Processing simulcast data

• US 8,401,580 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2009
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy A., Mason, Henry, Newman, Lucas
• Primary Examiner(s): YOUNG, BRIAN K
• Application Number:
  US12/467,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20100292816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.06, 455/3.01, 455/414.4, 455/503
• US Class Current: 455/503
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]

Abstract

A mobile device receives a radio simulcast of streaming data and content. The mobile device extracts metadata from the radio simulcast. The mobile device identifies a communication channel to a content provider by comparing components of the metadata with reference data. The mobile device presents a user interface for connecting to the content provider through the communication channel. The mobile device also records the metadata with a time stamp and provides a user interface for displaying the data and time of content received.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast of content and a data stream, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata including information on the content;

storing, on the mobile device, the information on the content in a data structure in association with a timestamp; and

providing for display on the mobile device a user interface, the user interface operable for displaying a presentation of the timestamp and the information on the content in response to a user query.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the content metadata comprises:

identifying from the information snippets at least one of;

a program type of the content in the simulcast, a title of the content, a name of a performer of the content, a composer of the content, or an identifier identifying a radio station.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

opening, based on the content metadata, a communication channel connecting the mobile device and a content supplier.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the simulcast is a broadcast based on a radio data system (RDS) protocol or a radio broadcast data system (RBDS) protocol.

4. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast comprising a data stream and broadcast content, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata comprising an identifier identifying a radio station from which the content is broadcast;

providing for display, on a display of the mobile device, a user interface for accessing a communication channel connecting the mobile device to the radio station, wherein the user interface is operable to display first contact information retrieved from a radio station database, the first contact information corresponding to the radio station identified by the identifier, the radio station database being stored on the mobile device; and

opening, by the mobile device, the communication channel to the radio station using the first contact information in response to a user request received from the user interface.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising assembling the information snippets into the content metadata, wherein assembling the information snippets comprises:

identifying one or more advertisers and second contact information associated with the advertisers from the information snippets; and

storing the advertisers and second contact information on the advertisers on a storage device of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user interface comprises a browsable display of the advertisers.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the user interface comprises a telephone interface for dialing a telephone number contained in the second contact information.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the user interface comprises a messaging interface for sending a message using a telephone number contained in the second contact information.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast of content and a data stream, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata including information on the content;

storing, on the mobile device, the information on the content in a data structure in association with a timestamp; and

providing for display on the mobile device a user interface, the user interface operable for displaying a presentation of the timestamp and the information on the content in response to a user query.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein obtaining the content metadata comprises:

identifying from the information snippets at least one of;

a program type of the content in the simulcast, a title of the content, a name of a performer of the content, a composer of the content, or an identifier identifying a radio station.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

opening, based on the content metadata, a communication channel connecting the mobile device and a content supplier.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the simulcast is a broadcast based on a radio data system (RDS) protocol or a radio broadcast data system (RBDS) protocol.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast comprising a data stream and broadcast content, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata comprising an identifier identifying a radio station from which the content is broadcast;

providing for display, on a display of the mobile device, a user interface for accessing a communication channel connecting the mobile device to the radio station, wherein the user interface is operable to display first contact information retrieved from a radio station database, the first contact information corresponding to the radio station identified by the identifier, the radio station database being stored on the mobile device; and

opening, by the mobile device, the communication channel to the radio station using the first contact information in response to a user request received from the user interface.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, the operations comprising assembling the information snippets into the content metadata, wherein assembling the information snippets into the content metadata comprises:

identifying one or more advertisers and second contact information on the advertisers from the information snippets; and

storing the advertisers and second contact information associated with the advertisers on a storage device of the mobile device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the user interface comprises a browsable display of the advertisers.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the user interface further comprises a telephone interface for dialing a telephone number contained in the second contact information.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the user interface comprises a messaging interface for sending a message using a telephone number contained in the second contact information.

17. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions contained thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast of content and a data stream, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata including information on the content;

storing, on the mobile device, the information on the content in a data structure in association with a timestamp; and

providing for display on the mobile device a user interface, the user interface operable for displaying a presentation of the timestamp and the information on the content in response to a user query.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein obtaining the content metadata comprises:

identifying from the information snippets at least one of;

a program type of the content in the simulcast, a title of the content, a name of a performer of the content, a composer of the content, or an identifier identifying a radio station.

19. The system of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

opening, based on the content metadata, a communication channel connecting the mobile device and a content supplier.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein the simulcast is a broadcast based on a radio data system (RDS) protocol or a radio broadcast data system (RBDS) protocol.

20. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions contained thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, on a mobile device, a radio simulcast comprising a data stream and broadcast content, the data stream comprising one or more information snippets;

obtaining content metadata from the information snippets, the content metadata comprising an identifier identifying a radio station from which the content is broadcast;

providing for display, on a display of the mobile device, a user interface for accessing a communication channel connecting the mobile device to the radio station, wherein the user interface is operable to display first contact information retrieved from a radio station database, the first contact information corresponding to the radio station identified by the identifier, the radio station database being stored on the mobile device; and

opening, by the mobile device, the communication channel to the radio station using the first contact information in response to a user request received from the user interface.

21. The system of claim 20, comprising assembling the information snippets into the content metadata, wherein assembling the information snippets comprises:

identifying one or more advertisers and second contact information on the advertisers from the information snippets; and

storing the advertisers and second contact information associated with the advertisers on a storage device of the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the user interface comprises a browsable display of the advertisers.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the user interface comprises a telephone interface for dialing a telephone number contained in the second contact information.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the user interface comprises a messaging interface for sending a message using a telephone number contained in the second contact information.