SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCAST RECEPTION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A wireless electronic device, comprising:
- communications circuitry configured to tune to a specified broadcast;
control circuitry that executes a broadcast management function configured to;
determine a station list for the specified broadcast, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location;
control the communication circuitry in accordance with the station list so as to tune the communication circuitry to the first channel in the first location and receive the specified broadcast;
control the communication circuitry in accordance with the station list so as to retune the communication circuitry to the second channel in the second location to continue reception of the specified broadcast.
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Abstract
A system and method for broadcast reception management. In some embodiments, a database is used to determine the available broadcasts and associated channel numbers for a given location. In other embodiments, a station list is determined for a specified broadcast, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location. The communication circuitry of the wireless electronic device is tuned in accordance with the station list to the first channel in the first location to receive the specified broadcast. The communication circuitry is retuned to the second channel in the second location to continue reception of the specified broadcast.
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33 Claims
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1. A wireless electronic device, comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to tune to a specified broadcast; control circuitry that executes a broadcast management function configured to; determine a station list for the specified broadcast, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location; control the communication circuitry in accordance with the station list so as to tune the communication circuitry to the first channel in the first location and receive the specified broadcast; control the communication circuitry in accordance with the station list so as to retune the communication circuitry to the second channel in the second location to continue reception of the specified broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server, comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to communicate with a wireless electronic device; a memory storing a database of channels associated with a specified broadcast and coverage areas for each of the channels; and control circuitry that executes a broadcast determination function configured to; receive a request for a station list for a specified broadcast from the wireless electronic device; determine the station list for the specified broadcast in accordance with the database, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location; and send the station list to the wireless electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of managing receipt of a broadcast for a wireless electronic device, comprising:
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determining a station list for a specified broadcast, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location; tuning communication circuitry of the wireless electronic device in accordance with the station list to the first channel in the first location and receiving the specified broadcast; retuning the communication circuitry to the second channel in the second location to continue reception of the specified broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of managing receipt of a broadcast for a wireless electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a request for a station list for a specified broadcast from the wireless electronic device; determining the station list for the specified broadcast using the database, the station list comprising a first channel of a first station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a first location and a second channel of a second station on which the specified broadcast is broadcast at a second location; and sending the station list to the wireless electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A wireless electronic device, comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to tune to a specified broadcast; and control circuitry that executes a broadcast management function configured to determine available broadcasts and associated channel numbers for a given location of the wireless electronic device from a database of broadcast channels and coverage areas for each of the broadcast channels. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A server, comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to communicate with a wireless electronic device; a memory storing a database of channel numbers associated with a specified broadcast and coverage areas for each of the channels; and control circuitry that executes a broadcast determination function configured to; receive a request for the available broadcasts and associated channel numbers for a given location from the wireless electronic device; determine the available broadcasts and associated channel numbers for a given location of the wireless electronic device by searching the database; and send a list of the available broadcasts and associated channel numbers to the wireless electronic device.
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Specification