SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE IN A BROADCAST SIGNAL
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1. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- inserting a tone into a broadcast signal, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and
outputting the broadcast signal for communication to a tone transmission device operable to communicate the tone to a mobile device,wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating the communication of information to a mobile device in a broadcast signal are provided. A tone may be inserted into a broadcast signal, the tone including at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone. The broadcast signal may be output for communication to a tone transmission device that is operable to communicate the tone to a mobile device. Once received by the mobile device, the at least one location identifier may facilitate the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.
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1. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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inserting a tone into a broadcast signal, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and outputting the broadcast signal for communication to a tone transmission device operable to communicate the tone to a mobile device, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A broadcast signal provider, comprising:
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at least one output device operable to transmit a broadcast signal for receipt by a tone transmission device; and at least one processor operable to insert a tone into the broadcast signal and to direct the at least one output device to transmit the broadcast signal, wherein the tone comprises at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone the transmission of the tone by the at least one output device, wherein the tone transmission device is operable to receive the broadcast signal with the tone and output the tone to a mobile device, and wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising;
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receiving, from a data source, tone data that facilitates the generation of a tone; generating, utilizing at least a portion of the received tone data, a tone for insertion into a broadcast signal, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; inserting a tone into the broadcast signal; outputting the broadcast signal for communication to a tone transmission device, the tone transmission device operable to communicate the tone to a mobile device, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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