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`SQURESH.001A
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`PATENT
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`INTELLIGENT RADIO
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`Background of the Invention
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`Reference to Prior Related Application
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`This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.
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`60/072,127 filed January 22, 1998 and titled "WEB RADIO."
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`Field of the Invention
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`The present invention relates to the field of reception of audio programming, and,
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`more particularly, relates to the field of transmission and reception of streaming audio
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`over a computer network such as the Internet.
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`Description of the Related Art
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`The Internet is a worldwide array of interconnected computers and information
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`servers that allow anyone with a computer and access to the Internet to get information
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`about virtually any subject 24 hours a day. For the average consumer, an Internet Service
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`Provider (ISP) provides access to the Internet. ISPs such as CompuServe, Prodigy, and
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`America On-Line, currently link over ten million users to the Internet. Users typically
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`connect to the ISP by using standard telephone lines and a telephone modem. Cable
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`modems that allow a user to connect to the ISP over cable television lines, and satellite
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`connections to the Internet, are also available.
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`The Internet provides a wealth of information from stock reports to headline news.
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`One of the newer services provided on the Internet is a streaming audio (e.g., RealAudio
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`and MPEG audio) service. Streaming audio services are often provided in connection
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`with the World Wide Web (Web) and thus are often called Web radio broadcasts. With
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`streaming audio, a user with a Personal Computer (PC), a sound card, and the necessary
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`software can listen to audio programs from anywhere in the world. For example, Radio
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`Prague provides daily Internet broadcasts from the Czech Republic. Listeners in the U.S.
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`can listen to these Web radio broadcasts either in real time, or stored for later replay.
`Thus, unlike more traditional radio broadcasts where the listener must be within a
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`reception area, Web radio broadcasts can be heard anywhere, so long as the listener has a
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`connection to the Internet and the necessaiy computer hardware and software.
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`Unfortunately, even with the ever-decreasing cost of personal computers, the
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`hardware and software needed to listen to a Web radio broadcast is beyond the financial
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`means of many people. Even for those that can afford a personal computer, listening to a
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`Web radio broadcast ties up the computer so that the user cannot use it for other purposes.
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`Moreover, the use of a personal computer to receive streaming audio (e.g., Web radio
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`broadcasts) requires a certain amount of computer literacy on the part of the user. The
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`user must be able to install the Web Radio software, configure the Web Radio software to
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`communicate with the ISP, and find the various Web radio broadcasts provided on the
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`Web.
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`Summary of the Invention
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`Embodiments of the present invention solve these and other problems by
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`providing an intelligent radio apparatus that is adapted to allow a user to receive Web
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`radio broadcasts in a manner similar to the ease and low cost with which a user receives a
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`regular radio broadcast. Embodiments of the intelligent radio also provide Internet
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`telephony, voicemail, text-to-voice email, voice-to-text email, and voice activated
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`commands. These features are provided in a simple, low-cost, easy-to-use device.
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`A preferred embodiment of the intelligent radio apparatus relieves the user of the
`complicated tasks associated with installing and configuring computer software. The
`intelligent radio apparatus also preferably provides a user interface that is less like a
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`computer program and more like a conventional radio, thus making the device easy to use.
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`In a preferred embodiment, the user controls provided by the intelligent radio are so
`similar to the controls provided on a conventional AM radio or FM radio that a non-
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`technical user can tune into Web radio broadcasts or AM/FM radio broadcasts with
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`similar ease. When compared to a full-fledged computer, such as a laptop or desktop
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`computer, the intelligent radio typically provides lower cost, smaller size, lower power
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`consumption, less upkeep and maintenance, and more convenience.
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`Various embodiments of the intelligent radio include user controls such as
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`switches, a tuning knob, joysticks, cursor controls, remote controls, etc. The user controls
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`allow the user to select a Web radio station and control other aspects of the operation of
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`the intelligent radio. In some embodiments, the user controls are configured such that the
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`intelligent radio operates more like a conventional radio and less like a computer program.
`For example, in one embodiment, the intelligent radio includes a tuning knob that allows
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`the user to "tune" Web radio stations from a list of available Web radio stations. The user
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`turns the tuning knob to move from one Web radio station in a manner similar to the way
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`a user would use the tuning knob on a conventional radio to tune from one radio station to
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`another. The intelligent radio provides each selection of Web radio broadcasts by
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`categories such as, for example, language, content, subject matter, etc.
