Systems and methods for fast seek and scan functions in a digital radio broadcast receiver
First Claim
1. A method of advancing to a service from a plurality of services in a digital radio broadcast receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver;
b. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified by the receiver as receivable;
c. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry;
d. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver; and
e. when content received on the first service is rendered for a period of time exceeding a predetermined minimum dwell time, updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for advancing to another service from a plurality of services in a digital radio broadcast receiver are described. The methods and systems include the steps of receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver, selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified as receivable, tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry, rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver, and updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of advancing to a service from a plurality of services in a digital radio broadcast receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver; b. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified by the receiver as receivable; c. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry; d. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver; and e. when content received on the first service is rendered for a period of time exceeding a predetermined minimum dwell time, updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions adapted to cause a processing system to execute steps comprising:
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a. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of a digital radio broadcast receiver; b. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified by the receiver as receivable; c. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry; d. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver; and e. when content received on the first service is rendered for a period of time exceeding a predetermined minimum dwell time, updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A digital radio broadcast receiver system configured to scan a plurality of services comprising:
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a. a processing system; and b. a memory coupled to the processing system, wherein the processing system is configured to execute steps comprising; i. receiving an instruction to advance to another service from a man-machine interface of the digital radio broadcast receiver; ii. selecting an entry from a set of entries stored in a memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver responsive to the instruction, wherein each entry identifies a service, and wherein at least some of said services correspond to services identified by the receiver as receivable; iii. tuning to a first service identified by the selected entry; iv. rendering content received on the first service at the digital radio broadcast receiver; and v. when content received on the first service is rendered for a period of time exceeding a predetermined minimum dwell time, updating the set of entries stored in the memory of the digital radio broadcast receiver based on at least one criteria. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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