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`G. Victor Treyz and Susan M. Treyz
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`DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICES
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`Herewith
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`“EXPRESS MAIL” mailing label number EH6232657I9US
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`Date of Deposit:
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`December 28, 1999
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`I hereby certify that this paper/fee is being deposited
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`with the United States Postal Service “EXPRESS MAIL POST OFFICE
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`‘TO ADDRESSEE” service under 37 C.F.R. 1.10 on the date indicated
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`above and is addressed to the Hon. Assistant Commissioner for
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`CLAIMING SMALL ENTITY STATUS (37 C.F.R. 1.9(f) AND l.27(b)) —
`INDEPENDENT INVENTOR
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`As a below named inventor,
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`independent inventor as defined in 37 C.F.R. 1.9(c) for purposes
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`of paying reduced fees under Section 41(a) and (b) of Title 35,
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`United States Code,
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`to the Patent and Trademark Office with
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`regard to the invention entitled DIQITAL AUDIQ DEVIQEg described
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`The specification filed herewith.
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`I have not assigned, granted, conveyed or licensed and am under
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`license, any rights in the invention to any person who could not
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`if that person had made the invention, or to any concern which
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`would not qualify as a small business concern under 37
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`l.9(d) or a nonprofit organization under 37 C.F.R. 1.9(e).
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`Each person, concern, or organization to which I have assigned,
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`granted, conveyed, or licensed, or am under an obligation under
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`contract or law to assign, grant, convey, or license any rights
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`in the invention is listed below:
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`Persons, concerns or organizations listed below*
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`named person, concern or organization having rights to
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`the invention averring to their status as small
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`INDIVIDUAL
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`SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN
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`I acknowledge the duty to file,
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`in this application or patent,
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`notification of any change in status resulting in loss of
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`entitlement to small entity status prior to paying, or at the
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`time of paying,
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`the earliest of the issue fee or any maintenance
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`fee due after the date on which status as a small entity is no
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information
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`statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`United States Code, and that such willful false statements may
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`SVT—3 Prov.
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`This application relates to audio devices, and
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`more particularly,
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`to audio devices such as alarm clocks and
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`radios.
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`Alarm clocks and clock radios are well known.
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`Such devices allow users to set a wake—up time at which an
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`alarm buzzer is triggered or the radio portion of the clock
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`radio begins to play. However,
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`the types of audio signals
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`that are handled by such devices are limited.
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`It is therefore an object of the present
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`invention
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`to provide improved audio devices such as improved radios
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`and improved clock radios.
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`It is another object of the present invention to
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`provide audio devices that can handle audio signals other
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`than traditional radio broadcasts.
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`gummary Q: the Invention
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`These and other objects of the invention are
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`accomplished in accordance with the principles of the
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`present invention by providing audio devices that handle
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`audio signals other than traditional radio broadcasts.
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`The
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`audio devices may, for example, be alarm clocks, clock
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`radios, radios, or the like. Audio signals may be provided
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`to the audio devices over a communications network from a
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`potentially distant location.
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`The audio devices may handle
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`audio such as prerecorded music, news, e—mail that is played
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`using a voice—synthesizer, e—mail with voice attachments or
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`other audio attachments, voice mail from a telephone,
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`Internet radio (i.e., radio that is “broadcast” on the
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`Internet and that may be a rebroadcast of a conventional
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`radio station signal from a potentially distant location),
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`or any other suitable audio content.
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`The audio may be provided in the form of a
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`downloaded digital file (e.g., files in the MPEG—3 format or
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`any other suitable digital audio format).
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`Such downloaded
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`audio may be played when an alarm goes off to wake up the
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`user of a clock. Because alarm clock radios are often used
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`only briefly in the morning, alarm clock devices may only
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`require a few minutes of play time from a downloaded file.
