Identifying radio stations along a travel route that broadcast specified radio program formats
First Claim
1. A method for identifying radio stations broadcasting along a travel route, comprising:
- determining a travel route based on specified starting and ending location information;
identifying from a plurality of radio stations any radio stations along the determined travel route that broadcast radio program formats corresponding to at least one specified radio program format, wherein the identifying includes analyzing predetermined radio station information compiled for the plurality of radio stations; and
outputting the identified radio stations to accompany the determined travel route as text-formatted travel directions comprising a plurality of text segments, the text segments specifying at least one of the identified radio stations or indicating that none of the radio stations were identified adjacent text segments identifying travel directions,wherein the determining, analyzing and outputting steps are implemented without requiring positioning devices that provide real-time positioning information of a radio receiver.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for identifying radio stations along a travel route broadcasting programs in user-specified radio program formats without requiring positioning devices that provide real-time positioning information of a radio receiver. An exemplary method includes determining a travel route based on specified starting and ending location information. The method includes identifying, from a plurality of radio stations, any radio stations along the determined travel route that broadcast radio program formats corresponding to at least one specified radio program format. The identifying includes analyzing predetermined radio station information compiled for the plurality of radio stations. The method includes outputting the identified radio stations to accompany the determined travel route as text-formatted travel directions comprising a plurality of text segments. The text segments specify at least one of the identified radio stations or indicate that none of the radio stations were identified, adjacent text segments that identify travel directions.
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1. A method for identifying radio stations broadcasting along a travel route, comprising:
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determining a travel route based on specified starting and ending location information; identifying from a plurality of radio stations any radio stations along the determined travel route that broadcast radio program formats corresponding to at least one specified radio program format, wherein the identifying includes analyzing predetermined radio station information compiled for the plurality of radio stations; and outputting the identified radio stations to accompany the determined travel route as text-formatted travel directions comprising a plurality of text segments, the text segments specifying at least one of the identified radio stations or indicating that none of the radio stations were identified adjacent text segments identifying travel directions, wherein the determining, analyzing and outputting steps are implemented without requiring positioning devices that provide real-time positioning information of a radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for identifying radio stations broadcasting along a travel route, comprising:
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a trip mapping tool configured to determine a travel route based on specified starting and ending location information; and a radio station identification tool configured to identify from a plurality of radio stations any radio stations along the determined travel route that broadcast radio program formats corresponding to at least one specified radio program format by analyzing predetermined radio station information compiled for the plurality of radio stations, wherein the trip mapping tool is configured to output the identified radio stations to accompany the determined travel route as text-formatted travel directions comprising a plurality of text segments, the text segments specifying at least one of the identified radio stations or indicating that none of the radio stations were identified adjacent text segments identifying travel directions, and wherein the trip mapping tool and the radio station identification tool are implemented without requiring positioning devices that generate real-time positioning information of a radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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