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US 7,010,361 B2Granted
Clock radio with computer-based remote control facilitator
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorDavid M. Maymudes
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Abstract
A clock radio includes a clock a user interface that is dynamically configurable from a remote computer. Once configured, the user interface allows a user to select radio programs that are accessible by the remote computer. When a user selects a radio program via the interface, a signal indicating the selected radio program is transmitted from the clock radio to the remote computer. The remote computer then accesses the selected radio program and transmits the selected radio program to speaker(s) for broadcast.
Claims26
A clock radio comprising:
- a clock;
- a user interface (UI) to enable user input;
- one or more speakers;
- and
- a general-purpose computer, remotely located from but communicatively coupled via a packet communications network to the UI and speakers, to facilitate remote control of the speakers by the UI.
2 more elements
A clock radio comprising:
- a clock;
- a user interface (UI) that is dynamically configurable from a remotely located computer, to enable a user to select an audio feed on a tuner associated with the remotely located computer;
- and
- one or more speakers that receive the user selected audio feed from the remotely located computer.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- a clock radio including a user interface and one or more speakers;
- and
- a general-purpose computer configured to provide a communication interface through which the user interface and the one or more speakers communicate, wherein the general-purpose computer is remotely located from the clock radio and communicatively coupled via internet protocol (IP) links to the user interface and the one or more speakers of the clock radio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.