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`If more play time is desired, more memory may be provided in
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`the clock to accommodate larger downloads. Memory devices
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`such as solid—state memory circuits, hard drives (e.g.,
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`miniature hard drives), or any other suitable storage
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`arrangement may be used. An alarm clock radio may also
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`automatically switch to an alternative audio source such as
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`a live FM or AM broadcast if the stored audio runs out.
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`If
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`a downloaded file runs out during playback,
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`the audio device
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`may automatically switch to such a real—time audio source.
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`If desired, audio may also be provided in real
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`time (e.g.,
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`from an Internet radio source or the like).
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`Such streaming digital audio is essentially unlimited, and
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`will not run out. Audio that is downloaded in real time may
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`be buffered using local memory to improve its quality.
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`For clarity and brevity,
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`the invention is often
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`described in the context of a clock radio. However,
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`the
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`principles of the invention also apply to radios without
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`clock radio functions, web appliances, and other such
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`electronic audio devices.
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`The audio devices may receive digital audio using
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`any suitable communications technology. As one example, a
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`clock radio device may receive digital audio over telephone
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`lines using modem circuitry.
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`A clock radio of this type may
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`include telephone capabilities if desired.
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`the downloading of audio or the real
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`time streaming of audio to an audio device requires that a
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`communications path be established between the audio device
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`and a desired audio source.
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`The audio device,
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`the audio source, or other
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`suitable equipment (e.g., a server on the Internet) may
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`initiate the process of establishing the communications
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`link.
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`For example, if the audio device is a radio with a
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`modem,
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`the radio may automatically place a call to the audio
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`source.
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`If an audio file is being downloaded to an alarm
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`clock device,
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`this type of call may be placed early in the
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`audio is to be provided in real time,
`the alarm clock may
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`establish the link just before wake—up time.
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`The audio
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`source may initiate the process of establishing the
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`communications link by placing a call to the audio device at
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`an appropriate time.
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`In some arrangements (e.g., when the
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`communications link is an Internet connection that is always
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`on),
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`the communications link may essentially have already
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`been established.
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`Suitable communications technologies for providing
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`audio to the audio device include technologies based on
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`satellite systems, fiber optics, cable, wireless links,
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`microwave links,
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`free—space optical links, etc.
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`Communications between the audio device and the audio source
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`may be unidirectional
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`(from the audio source to the audio
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`device) or may be bidirectional. Communications may involve
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`digital or analog transitions. Signals may also involve
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`paging or other messaging transmissions, e—mail
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`transmissions, voice mail transmissions, cellular telephone
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`transmissions, wireless Internet transmissions, packet—based
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`transmissions, any other suitable type of data
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`transmissions, or a combination of such transmissions.
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`The audio device may have appropriate
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`communications hardware and software to support various
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`communications functions.
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`For example,
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`the audio device may
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`have FM and AM receivers, a receiver for a pager or other
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`messaging service, a radio-frequency receiver, a modem, a
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`telephone modem, a cellular modem, an integrated services
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`digital network (ISDN) modem, a digital subscriber line
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`(DSL) modem, a cable modem, or any other suitable
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`communications circuitry.
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`The audio device may be connected
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`(wirelessly or with wire)
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`to an in—home network that is
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`connected to the Internet or other communications network by
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`a computer or by a communications device.
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`The choice of
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`which of these arrangements to use may be based on economic
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`and quality issues.
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`For example, using higher bandwidth
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`paths such as DSL paths may provide higher quality signals
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`or faster download times, but may require more expensive
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`hardware than using a lower bandwidth approach based, e.g.,
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`on a telephone line modem.
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`If the audio device is an alarm clock,
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`the device
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`may have a clock (time) set feature and an alarm set
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`feature.
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`The time may be set manually or may be set
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`automatically by the clock.
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`To automatically set the time,
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`the clock may automatically call a predetermined number or
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`otherwise establish a communications path that allows the
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`clock to receive information on the current time.
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`The alarm
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`may be set to a desired wake-up time by the user.
