Remote programming of radio preset stations over a network
OwnerCharles G. Williamsoninventor
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Abstract
The invention may be broadly conceptualized as an approach in which the configuration of a radio (108) occurs by a user entering data into a graphical interface (110), the data is stored in a user profile (112) at a server (106) and also downloaded to the radio (108).
Claims23
A system to remotely configure a radio, comprising:
- a graphical interface on a first network device that displays an association page that establishes an association list between a first set of configuration data with a second set of configuration data in a user profile in a remote database;
- and
- a radio having a digital controller that is able to communicate with the remote database to retrieve and apply the user profile to facilitate operation of the radio.
The system of claim 2, wherein a plurality of preset button identifiers is the first set of configuration data;
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- a plurality of radio stations is the second set of configuration data.
The system of claim 6, wherein an alarm clock in the radio is sets in response to receipt of the alarm list and the associated alarm type from the user profile.
The system of claim 6, wherein receipt of a time synchronization message at the radio results in the alarm clock being set.
A method for remotely configuring a radio, comprising:
- displaying on a graphical interface on a first network an association page that establishes an association list between a first set of configuration data with a second set of configuration data in a user profile in remote database;
- and
- retrieving the user profile by a digital controller in the radio that is able to communicate with the remote database to facilitate the operation of the radio.
A data structure in a user profile located in a database, comprising:
- a user profile identifier;
- a plurality of preset button identifiers linked to the user profile identifier;
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- an association between each of the plurality of preset button identifiers and one of a plurality of radio stations.
A system for remotely configuring a radio, comprising:
- means for displaying on a graphical interface on a first network an association page that establishes an association list between a first set of configuration data with a second set of configuration data in a user profile in remote database;
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- means for retrieving the user profile by a digital controller in the radio that is able to communicate with the remote database to facilitate the operation of the radio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.