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`The intelligent radio apparatus includes a visual display for providing information
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`to a user, a network interface (e.g., a modem) for transmitting and receiving digital data
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`over a communications network, and embedded software adapted to connect to the Web
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`and to decode streaming audio. The communications network may be telephone lines,
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`cable TV lines, satellite communication systems, etc.
`In an alternative embodiment, the intelligent radio apparatus also includes
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`loudspeakers for playing the broadcasts. Other embodiments include a data storage device
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`for storing software and audio files.
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`Tn other embodiments, the intelligent radio apparatus is adapted to be installed in
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`an automobile, boat, airplane, or other vehicle. In yet another embodiment, the intelligent
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`radio apparatus is adapted to be a portable device much like a conventional transistor
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`radio.
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`In yet another embodiment, the intelligent radio is configured to work in
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`connection with service routines running on a remote computer connected to a computer
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`network. The remote computer may be an Internet site (e.g., a web site or ISP) that
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`provides additional functionality to the intelligent radio. For example, the intelligent radio
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`may include a microphone to allow voice-activated commands to be used for controlling
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`the intelligent radio. Voice recognition software to interpret the voice commands may be
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`provided in either the intelligent radio or in the remote computer. If the voice recognition
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`software is located in the remote computer, then the intelligent radio digitizes the voice
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`data and passes the digitized voice data to the remote computer. The remote computer
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`converts the voice data into computer commands and passes the command to the
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`intelligent computer. In some embodiments, service routines in the remote computer are
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`used to offload other tasks as well, including, for example, formatting the display,
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`searching the Internet for radio web sites, converting audio and other data from one format
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`to another format, etc. Offloading tasks to the remote computer simplifies the intelligent
`radio and reduces the size and cost of the intelligent radio without sacrificing
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`functionality. Moreover, the software in the remote site can be kept up-to-date at all times
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`without updating the software in the intelligent radio.
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`In yet another embodiment, the intelligent radio is configured to provide Internet
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`telephone services to a user by connecting a telephone or telephone handset to the
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`intelligent radio. An Internet telephone connection, that provides streaming audio, is
`established between the intelligent radio and a remote unit such as an intelligent radio,
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`computer, or telephone system. When the user speaks into the handset, the user's voice is
`digitized and passed to the remote unit where it is converted to audio for the user of the
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`remote unit. Likewise, the remote user's speech is digitized and passes as a stream of
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`digital data to the intelligent radio where it is converted into audio and provided to a
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`loudspeaker in the telephone handset.
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`BriefDescription of the Figures
`The various novel features of the invention are illustrated in the figures listed
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`below and described in the detailed description that follows.
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`Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a tabletop intelligent radio
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`apparatus.
`Figure 2 is a block diagram of the functional elements of the intelligent radio
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`apparatus.
`Figure 3A shows a default display that appears while a Web broadcast is being
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`Figure 3B shows a menu display that allows the user to select one of the command
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`and setup displays shown in Figures 3C-3E.
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`Figure 3C illustrates a select language display that allows a user to specify desired
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`languages (e.g., English, French, etc.).
`Figure 3D illustrates a display that allows a user to select a type of program
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`material (e.g., news, sports, weather, etc.).
`Figure 3E illustrates a display that allows a user to select various program
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`broadcasts.
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`Figure 4 illustrates a data-entry display that the intelligent radio apparatus uses to
`allow the user to input alphanumeric text.
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`Figure 5 is a flowchart that illustrates operation of the intelligent radio apparatus.
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`Figure 6A illustrates the information management and data processing functions
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`provided by a Web radio Web site (e.g., www.webradio.com) to produce a list of Web
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`radio broadcast stations for the user.
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`Figure 6B illustrates a relationship between the Web radio Web site and other web
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`sites that provide streaming audio programming.
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`Figure 7 is a perspective view of a tabletop intelligent radio tuner.
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`Figure 8 is a block diagram of the functional elements of the intelligent radio tuner
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`shown in Figure 7.
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`Figure 9 is a block diagram of the functional elements of an embodiment of the
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`intelligent radio that provides a remote playback capability.
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`Figure 10 is a block diagram of the functional elements of an embodiment of the
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`intelligent radio that provides a remote access capability.
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`In the figures, the first digit of any three-digit number indicates the number of the
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`figure in which the element first appears. For example, an element with the reference
`number 502 first appears in Figure 5. Where four-digit reference numbers are used, the
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`first two digits indicate the figure number.