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`The clock may have a snooze function that allows
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`the user to press a dedicated button to postpone the wake—up
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`alarm by a few minutes.
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`A band—select switch may be used to select between
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`AM, FM, and Internet audio sources.
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`The switch may be an
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`analog mechanical switch or a digital switch.
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`E—mail messages may be sent to the audio device.
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`The audio device (e.g., a clock) may have a unique e-mail
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`address or may access the user’s regular e—mail account.
`The audio device may retrieve e—mail by accessing a mail
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`server to which the mail is directed.
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`The mail server may
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`be accessed at any convenient
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`time, such as in the morning,
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`just before an alarm awakens the user.
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`E-mail may be viewed on a display such as a liquid
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`crystal display that is part of the audio device.
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`If
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`desired, voice synthesis circuitry may be used to vocalize
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`the e—mail messages so that the user may listen to them.
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`If
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`an e—mail message has a voice attachment,
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`the voice
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`attachment may be played for the user.
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`The audio device may
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`have built—in telephone functions.
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`If the telephone is not
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`answered,
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`the audio device may store messages like an
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`answering machine. Voice mail messages may be handled by a
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`server (e.g., a server in the telephone network or a server
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`accessible through the Internet). This server may be
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`accessed by the audio device when it is desired to retrieve
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`and play the user’s voice mail.
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`Buttons may be provided on the audio device for
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`playing, deleting, skipping, and reviewing messages, and
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`performing any other suitable message management functions
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`for e—mail and voice mail.
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`If desired, a button or buttons
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`on the audio device may be used to forward e—mail messages.
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`Such buttons may be used when the user has more than one
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`e—mail address.
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`For example,
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`the user may use one e-mail
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`address for the audio device at home and another e—mail
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`address for work.
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`The user may press one or more of the
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`buttons to forward all or some of the e-mail messages to the
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`computer at work.
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`If, for example,
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`the user has just
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`listened to or viewed an e—mail message using the audio
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`device,
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`the user may press a button that deletes that button
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`from the audio device’s e—mail list and forwards it to the
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`user’s work e-mail address.
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`If desired,
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`the audio device
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`may be assigned the same e-mail address as the user’s work
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`address. Voice mail may also be forwarded using a dedicated
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`button or buttons.
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`The user may opt to be awakened by music, news,
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`e—mail, voice mail, a standard alarm buzzer, or any other
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`suitable audio source or combination of sources.
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`The audio from these sources may be combined to
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`form customized channels made up of portions of the various
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`sources.
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`For example, if the user enjoys country music,
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`classical music, and sports news,
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`these types of content may
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`be combined (e.g.,
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`from Internet radio channels)
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`into a
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`custom channel.
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`The user may schedule how portions or
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`segments of the audio from various sources are to be played.
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`For example,
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`the user may select the content and the
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`duration for desired audio segments. Customized content may
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`be provided to the user by the audio device based on the
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`user's interests.
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`The user may inform the audio device of the user’s
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`interests or the user may inform a service associated with
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`the audio device (e.g., a service implemented on a server
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`accessed over the Internet) of the user’s interests.
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`Information on the user's interests may also be collected
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`automatically by monitoring the user’s activities (e.g., by
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`monitoring which stations the user listens to most often).
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`If desired,
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`the user’s interests may be determined based on
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`the user’s interactions with web sites on the Internet that
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`are not directly associated with the audio device (e.g.,
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`the
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`user’s interactions with a web site that sells compact disks
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`or the like).
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`Information on the user’s interests may be
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`provided to a service (e.g., an Internet—based service) that
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`coordinates the delivery of customized audio content to the
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`audio device for the user.
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`If the audio device is a clock,
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`the audio device
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`may have a calendar function.
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`The user may record an audio
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`reminder and assign a date to it. When the date arrives,
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`the reminder may be played back.
