Radio communication devices and methods thereof

• US 9,800,359 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2013
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interconnect Media Network Systems
• Original Assignee: Interconnect Media Network Systems
• Inventors: Turner, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Timory, Kabir A
• Application Number:
  US13/936,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20150011156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,569 Days
• Field of Search: 375219, 375220
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/47 for recognising genres
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/48 for recognising items expressed in broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations

Abstract

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for identifying content from one or more radio frequency signals. One or more radio frequency signals are monitored for available content. The one or more radio frequency signals with available content are processed to obtain audio or data associated with the one or more radio frequency signals. The obtained audio or data is analyzed. The radio frequency signals are categorized based on the analyzed audio or data. One or more items of information related to the radio frequency signals are identified. The one or more items of categorizing information are stored.

Claims

1. A radio communication device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive one or more radio frequency signals;

a radio computing device coupled to the transceiver, wherein the radio computing device comprises a memory coupled to a processor configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising;

simultaneously receiving a plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals within range of the transceiver and identifying a subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals having available content;

processing one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to obtain audio and auxiliary data associated with the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals;

analyzing the obtained audio and auxiliary data from the processed one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to identify one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of an event;

categorizing the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals based on the analyzed audio and auxiliary data, wherein the categorizing further comprises identifying one or more items of categorizing information related to the event; and

storing the one or more items of categorizing information along with the analyzed audio and auxiliary data.

2. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein analyzing the obtained audio further comprises performing a voice recognition analysis of the obtained audio.

3. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein the identified one or more items of information related to the categorized radio frequency signals comprise a category of content, a source of the radio frequency signal, and a temporal identification of when the content is available.

4. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising:

receiving a search query from a user requesting one or more items of content;

searching the stored one or more items of categorizing information; and

identifying an air broadcast radio frequency signal of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals comprising the requested one or more items of content in response to the search query.

5. The radio communication device of claim 4 wherein the one or more items of content comprise broadcast content data, geographic data, one or more radio station identifiers, genre data, one or more keywords, or content rating data.

6. The radio communication device of claim 4 wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising:

processing the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal comprising the requested one or more items of content to obtain the audio associated with the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal; and

recording the obtained audio for the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal.

7. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein the analyzing further comprises identifying one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of the event within a geographic area.

8. The radio communication device of claim 7 wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising:

providing one or more registered users with a notification of the occurrence of the event.

9. The radio communication device of claim 8 further comprising a network interface in communication with the radio communication device, wherein the notification is provided by the network interface.

10. A method comprising:

simultaneously receiving, by a radio device, a plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals within range of a transceiver of the radio device and identifying a subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals having available content;

processing, by the radio device, one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to obtain audio and auxiliary data associated with the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals;

analyzing, by the radio device, the obtained audio and auxiliary data from the processed one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to identify one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of an event;

categorizing, by the radio device, the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals based on the analyzed audio and auxiliary data, wherein the categorizing further comprises identifying one or more items of categorizing information related to the event; and

storing, by the radio device, the one or more items of categorizing information along with the analyzed audio and auxiliary data.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein analyzing the obtained audio further comprises performing a voice recognition analysis of the obtained audio.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the identified one or more items of information related to the categorized radio frequency signals comprise a category of content, a source of the radio frequency signal, and a temporal identification of when the content is available.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving, by the radio device, a search query from a user requesting one or more items of content;

searching, by the radio device, the stored one or more items of categorizing information; and

identifying, by the radio device, an air broadcast radio frequency signal of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals comprising the requested one or more items of content in response to the search query.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the one or more items of content comprise broadcast content data, geographic data, one or more radio station identifiers, genre data, one or more keywords, or content rating data.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

processing, by the radio device, the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal comprising the requested one or more items of content to obtain the audio associated with the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal; and

recording, by the radio device, the obtained audio for the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the analyzing further comprises identifying one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of the event within a geographic area.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

providing, by the radio device, one or more registered users with a notification of the occurrence of the event.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the event comprises an emergency situation and the one or more registered users comprises one or more emergency responders.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for identifying content from one or more radio frequency signals comprising machine executable code which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

simultaneously receiving a plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals within range of a transceiver of the radio device and identifying a subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals having available content;

processing one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to obtain audio and auxiliary data associated with the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals;

analyzing the obtained audio and auxiliary data from the processed one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals to identify one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of an event;

categorizing the one or more of the subset of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals based on the analyzed audio and auxiliary data, wherein the categorizing further comprises identifying one or more items of categorizing information related to the event; and

storing the one or more items of categorizing information along with the analyzed audio and auxiliary data.

20. The medium of claim 19 wherein analyzing the obtained audio further comprises performing a voice recognition analysis of the obtained audio.

21. The medium of claim 19 wherein the identified one or more items of information related to the categorized radio frequency signals comprise a category of content, a source of the radio frequency signal, and a temporal identification of when the content is available.

22. The medium of claim 19 further comprising:

receiving a search query from a user requesting one or more items of content;

searching the stored one or more items of categorizing information; and

identifying an air broadcast radio frequency signal of the plurality of air broadcast radio frequency signals comprising the requested one or more items of content in response to the search query.

23. The medium of claim 22 wherein the one or more items of content comprise broadcast content data, geographic data, one or more radio station identifiers, genre data, one or more keywords, or content rating data.

24. The medium of claim 22 further comprising:

processing the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal comprising the requested one or more items of content to obtain the audio associated with the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal; and

recording the obtained audio for the identified air broadcast radio frequency signal.

25. The medium of claim 19 wherein the analyzing further comprises identifying one or more items of content indicating the occurrence of the event within a geographic area.

26. The medium of claim 19 further comprising:

providing one or more registered users with a notification of the occurrence of the event.