Receiver storage system for audio program

• US 7,778,614 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Issued: 08/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dr. Hark C. Chan
• Original Assignee: Dr. Hark C. Chan
• Inventors: Chan, Hark C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord; Marceau
• Application Number:
  US12/335,486
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 455/150.1, 455/156.1, 455/166.1, 455/151.1, 455/158.1, 455/186.1, 709/219, 370/468, 370/392, 370/395.64, 348/468
• US Class Current: 455/150.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/13 Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information

Abstract

A receiver contains a demodulator system that can extract digital data from wireless radio frequency signal. The digital data contains at least three sets of compressed digital audio data each corresponding to an audio program. At least two of the three sets of compressed digital audio data are stored in storage. Each of the stored sets of compressed digital data is associated with a set of index data. The receiver contains an output device allowing a user to perceive the sets of index data. The receiver also contains a digital to analog converter. If a user selects one of the sets of compressed digital audio data, the selected compressed digital audio data is decompressed and converted to analog audio data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for generating analog audio signal from wireless radio frequency signal modulated with a first set of compressed digital audio data and a first set of associated index data, modulated with a second set of compressed digital audio data and a second set of associated index data, and modulated with a third set of compressed digital audio data, the apparatus comprising:

a demodulator for demodulating the wireless radio frequency signal;

memory for storing digital data, the stored digital data including the first and the second sets of compressed digital audio data and the first and the second sets of associated index data;

a user interface allowing a user to select the stored digital data or the third set of compressed digital data;

an output device;

a controller for providing the first and the second sets of associated index data to be manifested on the output device if the user selects the stored data,

the user interface further allowing the user to select the first or the second sets of compressed digital audio data in response to perceiving the first and the second sets of associated index data on the output device;

a decompressor subsystem for decompressing the first set of compressed digital audio data to generate a first decompressed digital audio data if the user selects the first set of compressed digital audio data, decompressing the second set of compressed digital audio data to generate a second decompressed digital audio data if the user selects the second set of compressed digital audio data, and for decompressing the third set of compressed digital audio data to generate a third decompressed digital audio data if the user selects the third set of compressed digital audio data; and

a digital to analog converter for generating the analog audio signal from the first decompressed digital audio data, the second decompressed digital audio data or the third decompressed digital audio data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a first button for selecting the third set of compressed digital audio data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the user interface comprises a second button for selecting the stored digital data.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the index data comprises audio data.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a button for selecting the stored data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first and the second sets of compressed digital audio data comprise compressed human voice data.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface allows the user to turn off power to at least a portion of the apparatus, and the memory stores the digital data even after the user activates the user interface to turn off the power.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the user interface comprises a button for selecting the third set of compressed digital audio data.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a motion picture experts group decoder.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a G.723.1 decoder.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein at least one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a parametric compression algorithm.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a first decoder and a second decoder, the first decoders being used to decompress at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data, and the second decoder being used to decompress at least a second one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 the at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a motion picture experts group compression algorithm and the at least a second one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a parametric compression algorithm.

14. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the wireless radio frequency signal is modulated with a command, the controller further for instructing the apparatus to perform a task in response to the command.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a motion picture experts group decoder.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a G.723.1 decoder.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a parametric compression algorithm.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decompressor subsystem comprises a first decoder and a second decoder, the first decoders being used to decompress at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data, and the second decoder being used to decompress at least a second one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a parametric compression algorithm.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a motion picture experts group compression algorithm.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least a first one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a motion picture experts group compression algorithm and the at least a second one of the first, the second, and the third sets of compressed digital audio data has been compressed using a parametric compression algorithm.

22. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the wireless radio frequency signal is modulated with a command, the controller further for instructing the apparatus to perform a task in response to the command.

23. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the output device is an audio output device.

24. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless radio frequency signal is modulated with a command, the controller further for instructing the apparatus to perform a task in response to the command.