BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
First Claim
1. A method for providing information associated with a geographical area to a user of a broadcast communication receiver, the method comprising:
- receiving the information and an indication of the geographical area associated with the information into the broadcast communication receiver;
translating the indication of the geographical area from a first geographical format into a second geographical format suitable for comparing the indication of the geographical area with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the broadcast communication receiver;
comparing the translated indication of the geographical area with the geographic code; and
relaying the information to the user of the broadcast communication receiver if the geographic code indicates that the broadcast communication receiver is located within the geographical area.
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Abstract
A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, each of the broadcast communication receivers. In each of the receivers, the indication of the geographical area is compared with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the receiver. Each of the receivers also relays the information to the user of the receiver if the geographic code indicates that the receiver is located within the geographical area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing information associated with a geographical area to a user of a broadcast communication receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving the information and an indication of the geographical area associated with the information into the broadcast communication receiver; translating the indication of the geographical area from a first geographical format into a second geographical format suitable for comparing the indication of the geographical area with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the broadcast communication receiver; comparing the translated indication of the geographical area with the geographic code; and relaying the information to the user of the broadcast communication receiver if the geographic code indicates that the broadcast communication receiver is located within the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A broadcast communication system, comprising:
a broadcast communication transmitter configured to; receive information associated with a geographical area, and an indication of the geographical area; translate the indication of the geographical area from a first geographical format to a second geographical format suitable for comparing the indication of the geographical area with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, each of a plurality of broadcast communication receivers; and transmit the information and the translated indication of the geographical area to the broadcast communication receivers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A broadcast communication receiver configured to:
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receive programming signals over a plurality of broadcast communication channels, information associated with a geographical area, and an indication of the geographical area; translate the indication of the geographical area from a first geographical format to a second geographical format suitable for comparing the indication of the geographical area with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the broadcast communication receiver; compare the indication of the geographical area with the geographic code; and transfer the information in combination with at least one of the programming signals for presentation to a user of the broadcast communication receiver if the geographic code indicates that the broadcast communication receiver is located within the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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