DEVICE FOR MONITORING MULTIPLE BROADCAST SIGNALS
First Claim
1. A broadcast monitoring system for monitoring at least two broadcast signals, the monitoring system comprising:
- at least two tuner modules wherein each tuner module is adapted to receive a broadcast signal and produce an output corresponding to the broadcast signal;
a hub for receiving the outputs and aggregating and interfacing the outputs to a processing device, wherein each of the at least two tuner modules is detachable from the hub so that each of the at least two tuner modules can be replaced with a different tuner module adapted to receive a different broadcast in order to reconfigure the broadcast monitoring system.
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Abstract
A media content monitoring system uses a rack adapted to receive multiple carrier boards to improve the system'"'"'s ability to be configured to specific applications. Each carrier board contains tuner modules for receiving AM/FM broadcasts, satellite radio broadcasts, TV audio broadcasts, HD, IBOC, DAB and DRM digital radio broadcasts, etc. The tuner modules produce a USB output that is combined by a USB hub on the carrier boards into a single USB output. The carrier board outputs are in turn combined by a rack based USB hub into single USB output that is provided to a host computer. The host computer includes content identification software that automatically identifies selected media content received by the tuner modules and stores the selected content in a database. The host computer can send control codes to the tuner modules to alter their reception parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. A broadcast monitoring system for monitoring at least two broadcast signals, the monitoring system comprising:
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at least two tuner modules wherein each tuner module is adapted to receive a broadcast signal and produce an output corresponding to the broadcast signal; a hub for receiving the outputs and aggregating and interfacing the outputs to a processing device, wherein each of the at least two tuner modules is detachable from the hub so that each of the at least two tuner modules can be replaced with a different tuner module adapted to receive a different broadcast in order to reconfigure the broadcast monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
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8. A media monitoring system comprising:
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at least two tuner modules for receiving broadcast signals and producing an output based upon the broadcast signals; at least one carrier board adapted to removably couple to the at least two tuner modules and produce a combined output based upon outputs of the at least two tuner modules; and a rack adapted to removably couple to the at least two carrier boards and combine outputs from the at least two carrier boards into a single output and provide the single output to a host computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. The system of 8 wherein the host computer can transfer control codes that alter an operating parameter of the tuner modules through the rack and the carrier boards to the tuner modules.
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15. A method for monitoring multiple broadcast signals comprising:
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sending configuration information to a processing device attached to a plurality of modular tuners; configuring one or more of the plurality of modular tuners, the configuration including setting the tuner to receive a specified broadcast; receiving multiple broadcasts with the plurality of modular tuners; and sending the broadcast signals to the processing device for processing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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