US 2002/0002032 A1 · User customized radio

Abstract

A system provides user customized radio (UCR) services, and can provide a subscription-based service that allows a user to select subject matter they wish to hear about on their radios. The system is especially suited for use with digital radio receivers. The system includes features by which each user of the system is able to select from categories of information broadcast to an “intelligent” radio receiver. The specific categories and topics selected result in a customized broadcast where the user receives audio text that match their stored profile from a database of thousands of stories updated daily. This system would require the user to obtain a Digital Radio Receiver (DRR). The UCR system broadcasts the collective stories as broadcast information, that all users have requested. Each DRR searches the broadcast for broadcast information that match its user's requested profile. This service can be targeted at commuter markets, and in that case secondary markets will include portable radio, computer, office and home use.

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Dependent claims

A method of providing a subscription based customized radio service, which comprises:

a) Subscribing to a user customized radio broadcast information system;
b) selecting at least one category of broadcast information from multiple categories of broadcast information available upon said user customized radio broadcast information system;
c) receiving said selected category of broadcast information from said user customized radio broadcast system, and playing said selected category of broadcast information upon a selected user's digital radio receiver;
and
d) periodically updating said multiple categories within said user customized radio broadcast information system, to provide a customized radio service featuring said user selected categories of broadcast information, to the exclusion of other unselected categories of broadcast information.

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A method of providing a subscription based customized radio service, which comprises:

a) Subscribing to a user customized radio broadcast information system;
b) selecting at least one category of broadcast information from multiple categories of broadcast information available upon said user customized radio broadcast information system;
c) receiving said selected category of broadcast information from said user customized radio broadcast system, and playing said selected category of broadcast information upon a selected user's digital radio receiver;
d) periodically updating said multiple categories within said user customized radio broadcast information system, to provide a customized radio service featuring said user selected categories of broadcast information, to the exclusion of other unselected categories of broadcast information;
e) e) prioritizing the collective requests from multiple users, and selecting text files responsive to selected categories of text files from one or more newswire services, and reading the selected text files into recording microphones, and digitally storing the selected audio files, then distributing multiple selected audio files over the customized radio network;
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f) selectively integrating pre-recorded and live audio content from other information sources into the user customized radio network.

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A method of providing a subscription based customized radio service, which comprises:

a) Subscribing to a user customized radio broadcast information system;
b) selecting at least one category of broadcast information from multiple categories of broadcast information available upon said user customized radio broadcast information system;
c) receiving said selected category of broadcast information from said user customized radio broadcast system, and playing said selected category of broadcast information upon a selected user's digital radio receiver;
d) periodically updating said multiple categories within said user customized radio broadcast information system, to provide a customized radio service featuring said user selected categories of broadcast information, to the exclusion of other unselected categories of broadcast information;
e) prioritizing the collective requests from multiple users to selectively provide said broadcast information;
f) selecting text files responsive to selected categories from one or more newswire services and integrated audio services, and digitally recording said text stories as broadcast information in said selected categories, and digitally storing the selected broadcast information;
g) distributing multiple selected broadcast information over the customized radio network;
j) broadcasting multiple broadcast information simultaneously over the customized radio network, and the digital radio receiver plays one story while saving other stories in a digital memory buffer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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