Method and apparatus for identifying messages associated with a sports team in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method, in a radio receiver, for identifying messages concerning particular sports teams, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving and decoding a radio frequency signal to recover therefrom a message about a sports event;
determining whether an identification code associated with the radio receiver is included within a first location of the message or a second location of the message;
determining that a sports team associated with the radio receiver is a home team in the sports event when the identification code is included within the first location; and
determining that the sports team associated with the radio receiver is a visitor team when the identification code is included within the second location.
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Abstract
A communication system (100) for identifying messages concerning particular sports teams includes a terminal (105) for transmitting a message about a sports event as a radio frequency signal. A radio receiver (110) receives and decodes the radio frequency signal to recover therefrom the message. The radio receiver (110) also determines whether an identification code associated with the radio receiver (110) is included within a first location (205) of the message or a second location (210) of the message. When the identification code is included within the first location (205), a sports team associated with the radio receiver (110) is determined to be a home team in the sports event. When the identification code is included within the second location (210), the sports team associated with the radio receiver (110) is determined to be a visitor team in the sports event.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, in a radio receiver, for identifying messages concerning particular sports teams, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving and decoding a radio frequency signal to recover therefrom a message about a sports event; determining whether an identification code associated with the radio receiver is included within a first location of the message or a second location of the message; determining that a sports team associated with the radio receiver is a home team in the sports event when the identification code is included within the first location; and determining that the sports team associated with the radio receiver is a visitor team when the identification code is included within the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication system for identifying messages concerning particular sports teams, the communication system comprising:
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a terminal for transmitting a message about a sports event as a radio frequency signal; and a radio receiver for receiving and decoding the radio frequency signal to recover therefrom the message and for determining whether an identification code associated with the radio receiver is included within a first location of the message or a second location of the message, wherein a sports team associated with the radio receiver is a home team in the sports event when the identification code is included within the first location, and wherein the sports team associated with the radio receiver is a visitor team in the sports event when the identification code is included within the second location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio receiver for receiving messages about sports events, the radio receiver comprising:
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a receiving circuit for receiving a radio frequency signal and recovering therefrom a message about a sports event; an identification locator element for determining whether an identification code is included within a first location of the message or a second location of the message; and a controller coupled to the identification locator element for determining that a sports team associated with the radio receiver is a home team in the sports event when the identification code is included in the first location and for determining that the sports team is a visitor team in the sports event when the identification code is included in the second location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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