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`Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
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`One aspect of the present invention is an intelligent radio device that allows a user
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`to receive digitized radio broadcasts over the World Wide Web (Web). The intelligent
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`radio provides the hardware and software necessary to receive digitized radio from the
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`intelligent radio provides a display device, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) that
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`allows the user to select a desired Web broadcast from a list of available Web broadcasts.
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`The display also allows the user to select Web broadcasts in a particular language. The
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`software, the user controls, and the display in the intelligent radio 100 are operably
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`configured and connected such that a user can tune into a Web radio broadcast in a manner
`similar to the way a user would use the controls on a conventional radio to tune into an
`AM or FM radio station. Thus, the intelligent radio provides people who are not
`comfortable with computers, or who do not own or have access to a computer, an
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`opportunity to listen to streaming audio information from the Internet.
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`In one embodiment, the intelligent radio is a low-cost tabletop box that connects to
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`an AC power line and a phone line. The device includes a display device, speakers, a
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`control panel, a computer processor, a stored software program, and a modem. The
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`intelligent radio uses the modem to establish a telephone connection to an Internet Service
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`Provider (ISP). The stored software program connects to a Web Radio home page, via the
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`ISP, and downloads a list of Web radio station addresses. Alternatively, the user may
`enter a web address (e.g., a Uniform Resource Locator (IJRL)) to connect directly to a
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`web page that provides audio broadcasts (instead of first connecting to the Web Radio
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`home page). The user may use buttons on the control panel to scroll through the display
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`and select a Web radio broadcast "station" for listening. When a station is selected, the
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`stored software program connects to the station and begins to receive digitized audio data
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`transmitted by the station. The intelligent radio converts the received data to analog audio
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`and plays the audio on one or more loudspeakers.
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`In an alternate embodiment, the intelligent radio is a tuner that connects to an
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`audio system such as a component stereo system. The tuner provides an audio output to
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`the audio system. The audio system provides amplifiers and loudspeakers. The tuner
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`comprises an enclosure that connects to an AC power line, a network line, and the audio
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`system. The network line may be any type of computer data connection, including, for
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`example, a telephone line, a cable line, an Ethernet line, a Token-Ring line, a twisted pair
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`line, an infrared link, a radio frequency link, an IEEE-1394 FireWire line, etc. The tuner
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`includes a display device, a control panel, a computer processor, a stored software
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`program, and a modem. The intelligent radio uses the modem to establish a telephone
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`connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The stored software program connects
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`to a Web Radio home page, usually provided by the ISP, and downloads a list of Web
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`radio stations. A user uses use buttons on the control panel (or remote control) to scroll
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`through the display and select a Web radio broadcast "station" for listening. Alternatively,
`the user may use voice-activated commands to scroll through the display. When a station
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`is selected, the stored software program connects to the station and begins to receive
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`digitized audio data transmitted by the station. The intelligent radio converts the received
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`data to analog audio, which is provided to the audio system.
`Figure 1 illustrates one embodiment of a tabletop intelligent radio 100. The
`intelligent radio 100 is mounted in an enclosure 101 and connects to household AC power
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`through a power cord 104 and to a communications network by a network cable 102. The
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`network cable 102 may be a telephone line, a network cable, a cable TV cable, a
`connection to a wireless (e.g., satellite) unit, etc. For example, the communications
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`network may use Iridium satellites developed by the Motorola Corp., Globalstar satellites
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`developed by a consortium of European manufacturers which includes Aérospatiale and
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`Alcatel, P21 satellites developed on a project financed by Inmarsat, or the Odyssey
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`satellite system developed by a TRW consortium associated with Teleglobe/Canada.
`User controls are mounted on the front of the enclosure 101 and include a
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`combined on-off and volume control 110, a command button 121, a cursor control 116, a
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`select button 118, a tuning control 114, and a button bar 120. The cursor control 116
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`provides up, down, left, and right movements of a cursor or other entity on a display
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`device 112. The button bar 120 provides buttons to select an audio source, including, for
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`example, "AM" radio, "FM" radio, "Web" radio, "Cassette", and "External" input. Also
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`information to the user. An optional cassette player/recorder 130 provides the capability
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`to play and record audio cassettes. The intelligent radio 100 also includes a left stereo
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`speaker 106 and a right stereo speaker 108 that may be mounted in the enclosure 101 or in
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`separate enclosures. A wireless remote 135 provides remote operation of the intelligent
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`radio 100. In some embodiments, a microphone is provided as well. An output from the
`microphone is provided to an analog-to-digital converter to convert the analog
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`microphone signal into digital data. The microphone may be placed in the intelligent
`radio 100, in the wireless remote 135, or both.
