Apparatus and methods for providing text information identifying audio program selections
First Claim
1. B A broadcast apparatus for automatically providing text information identifying a recorded broadcast audio selection to a data receiver, comprising:
- compact disk player means for decoding and playing data recorded on a compact disk having an album recorded thereon in the form of multiple tracks each of which contains an audio selection, the data on the compact disk providing to the player means, in addition to the audio selection a digital code data which is unique to the audio selection selected for play ;
track selection means for selecting a particular audio selection to be played;
digital processor means coupled to the player means and responsive to the digital code data and the track selection means for processing digital data;
testtext storage means coupled to the digital processor means and having stored therein text information identifying a plurality of audio selections and digital codes, the text information being indexed by the digital codes;
means for automatically providing the digital code data from the player means to the processor means, whereby the processor means recalls from the storage means the text information corresponding to the provided digital code data and, in response to the track selection means and the text information, provides digital data representing the text information identifying the selected audio selection;
data transmitter means including communications channel means for communicating data between two points, for transmitting on the communications channel means the recalled text information at a time substantially concurrent withprior to the transmission of theeach audio selection corresponding thereto; and
data receiver means for receiving on the communications channel means the selected audio selection and the text information, for reproducing the selected audio selection using audio transducer means, and for displaying the corresponding text information on a display.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing text information which identifies audio program selections, such as musical selections, stored on a compact disk (CD). Digital identification numbers encoded on the disk are provided by a compact disk player to a digital processor having a memory storage device. The identification numbers include an album identification number, and the track number selected for play. The memory storage device has stored therein text data identifying a plurality of program selections, organized by album and track identification number. The identification signals provided by the CD player are used to address the proper identifying text data for the selection being played. The identifying text data may be organized for radio broadcast along with the musical selection, and a receiver is used to display the data in text form to identify the musical selection as it is being reproduced.
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1. B A broadcast apparatus for automatically providing text information identifying a recorded broadcast audio selection to a data receiver, comprising:
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compact disk player means for decoding and playing data recorded on a compact disk having an album recorded thereon in the form of multiple tracks each of which contains an audio selection, the data on the compact disk providing to the player means, in addition to the audio selection a digital code data which is unique to the audio selection selected for play ;
track selection means for selecting a particular audio selection to be played; digital processor means coupled to the player means and responsive to the digital code data and the track selection means for processing digital data;
testtext storage means coupled to the digital processor means and having stored therein text information identifying a plurality of audio selections and digital codes, the text information being indexed by the digital codes;
means for automatically providing the digital code data from the player means to the processor means, whereby the processor means recalls from the storage means the text information corresponding to the provided digital code data and, in response to the track selection means and the text information, provides digital data representing the text information identifying the selected audio selection;
data transmitter means including communications channel means for communicating data between two points, for transmitting on the communications channel means the recalled text information at a time substantially concurrent withprior to the transmission of theeach audio selection corresponding thereto; and
data receiver means for receiving on the communications channel means the selected audio selection and the text information, for reproducing the selected audio selection using audio transducer means, and for displaying the corresponding text information on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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4. A method of automatically providing to a data receiver text information identifying a recorded broadcast audio selection, comprising the steps of:
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providing a compact disk player for decoding and playing data recorded on a compact disk having an album recorded thereon in the form of multiple tracks each of which contains an audio selection, the data on the disk providing to the player in addition to the audio selection a digital code data which identifies the audio selection;
providing track selection means for selecting a particular audio selection to be played; providing a digital processor coupled to the player and responsive to the digital code data and the track selection means for processing digital data;
providing text storage means coupled to the digital processor and having stored therein text information identifying a plurality of audio selections and digital codes, where the text information is indexed in the text storage means by the digital codes;
providing automatically the digital code data from the player to the processor;
recalling from the storage means the text information corresponding to the provided digital code data;
formatting, in response to the track selection means and the text information, digital data representing the text information identifying the selected audio selection;
providing a communications channel for communicating data between two points; transmitting on the communications channel the text information at a time substantially concurrent with prior to the transmission of the each audio selection corresponding thereto;
receiving the selected audio selection and the text information;
reproducing at the data receiver the selected audio selection using audio transducer means; and
displaying on a display at the data receiver the text information corresponding thereto to the selected audio selection. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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7. Apparatus for automatically providing test to a data receiver information corresponding to a recorded audio selection originating on a compact disk, comprising:
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compact disk player means for decoding and playing data recorded on a compact disk having stored thereon the an album in the form of multiple tracks, each of which contains an audio selection, the data on the disk providing to the player means in addition to the audio selection a digital code data which is unique to that audio selection;
track selection means for selecting a particular audio selection to be played; processor means coupled to the player means and responsive to the digital code data and the track selection means for processing digital data;
testtext storage means coupled to the processor means and having stored therein text information corresponding to a plurality of audio selections and digital album codes, the text information being indexed by the digital album codes;
means for automatically providing the digital album code data from the player means to the processor means, whereby the processor means recalls from the storage means the test text information corresponding to the provided digital code data, and in response to the track selection means and the identified text information, provides formatted digital data representing the text information identifying the selected audio selection;
data receiver means remote from the compact disk player means for receiving digital data;
communication means for establishing a communications link to the data receiver, and for communicating the text information prior to the transmission of each corresponding audio selection to the data receiver; and display means located at a the remote receiving site for displaying the recalled text information at a time substantially concurrent with the reproduction of the selected audio selection by the player means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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14. A method for automatically providing to a data receiver text information corresponding to a recorded audio selection originating on a compact disk, comprising the steps of:
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providing compact disk player means for decoding and playing data recorded on a compact disk having stored thereon the an album in the form of multiple tracks, each of which contains an audio selection, the data on the disk providing to the player means in addition to the audio selection a digital code data which is unique to that audio selection;
providing track selection means for selecting a particular audio selection to be played; providing processor means coupled to the player means and responsive to the digital code data and the track selection means for processing digital data;
providing text storage means coupled to the processor means and having stored therein text information corresponding to a plurality of audio selections and digital codes, the text information being indexed by the digital codes;
providing the digital code data automatically form from the player means to the processor means, whereby the processor means recalls from the storage means the text information corresponding to the provided digital code, and data;
formatting, in response to the track selection means and the identified text information, digital data representing the text information identifying the selected audio selection;
providing data receiver means remote from the compact disk player means for receiving digital data;
providing communication means for establishing a communications link to the data receiver, and for communicating the text information and corresponding selected audio selection to the data receiver; displaying at a the remote receiving site the recalled text information at a time substantially concurrent with the reproduction of the selected audio selection by the player means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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