Active requesting of information for pseudo-live performance
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a present location based on a positioning system;
determining a local station matching a user preference using a local station master table and the present location;
generating, via a processor, a request based on the user preference;
communicating the request to the local station;
receiving a local media from the local station in response to the request;
replacing a portion of stored media with the local media, wherein the stored media is associated with a home station located in a home location different than the present location, to yield modified stored media; and
generating a pseudo-live performance comprising a mixture of the local media and the modified stored media, and wherein the generating of the pseudo-live performance further comprises synthesizing speech based on text received with the local media into one of an audio presentation and a video presentation.
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Abstract
Mass amounts of information, such as entire libraries of songs or movies, for example, may be stored locally near end-users, and this information may be accessed and reproduced in response to commands received from a transmitting station via a network. When a radio or television station desires to transmit a song or movie, for example, the radio or television station can, rather than transmitting the entire song or movie, merely transmit a command for reproducing the song or movie. An end-user'"'"'s performance reproduction device, such as an enhanced radio or a television set, then accesses and reproduces the locally stored song or movie. Since the radio or television station need not transmit the entire performance, network traffic can be significantly reduced. The performance reproduction device may actively request information from the radio or television station when fresh or additional information is needed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a present location based on a positioning system; determining a local station matching a user preference using a local station master table and the present location; generating, via a processor, a request based on the user preference; communicating the request to the local station; receiving a local media from the local station in response to the request; replacing a portion of stored media with the local media, wherein the stored media is associated with a home station located in a home location different than the present location, to yield modified stored media; and generating a pseudo-live performance comprising a mixture of the local media and the modified stored media, and wherein the generating of the pseudo-live performance further comprises synthesizing speech based on text received with the local media into one of an audio presentation and a video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed on the processor, perform operations comprising; determining a present location based on a positioning system; determining a local station matching a user preference using a local station master table and the present location; generating a request based on the user preference; communicating the request to the local station; receiving a local media from the local station in response to the request; and replacing a portion stored media with the local media, wherein the stored media is associated with a home station located in a home location different than the present location, to yield modified stored media; and generating a pseudo-live performance comprising a mixture of the local media and the modified stored media, and wherein the generating of the pseudo-live performance further comprises synthesizing speech based on text received with the local media into one of an audio presentation and a video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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determining a present location based on a positioning system; determining a local station matching a user preference using a local station master table and the present location; generating a request based at least in part on the user preference; communicating the request to the local station; receiving a local media from the local station in response to the request; and replacing a portion of stored media with the local media, wherein the stored media is associated with a home station located in a home location different than the present location, to yield modified stored media; and generating a pseudo-live performance comprising a mixture of the local media and the modified stored media, and wherein the generating of the pseudo-live performance further comprises synthesizing speech based on text received with the lcal media into one of an audio presentation and a video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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