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US 2014/0213205 A1Published application
Apparatus, system and method for a radio with multichannel content indication
AssigneeDrc, LLC
InventorDavid A. Kennedy
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method to indicate to the user content that is actively occurring at any given time on multiple available entertainment channels in addition to the one then being listened to/watched by the user. Such channels may include the user's preprogrammed channels. The disclosure further includes an engine, system, and method to automatically change between channels when at least one indicator indicates an occurrence, such as the start of a commercial break, and the end of an occurrence, such as the end of a commercial break, to a radio that includes the present invention.
Claims5
A radio, comprising:
- a receiver suitable for receiving programming content;
- an audio output suitable for outputting the programming content as at least sound;
- an indication receiver suitable for receiving indicators of the programming content on at least two channels received by the receiver;
- a display suitable for simultaneous display of a plurality of ones of the indicators;
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- a channel changer suitable for changing between the at least two channels in accordance with the plurality of the ones of the indicators.
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