Systems and Methods for Providing Messages to Devices Using a Carrier signal
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Abstract
A method is provided that comprises tuning a radio system to a frequency band that contains a locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal. The locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal comprising a main signal component and a side data component is thereby received. In response to receiving the locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal a determination is made as to a permissible time for processing the side data component using a time slot schedule. The side data component is processed at the permissible time. A message corresponding to the side data component is outputted to an output device. In some instances, the side data component includes the message. In other instances, the method further includes searching a message lookup list using a code included in the side data component. When a stored code is found that matches the code, the message corresponding to the matching stored code is outputted.
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71 Claims
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48. A method of providing customer relationship management at a device, the method comprising:
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tuning the device to a frequency band containing a locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal; receiving said locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal comprising a main signal component and a side data component wherein said side data component comprises a message; parsing said message to obtain a key; comparing said key to a present location of the device; and when said key matches the present location, at least a portion of the message is outputted to an output component of the device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A device comprising:
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a global positioning feed component for receiving a global positioning feed corresponding to a present location of the device; an output component; a tuner unit for tuning into and receiving a locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal comprising a main signal component and a side data component wherein said side data component comprises a message; a decoded digital data controller in electrical communication with (i) said global positioning feed, (ii) said output component, and (iii) said tuner unit, said decoded digital data controller comprising; instructions for parsing said message to obtain a key, and instructions for comparing said key to key to the global positioning feed;
whereinwhen said key matches the global positioning feed, at least a portion of the message is outputted to the output component of the device. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A device comprising:
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an output component; a tuner unit for tuning into and receiving a locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal comprising a main signal component and a side data component wherein said side data component comprises a message; a decoded digital data controller in electrical communication with (i) said global positioning feed, (ii) said output component, and (iii) said tuner unit, said decoded digital data controller comprising; instructions for parsing said message to obtain a key, and instructions for comparing said key to a digital representation of the present location of the device; wherein when said key matches the digital representation of the present location of the device, at least a portion of the message is outputted to the output component of the device.
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