Methods and system for retrieving music information from wireless telecommunication devices

• US 7,231,176 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2005
• Issued: 06/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Levy
• Inventors: Levy, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson; Matthew D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ, ANGELICA
• Application Number:
  US11/051,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20050176366A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 455 301- 306, 455/186.1, 455/166.2, 455/150.1, 455/154.1
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

A real-time music information retrieval system and methods for providing desired music information via text message to radio or television stations listeners through wireless communication devices. Listeners could retrieve information for the song that is currently being played at the radio and television station, or the songs that have previously been played. A system and method is provided to automatically send an alert message the radio and television station listeners of upcoming music broadcasting events.

Claims

1. A method for providing notification about music information associated with songs that are in cue to be played to radio or television station listeners through a wireless mobile device capable of receiving text message, wherein the music is to be broadcasted by the station in a specified time period, the method comprising:

receiving and storing a plurality of requests for alert messages regarding future music broadcasting, the requests including a plurality of identifiers associated with persons to whom an alert message is to be communicated prior to the broadcasting;

formulating a plurality of queries based on the plurality of received requests;

instantaneously retrieving from a plurality of radio and television station databases real-time cueing music information associated with songs that are in cue to be played at each of the plurality of radio and television station and storing the real-time cueing music information in a central database;

in response to the plurality of formulated queries, retrieving from the central database, the real-time cueing music information associated with songs that are in cue to be played;

formulating text-based alert messages; and

communicating the text-based alert messages to one or more radio or television station listeners through wireless communication devices capable of receiving text messages using individual identifiers to identify persons to whom said alert message is to be communicated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of requests is submitted by the radio or television station listener by text massaging in a plurality of predetermined song codes.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a playlist based upon the plurality of requests for the further music broadcasting.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert message is communicated to a person who submitted the request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert message is communicated to a plurality of recipients identified by a person who submitted the request.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a supplemental notification is generated and communicated to the person who submitted the request after the alert message is communicated to the plurality of recipients.

7. The method of claim 1, further including the step of receiving a plurality of personal messages to be communicated with the alert message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of personal messages is a voice message, a text message, a photo, or a multimedia message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of requests is submitted by the radio or television station listener through a designated website.

10. The method of claim 1, further including the step of generating a plurality of supplemental messages to be communicated with the alert message.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of personal messages is communicated with the alert message to a plurality of recipients identified by a person who submitted the request.

12. A system for providing notification about music information associated with songs that are in cue to be played to a radio or television station listener through a wireless communication device, the system comprising:

i) a broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast transmissions from a plurality of radio or television stations;

ii) a wireless communication device capable of transmitting and receiving text messages; and

iii) a control system for generating and transmitting a text message reply containing music information to the radio and television station listener;

wherein the control system includes,

a) a central database containing real-time enema music information;

b) an interface digitally connected to a plurality of radio and television station databases for instantaneously retrieving from each of the plurality of radio and television station databases real-time cueing music information associated with songs tat are in cue to be played at each of the plurality of radio and television station and Storing the real-time cueing music information in the central database; and

c) means for generating and transmitting a textual alert message to a plurality of pre-identified recipients.