcasts through internet and other known sources capable of communicating with server

e. stores content and transmits real-time content of said claim 1

5. Content:

audio content and content in digital format to assist and enhance audio content, wherein said content;

a. uses a real-time transmission from system of claim 1-i

b. has identifying information that is stored on said server of claim 4 or said device of claim 2 and listed on displays of same

c. public or private, of claim 2-j,2-k and is selected using said method of selection of same claim

d. is from a selection that is sent by modem, touchtone or another method with said RF technology to a cell/wi-fi network and then to said server

e. is from a server that initiates transmission of content according to selection

f. is transmitted to said plurality of devices through cell/wi-fi network, wherein;

i. said transmitted content contains real-time audio;

content contains real-time digitial audio;

content contains real-time analogue audio, wherein said audio content;

1. is from a source outside of server

2. is live from a source outside of server

3. has been recorded and is from a source outside of server

4. stored on said server

5. is broadcasted by server regardless if requested or not

6. is broadcasted by server when requested

7. is scheduled for broadcast

ii. other content is sent to assisvenhance the audio content and device, said content is;

1. video

2. picture

3. text

4. other content in digital format.

g. said content choices include existing broadcasts such as AM/FM and internet radio

h. said content includes new broadcasts

i. said content includes but is not limited to music, talk, sports, audio books, content specific such as science, movies, audio media, info-mercials, private events such as celebration and meetings, speakers, government events and broadcasts, supports groups

6. said device uses other known technology and patents, wherein said device:

a. uses known technology for stationary storage of received audio content such as U.S. Pat. No. 6,212,555, MP3 and other known digital and non-digital storage methods

b. uses known removable storage devices and components such as other patents, tapes, CDs, and other known removable storage devices

c. has real-time content that is processed for quality and decoding of claim (2-k-iv, 2-j) then content is directed for analogue audio output and then content is stored according to storing method of the said device.

d. has real-time content that is processed for quality of claim (2-k-iv, 2-j), the content is directed for analogue audio output and the content is simultaneously stored according to storing method of the said device.

e. upon receiving the content the user has already chosen to store the content, after said content is processed for quality of claim (2-k-iv, 2-j) the content is stored according to storing method of said device and simultaneously directed for analogue output

f. has controls for manipulation of transmitted content that include, but are not limited to pause, play/continue, stop, forward, and rewind.

9. said device and system can be changed to have video, real and unreal, as the primary function for the user for both listening and broadcasting, wherein said device:

a. is a future patent or provisional patent of said inventor

b. is another function of the Network Radio patent of said inventor

c. is a software version of claim 1-h on another known RF device

d. contains other content to assist/enhance the video content and device, wherein said content is;

i. audio

ii. other content in digital format.

iii. still picture

iv. text

3. Network:

said system contains a network whose purpose is to transmit and receive real-time audio between plurality of said devices and said server, wherein said network;

a. is a wireless radio frequency (RF) network whose function is to connect to server

i. said wireless RF network is a known cell network

ii. said wireless RF network is a known wi-fi network

iii. existing RF network opened for public use in the future

b. is a wire network whose function is to connect to said server

i. said wire network is a known phone line using internet

ii. said wire network is a known phone line using cable

iii. said wire network is a known phone line using standard ground line

iv. said wire network is other known phone line

7. said device has modifications for use in different modalities

a. said device can be installed in automobiles and other vehicles known and unknown

b. said device can be used as a standalone device portable or larger

8. said device can be used for broadcasting and listening simultaneously for related functions, wherein related functions are but not limited to:

a. large conferences and meetings

b. simultaneous vocal and instrumental play

c. group discussions