Methods and system for retrieving music information from wireless telecommunication devices
First Claim
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.
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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.
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12 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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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:
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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.
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