Broadcast data storage and retrieval system

• US 4,887,308 A
• Filed: 06/26/1987
• Issued: 12/12/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bradley C. Dutton
• Original Assignee: Bradley C. Dutton
• Inventors: Dutton, Bradley C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safourek, Benedict V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jorgenson, Frederick R.
• Application Number:
  US07/066,487
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• Field of Search: 365/45, 455/156, 455/70, 455/158, 455/1, 455/179, 455/185, 455/186, 455/154, 455/226, 455/68, 455/167
• US Class Current: 455/156.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information

Abstract

An information storage and retrieval system is disclosed herein having a primary information storage for broadcast information that is selected and encoded for constant broadcast transmission. Such information may take the form of musical compositions including title, composer, artist data and the like. An emergency transmission network selectively transmits pre-set emergency information or data. A receiver is employed to receive both broadcast and emergency transmissions and decode the information for presentation on a visual display with emergency display superseding the broadcast display. A broadcast data hold and recall manual buttons are employed to store desired data in a memory and to subsequently recall such data at the command of the listener.

Claims

1. A broadcast data storage and retrieval system comprising:

a continuous broadcast transmitting means radiating programming data;

said programming data composed of general programming data and selected coded data related to said general programming data;

receiver means for receiving said programming means;

data storage means operably coupled to said receiver means for storing said selected coded data;

display means connected to said data storage means including a visual display;

manually operated means selectively coupled to said data storage means for transferring said selected coded data from said storage means to said display means;

said manually operated means comprises a hold broadcast data means coupled to said data storage means for selectively introducing said selected coded data of said programming data into said storage means and a manual recall means coupled to said data storage means for transferring said selected coded data from said data storage means to said display means;

a periodic transmitting means radiating emergency information;

recognition circuits in said receiver responsive to reception of said emergency information for suppression of said programming data and the display thereof by said display means; and

said display means further includes a separate display for said emergency information.