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AssigneeeCARmerce Incorporated
InventorsStephen P. Crosby, Gary Keith Noreen
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An interactive radio system is provided for use with broadcast radio stations wherein feedback is provided to subscribers of the system via the Internet. Interactive radio mobile units are mounted within vehicles or at other locations. Each mobile unit includes a receiver for receiving radio broadcasts, a GPS system for determining the location of the vehicle, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting interactive radio control signals to a network operation center. While listening to a radio broadcast, the subscriber selects program segments of interest by pressing an interactive radio control button on the mobile unit. The program segments are, for example, individual musical selections, advertisements or the like. In response, the mobile unit transmits the carrier frequency of the radio broadcast, the date and time, the geographical location of the vehicle, and a subscriber identification signal to the network operation center using the wireless transmitter. The network operations center determines the identity of the selected program segment based upon the information transmitted from the mobile unit. Then, the network operation center accesses databases providing information pertaining to the selected program segment and provides the information to the subscriber via the Internet, such that the information can later be retrieved by the subscriber using a home or office computer or the like. By providing feedback via the Internet, the subscriber need not make decisions immediately regarding purchase of goods or services while listening to a radio broadcast. Moreover, a vast amount of information may be provided to the subscriber facilitating the purchase of goods or services or the like.
A system comprising:
A system for use with a mobile unit having a broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast transmissions from broadcasters, wherein the broadcast transmissions contain information encoded therein to identify program segments received by the broadcast receiver, a signal generator for generating a program segment signal based on the information encoded within the broadcast transmissions, and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting program segment signals to the system, said system comprising:
A method for use with a mobile unit having a broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast transmissions from broadcasters wherein the broadcast transmissions contain information encoded therein to identify program segments broadcast by the broadcast receiver and a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals to the system, said method comprising the steps of:
A system for use with one or more broadcasters, said system comprising:
An interactive radio mobile unit for use with an interactive radio system having a command button, a receiver for receiving signals pertaining to selected program segments and having a network processor for providing information to a user associated with the mobile unit via an Internet-enabled device with the information being representative of the content of the program segments received by the mobile unit, said mobile unit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.