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`Figure 2 is a block diagram of the functional elements of the intelligent radio 100.
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`The intelligent radio 100 comprises a Central Processor Unit (CPU) 202 that is used to
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`run the intelligent radio software. The CPU 202 is connected to a random access memory
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`204, a data storage device 210, and a modem 206. The data storage device 210 may be
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`any type of non-volatile data storage device, including, for example, a floppy disk drive, a
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`battery backup, etc. The data storage device 210 provides storage for software programs
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`used by the intelligent radio 100. The software stored on the data storage device 210 may
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`be upgraded by downloading new software from the Web. The data storage device 210
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`may also provide storage for digitized audio material, such as recorded Web radio
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`broadcasts, CD-Audio, etc. The modem 206 is connected to a communications network
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`230, shown as a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), by the network cable 102.
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`Although the communications network 230 is shown as a PSTN network, one skilled in
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`the art will recognize that the network 230 may also be a cable television (CATV)
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`network, a satellite network, or any other communications network. In one embodiment,
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`the network 230 comprises both a Direct TV/PC satellite connection that provides
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`information to the intelligent radio 100 at high speed (e.g., 400,000 bytes per second or
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`more), and a PSTN network connection so the intelligent radio can upload information
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`back to the ISP 232 (because many Direct TV/PC connections are only one-way). In yet
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`another embodiment, the satellite network is a two-way satellite network that uses the
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`satellite for both download and upload. In one embodiment, the satellite network uses the
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`Optionally, a telephone 229 is connected to a first port of a codec 260. A second
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`port of the codec 260 is provided to the CPU 202. The codec provides digital-to-analog
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`conversion and analog-to-digital conversion for the telephone 229. The codec 260 also
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`provides standard telephone interface signals, such as a ringing signal, to the telephone
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`229, and telephone status conditions, such as receiver up or receiver down, to the CPU
`202. In some embodiments, the codec 260 and the modem 206 may be combined as a
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`telephone modem. The telephone 229 may be connected even when the network 230 is
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`not a telephone network.
`The modem 206 provides an interface between the CPU 202 and the
`communications network 230 and the operational characteristics of the modem 206 are
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`determined by the type of communications network 230. Thus, if the network 230 is a
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`PSTN network, then a telephone modem is used; if the network 230 is a CATV network,
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`then a cable modem is used, etc. In a preferred embodiment, the modem 206 is integral to
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`the intelligent radio 100. In other embodiments, the modem 206 is provided in a separate
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`enclosure. An Internet Service Provider (ISP) 232 provides the user with a connection
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`from the communications network 230 to the Web via the Internet 234. Note that Figure 2
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`shows functional elements, but not necessarily hardware configurations. Thus, for
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`example, the modem 206 may be implemented in software on the CPU 202. The CPU
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`202 may be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The CPU 202 may comprise a single
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`computer processor, or multiple computer processors. In one embodiment, the CPU 202
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`embodiment, the modem 206 is provided in a plug-in module such that the intelligent
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`radio can be configured for different types of computer networks by simply changing the
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`modem plug-in to suit the type of network being used.
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`The CPU 202 provides data to the display device 112. The CPU 202 receives user
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`inputs from the command button 121, the tuning control 114, the button bar 120, the select
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`button 118, and the cursor control 116. The CPU 202 provides digitized audio samples to
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`an input of a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) 220. The analog audio output of the
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`DAC 220 is provided to an amplifier 222. In a preferred embodiment, the DAC 220 and
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`the amplifier 222 are each two-channel devices, providing left and right stereo channels.
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`A left channel output of the amplifier 222 is provided to the left channel speaker 106 and a
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`right channel output of the amplifier 222 is provided to the right channel speaker 108. The
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`volume control 110 controls the gain of the amplifier 222.
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`As shown in the preferred embodiment in Figure 2, the other optional audio
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`sources such as the cassette device 130, an AM tuner 240, an FM tuner 242, and an
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`external input 244 also provide inputs to the amplifier 222. Other optional audio sources
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`may be provided, such as, for example, an audio CD, a DVD, a digital audio tape unit, etc.
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`The CPU 202 controls the cassette device 130, the AM tuner 240, the FM tuner 242, and
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`other optional audio sources. A line output from the amplifier 222 may also be provided
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`to a record input of the cassette device 130.
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`As described above, the button bar 120 is used to select one of the audio sources.
