Apparatus for automatically detecting and playing desired audio segments over a broadcast receiver
First Claim
1. A method of detecting and playing desired audio programs over a broadcast receiver which may be selectively tuned to receive broadcast signals from any one of a plurality of different broadcast stations comprising:
- inputting from an external source a plurality of representations each representing a desired audio segment,storing said representations,scanning the audio programs being broadcast over the receiver by a plurality of different broadcast stations,generating in response to said scanning step representations each representing a first portion of at least one of said audio programs, each audio program further comprising a remaining portion,comparing said stored representations with said generated representations, andplaying a remaining portion of a desired audio program over the broadcast receiver when said comparing step determines a match between the stored representation of a desired audio segment and a generated representation of said at least one audio program.
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Abstract
The specification discloses a method and apparatus for detecting and playing desired audio segments over a broadcast receiver such as a radio or television. Apparatus is coupled with the broadcast receiver (32) to enable the listener to listen to any of a plurality of different stations and to select desired audio segments being played on any of the stations. Alternatively, desired audio segments may be input from external sources such as a radio station or a ROM chip (18). A memory (44) is provided to store the selected desired audio segments selected by the listener. Memories (43) and (44) store externally loaded audio segments. A controller (50) scans the audio being broadcast by each of a plurality of different stations. A comparator (45) compares the selected desired audio segments with the audio scanned. In response to the comparison, the desired audio segments are played over the broadcast receiver upon occurrence of the desired audio segments on any of a plurality of different stations.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of detecting and playing desired audio programs over a broadcast receiver which may be selectively tuned to receive broadcast signals from any one of a plurality of different broadcast stations comprising:
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inputting from an external source a plurality of representations each representing a desired audio segment, storing said representations, scanning the audio programs being broadcast over the receiver by a plurality of different broadcast stations, generating in response to said scanning step representations each representing a first portion of at least one of said audio programs, each audio program further comprising a remaining portion, comparing said stored representations with said generated representations, and playing a remaining portion of a desired audio program over the broadcast receiver when said comparing step determines a match between the stored representation of a desired audio segment and a generated representation of said at least one audio program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of detecting and playing desired audio programs over a broadcast receiver receiving broadcast station signals comprising:
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inputting from an external source representations each representing a desired audio segment, storing said representations, generating representations each representing a first portion of at least one of said audio program, each audio program further comprising a remaining portion, comparing said stored representations with the generated representations, and playing a remaining portion of a desired audio program over the broadcast receiver when said comparing step determines a match between the stored representation of a desired audio segment and a generated representation of said at least one audio program. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for detecting and playing desired audio programs over a broadcast receiver which may be selectively tuned to receive broadcast signals from any one of a plurality of different broadcast stations comprising:
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means for inputting from an external source a plurality of representations each representing a desired audio segment, means for storing said representations, means for scanning the audio programs being broadcast over the receiver by a plurality of different broadcast stations, means for generating representations that each represents a first portion of at least one of said audio programs, each audio program further comprising a remaining portion, means for comparing said stored representations with said generated representations, and means for playing a remaining portion of a desired audio program over the broadcast receiver when the comparing means determines a match between the stored representation of a desired audio segment and a generated representation of said at least one audio program. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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