METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RADIO STATION LOCATOR SERVICE

• US 20120108266A1
• Filed: 11/01/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Clark, Stephen J., Bodge, Donald S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,020,535 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/50 of broadcast or relay stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An approach is provided to present station location information to one or more mobile devices. A request is received to provide station location information to a mobile device. Station location information is generated, in response to the request, the station location information including station location information of one or more radio stations that correspond to the location of the mobile device. The station location information is transmitted to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving spatial positioning information corresponding to a location of a mobile device; and

generating, in response to the location information, station location information associated with one or more radio stations, the one or more radio stations corresponding to the spatial positioning information.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the station location information comprises at least one of station frequency, station call letters, station location, station contact information, station coverage, program content metadata, advertisement frequency, or a combination thereof.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the station location information at the mobile device.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the presentation of the station location information includes providing one or more options to refine the station information.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the station location information is determined based on the location of the mobile device and proximity of the one or more radio stations to the mobile device.

6. A method according to claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a user request to update the station location information.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the user request includes at least one of a user selection, and an update to that spatial positioning information corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

8. A method according to claim 6, further comprising:

generating, in response to the user request, updated station location information corresponding to the user request; and

presenting the updated station location information at the mobile device.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

at least one memory including computer program instructions,

the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive spatial positioning information corresponding to a location of a mobile device, and

generate, in response to the location information, station location information associated with one or more radio stations, the one or more radio stations corresponding to the spatial positioning information.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the station location information comprises at least one of station frequency, station call letters, station location, station contact information, station coverage, program content metadata, advertisement frequency, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

presenting the station location information at the mobile device.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the presentation of the station location information includes providing one or more options to refine the station information.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the station location information is determined based on the location of the mobile device and proximity of the one or more radio stations to the mobile device.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive a user request to update the station location information.

15. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the user request includes at least one of a user selection, and an update to that spatial positioning information corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

16. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

generating, in response to the user request, updated station location information corresponding to the user request; and

presenting the updated station location information.

17. A method comprising:

transmitting, from a mobile device, a request for station location information; and

receiving, at the mobile device, the station location information, the station location information being associated with one or more radio stations, and the one or more radio stations corresponding to spatial positioning information of the mobile device.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the station location information is received at the mobile device via at least one of short messaging service (SMS) messages, enhanced messaging service (EMS) messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages, electronic mail, a file, or a combination thereof.

19. A method according to claim 17, wherein the station location information comprises at least one of station frequency, station call letters, station location, station coverage, program content metadata, advertisement frequency, or a combination thereof.

20. A method according to claim 17, further comprising:

presenting, at the mobile station, the station location information,

wherein the presentation of the station location information includes providing one or more options to refine the station information.

21. A method according to claim 17, further comprising:

transmitting, from the mobile device, a request to update the station location information;

receiving, at the mobile device, updated station location information, the updated station location information corresponding to the user request; and

presenting, at the mobile station, the updated station location information.