Computer based multi-channel radio system and user interface
First Claim
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1. A computer based multi-channel radio system, comprising:
- a computer coupled to a display and having a graphical user interface; and
a single digital audio radio receiver coupled to the computer for selectively receiving a plurality of channels and data associated with the plurality of channels from a single data stream over the air,wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, a plurality of use percentages and a plurality of channel names,wherein the computer displays on the graphic user interface, for each of three or more channels from said plurality of channels, a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage,and wherein such data associated with the plurality of channels is simultaneously updated and displayed on the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
A computer based multi-channel radio system (200) can include a computer (214) coupled to a display (215) and having a graphical user interface (500) and a radio receiver (100) coupled to the computer for receiving a plurality of channels and data associated with the plurality of channels. The graphic user interface can selectively display at least a portion of the data associated with the plurality of channels. The data associated with the plurality of channels can be simultaneously updated. The radio receiver can include an output port (207) that enables the system to stream data or audio or video from a selected channel among the plurality of channels.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer based multi-channel radio system, comprising:
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a computer coupled to a display and having a graphical user interface; and a single digital audio radio receiver coupled to the computer for selectively receiving a plurality of channels and data associated with the plurality of channels from a single data stream over the air, wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, a plurality of use percentages and a plurality of channel names, wherein the computer displays on the graphic user interface, for each of three or more channels from said plurality of channels, a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage, and wherein such data associated with the plurality of channels is simultaneously updated and displayed on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer based multi-channel radio, comprising:
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a single digital audio radio receiver for receiving a plurality of channels and data associated with the plurality of channels over-the-air; a channel decoder coupled to the radio receiver; and a port for transmitting data associated with the plurality of channels, transmitting an output signal representative of selected channels among the plurality of channels, and for receiving control signals from a computer having a graphical user interface, wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, a plurality of use percentages and a plurality of channel names, and wherein the graphical user interface displays, for each channel from said plurality of channels, a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of representing a plurality of channels on a display, comprising:
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extracting data associated with each channel in the plurality of channels from a data stream using a single digital audio radio receiver; enabling the selective display of the data associated with each of the plurality of channels on a graphical user interface; simultaneously updating and displaying the associated data for a selected plurality of at least three channels among the plurality of channels, wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, a plurality of use percentages and a plurality of channel names; and selectively controlling a remotely coupled channel decoder on a radio receiver via the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of displaying a group of selected channels among a plurality channels, comprising:
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controlling a remote source for receiving a single digitally encoded bit stream on at least a portion of the plurality of channels and decoding a selected channel among the plurality of channels using a digital audio radio receiver; selectively displaying data associated with each selected channel on a graphical user interface wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes at least a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, a plurality of use percentages and a plurality of channel names, and said data displayed for each selected channel includes a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage; and updating and displaying the data associated with the plurality of channels in a rapid recurring succession. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform a method comprising:
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extracting data associated with each channel in the plurality of channels from a single data stream using a digital audio radio receiver; enabling the selective display of the data associated with each of the plurality of channels on a graphical user interface; simultaneously updating and displaying of associated data for a selected plurality of channels among the plurality of channels wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes at least a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, and a plurality of channel names, and said updated and displayed associated data includes a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage; and selectively controlling a remotely coupled channel decoder on a radio receiver via the graphical user interface.
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26. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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controlling a remote source for receiving a single digitally encoded bit stream on at least a portion of a plurality of channels and decoding a selected channel among the plurality of channels using a digital audio radio receiver; selectively displaying data associated with each of the plurality of channels on a graphical user interface wherein the data associated with the plurality of channels includes at least a plurality of channel numbers, a plurality of artist names, a plurality of song titles, and a plurality of channel names, and said selectively displayed associated data includes a channel number, a channel name, and at least one of a song title, an artist name and a use percentage; updating and displaying the data associated with the plurality of channels in a rapid recurring succession; and enabling the output of the selected channel as represented by the graphical user interface.
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