Broadcast response system

• US 8,467,724 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2006
• Issued: 06/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.
• Original Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.
• Inventors: Christensen, Kelly M., Thomas, Barry D., Smyth, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A
• Application Number:
  US11/562,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20070155311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,401 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/34 using an out-of-band subcarrier signal
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/30 characterised by the use of a return channel, e.g. for collecting users' opinions, for returning broadcast space/time information or for requesting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/61 Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 : Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 : for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 : Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 : for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 : Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 : Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 : End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 : for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 : involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 : involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 : comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server.

Claims

1. A communications device configured to generate a response data packet corresponding to a specific occurrence of a media broadcast segment, the communications device comprising:

a broadcast receiver circuit configured to detect the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment conveyed in a first transmission;

a data receiver circuit configured to extract identifying data from a second transmission, at least a portion of the identifying data comprising unique data configured to enable unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

memory that stores the identifying data comprising the unique data that configured to enable unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

an output module that presents at least one entry based at least partly on the identifying data;

an input control that allows a selection of at least one entry from the output module; and

a communication module that communicates at least a result of the selection in the response data packet to a response authentication system, the response data packet comprising at least an identification of a responder and the unique data configured to enable unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment, the identification of the responder comprises information related to at least one of the following;

a wireless telephone account, a private account, account billing details.

2. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the first transmission comprises at least one of the following:

an audio transmission, a video transmission.

3. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission comprise at least one of the following:

multiplexed data, subcarrier data.

4. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the first transmission is discrete from the second transmission.

5. The communications device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the identifying data identifies actions available to the responder.

6. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the extraction of the identifying data occurs from at least one block of an Open Data Application group.

7. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the communication module communicates the response data packet using at least one of the following:

a text message over a wireless network, an Internet Protocol data packet, a communications cable, a wireless transmission, a removable media.

8. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the communicated result to the response authentication system is associated with at least one of the following:

an advertisement, a discount offer, a coupon offer, a reward program offer, an event offering, music, and a news report.

9. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the communication module receives a communication from the response authentication system.

10. The communications device of claim 9, wherein the communication from the response authentication system is received by a second device discrete from the communications device.

11. The communications device of claim 10, wherein the different second device was pre-selected by the responder.

12. The communications device of claim 10, wherein the communication to the response authentication system further includes a selection of the second device.

13. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the response data packet further includes an identification of a source of the first transmission.

14. A method comprising:

extracting, by a communication device, a data packet from a first transmission stream, at least a portion of the data packet comprising unique data configured to enable unique identification of a specific occurrence of a media broadcast segment;

storing unique data configured to enable unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

presenting, on the communication device, at least one entry derived from the data packet;

receiving a selection of the at least one entry; and

communicating at least a result of the selection as a response data packet to a response authentication system, the response data packet comprising at least an identification of a responder and the unique data configured to enable unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment, the identification of the responder comprises information related to at least one of the following;

a wireless telephone account, a private account, account billing details.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the response data packet is tracked through data mining.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein least one of the following is generated from the first transmission:

audio, video.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein more than one entries are derived from the data packet and presented on the communication device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission comprise at least one of the following:

multiplexed data, subcarrier data.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the first transmission is discrete from the second transmission.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the extracted data packet identifies available actions.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the extraction of the data packet occurs from at least one block of an Open Data Application group.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating further comprises transmitting data using at least one of the following:

text messaging over a wireless network, an Internet Protocol data packet, a communications cable, a wireless transmission, a removable media.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating is associated with at least one of the following:

an advertisement, a discount offer, a coupon offer, a reward program offer, an event offering, music, and a news report.

24. The method of claim 14 further comprising, receiving a response back from the response authentication system to the responder.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the response from the response authentication system is received on a second device discrete from the communication device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the second device was pre-selected by a response generated by a user using the communications device.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the response data packet includes a selection of the second device.

28. A system enabling a communications device to respond to reception of a broadcast comprising at least a media broadcast segment, the media broadcast segment associated with unique data that enables unique identification of a specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment, the system comprising:

a data extraction module configured to extract at least the unique data that enables unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

memory configured to store at least the unique data that enables the unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

an input interface configured to detect a selection of at least one entry responsive to the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment;

a responder identification module configured to extract from the communications device data that enables an identification of a responder and associate the data that enables the identification of the responder with the selection, the identification of the responder comprises information related to at least one of the following;

a wireless telephone account, a private account, account billing details;

a response packet module configured to create a data packet comprising at least the unique data that enables the unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment and the data that enables the identification of the responder; and

a communication module configured to communicate at least the data packet to an authentication system in response to the detection of the selection associated with the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the unique data that enables the unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment is sourced from a database.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the database and the authentication system are managed by discrete entities.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the communications device comprises at least one of the following:

a mobile phone, a digital media player, a radio, a television, a computing device.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the data that enables the identification of the responder enables identification of at least one of the following:

a user of the communications device, the communications device, account billing details, user demographic data.

33. The system of claim 28, further comprising an output interface that presents at least one of the following:

a title of the media broadcast segment, an artist associated with the media broadcast segment, a retailer associated with the media broadcast segment, a broadcaster associated with the media broadcast segment, an advertisement associated with the media broadcast segment.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein the unique data that enables unique identification of the specific occurrence of the media broadcast segment is contained within at least one block of an Open Data Application group.

35. The system of claim 28, wherein the data extraction module is further configured to extract:

data that identifies available actions, data that identifies a third party service provider, data that identifies an advertiser, data that identifies the media broadcast segment.

36. The system of claim 28, wherein the data packet is tracked through data mining.