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`When the button bar 120 is set to "AM," the intelligent radio 100 operates in an AM radio
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`mode. In the AM radio mode, an analog output from the AM tuner 240 is provided to the
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`amplifier 222. Also in the AM radio mode, the display device 112 displays the frequency
`ofan AM station selected by the AM tuner 240. The user may use the tuning control 114
`to select a desired AM station. The AM mode is optional.
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`An analog output from a microphone 250 is provided to an analog input of an
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`analog-to-digital converter 252. A digital output from the analog-to-digital converter 252
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`is provided to the CPU 202. The microphone 250 and converter 252 allow for voice
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`commands to control the intelligent radio. The microphone 250 and converter 252 are
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`optional. In some embodiments, a microphone is also placed in a wireless remote so that
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`voice commands can be provided from the wireless remote.
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`When the button bar 120 is set to "FM," the intelligent radio 100 operates in an
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`FM radio mode. In the FM radio mode, the analog audio output from the FM tuner is
`provided to the amplifier 222, and the display device 112 displays the frequency of the
`FM station selected by the FM tuner 242. The FM mode is also optional.
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`When the button bar 120 is set to "Cassette," the intelligent radio 100 operates in a
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`cassette playback mode. In the cassette playback mode, analog output from the cassette
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`player is provided to the amplifier 222, and the display device 112 displays information
`relating to the cassette playback. The cassette playback mode is also optional. The
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`cassette device 130 may also optionally be configured to provide a record capability such
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`that the cassette can be used to record audio information from any of the other modes.
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`Thus, for example, the cassette can be used to record FM radio, AM radio, or Web radio
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`broadcasts.
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`When the button bar 120 is set to "Web," the intelligent radio 100 operates in a
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`Web Radio mode. In the Web Radio mode, the intelligent radio 100 uses the modem 206
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`to coimect to the ISP 232. The ISP 232 provides a list of available Web broadcasts, and
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`access to the Internet 234, so that the various Web broadcasts can be received by the
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`intelligent radio 100. In the Web Radio mode, the display device 112 is used to select a
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`io Web broadcast and to provide information about the selected Web broadcast.
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`Figures 3A through 3E show various displays provided by the display device 112
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`while in the Web Radio mode. Figure 3A shows a default display 300 that appears while
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`a Web broadcast is being received. Figure 3B shows a menu display that allows the user
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`to select one of the command and setup displays shown in Figures 3C-3E.
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`The display 300, shown in Figure 3A, includes information about the Web
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`broadcast including the type of broadcast (e.g., "Newscast"), the Web address (URL) of
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`the source for the broadcast (e.g., http:://www/npr.org), a description of the broadcast
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`(e.g., "National Public Radio 1997"), a broadcast format (e.g., "Streaming RealAudio"),
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`Figure 3B shows a menu display 320 that allows the user to access the various
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`setup and control displays shown in Figures 3D-3E. The user activates the menu display
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`320 by pressing the command button 121. The display 320 provides a menu list 322 that
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`lists the various other command displays. The list 322 may provide: a "Tune Station"
`command for activating a tune-station display 340, shown in Figure 3E; a "Select
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`Language" command for activating a select-language display 310, shown in Figure 3C;
`and a "Select List" command for activating a select-list display 322, shown in Figure 3D.
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`The list 322 may also provide conmiands to activate other displays (not shown) such as
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`"Setup," to initialize the intelligent radio, "Scan Stations," to get a new list of Web
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`broadcast stations from the ISP 232, and "Define Station," to manually define a Web
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`broadcast station not listed by the ISP 232. The list 322 may also provide commands to
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`activate other displays such as "Set Clock," and "Set Alarm," to provide optional clock
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`and alarm clock modes for the display device 112.
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`The display 320 also provides a scroll bar 321 to allow the user to scroll through
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`the list 322 and select an item (command) from the list. Scrolling may be accomplished
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`by using either the cursor control 116 or the tuning control 114. The user uses the cursor
`control 116 or the tuning control 114 to highlight a desired menu item in the list 322, and
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`then the user presses the select button 118 to select the highlighted menu item.
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`The select-language display 310, shown in Figure 3B, allows the user to elect to
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`receive Web broadcasts in one or more selected languages. The display 310 provides a list
`of available languages 312 and a scroll bar 314 for scrolling through the list 312. Each
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`item in the list 312 corresponds to a language (e.g., English, French, etc.) and each item is
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`provided with a checkbox 313. If a checkbox 313 is checked, then the corresponding
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`language is enabled. The display 310 also provides an OK bu