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`The user may also enter
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`text for the calendar using an alphanumeric keypad, a
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`touch—screen, or any other suitable user interface. An
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`alphanumeric keypad may also be used to help the user select
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`Internet radio stations by their full name (e.g., BBC radio
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`5) or to provide the audio device with any suitable
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`alphanumeric commands.
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`The audio device may have tuning controls that
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`allow the user to tune to different audio content.
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`example, a manual tuning knob or digital tuning buttons may
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`be used to tune to various AM, FM, and Internet stations.
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`Analog or digital readouts may be used to display
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`information on the current station to which the device is
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`tuned.
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`An analog readout may use a needle or other
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`suitable indicator to show which station the radio is
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`currently tuned to.
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`AM and FM stations may be labeled by
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`their assigned transmission frequencies.
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`Popular Internet
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`radio stations may be assigned to the dial based on their
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`transmission frequencies in their local market.
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`In
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`situations with duplications, duplicated frequencies may be
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`located one after the other.
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`In an audio device with a
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`digital station display panel, an alphanumeric description
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`of the station (e.g., BBC radio 5) may be displayed on the
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`display panel.
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`Information on the current band (AM, FM, or
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`NET) may also be displayed.
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`With a digital tuning arrangement, up and down
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`buttons may be used to allow the user to tune to different
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`stations. Because the number of available Internet radio
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`stations may be large (e.g.,
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`in the thousands), various
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`layered menus may be used to assist the user in locating a
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`station of interest.
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`For example, menus may be presented on
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`a display panel that allow the user to select Internet radio
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`content based on geographic region,
`language of the content,
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`blues, classical, news, sports, police radio, etc.)
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`Internet radio stations may also be listed alphabetically or
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`using any other suitable organization scheme. These
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`organizational arrangements may be used to assist the user
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`in locating audio content from a variety of sources,
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`including AM, FM,
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`short—wave radio (if the radio has
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`short—wave capabilities), non-Internet digital radio
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`services provided over a broadband communications network,
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`Internet radio, downloaded audio files, etc.
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`Buttons may be provided on the audio device that
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`allow the user to move a cursor through various menus and
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`options that are displayed on the display panel and that
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`allow the user to make desired selections.
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`The buttons may
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`include up and down and right and left arrow keys and a
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`select or enter key. These buttons are merely illustrative.
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`Any suitable buttons may be used if desired.
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`Dedicated buttons may also be provided to control
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`clock set and alarm set functions,
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`to control e—mail and
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`voice—mail playback,
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`to control the display of e—mail,
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`to
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`control clock set—up functions (e.g., relating to setting
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`the date,
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`the time zone, etc.),
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`to control the snooze
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`function, and to provide easy access to any other suitable
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`functions.
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`For example, buttons may be used to navigate
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`between different audio segments during playback. Buttons
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`certain buttons (e.g., a button may be labeled as the rock
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`music button).
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`In order to maintain a small size for the audio
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`device,
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`the audio device may omit the display or may use a
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`small display.
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`It may therefore be desirable to provide an
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`off-site service with which the user may interact to
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`establish certain settings for the audio device.
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`The
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`settings may be downloaded to the audio device for use by
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`the audio device or may be used by the service in
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`determining which types of content to provide to the user
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`and in determining what features to provide to the user.
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`For example, an off—site service may provide a web
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`page that the user may interact with using a computing
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`device such as a personal computer that is separate from the
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`audio device (which may be, for example, a clock radio).
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`If
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`the user wants the radio to tune to, certain wake-up
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`sequences of music, e—mail, and the like, or certain other
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`settings),
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`the user may provide information on those
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`preferences and settings using the web page.
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`As an example, an audio device may allow a user to
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`set up 25 favorite stations. These stations may include,
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`for example, Internet radio stations. Because hundreds or
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`thousands of stations are available, a web page including
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`information on various available stations may be used to
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`help the user select the desired stations.
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`The web page may
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`be sponsored by a service associated with the audio device,
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`may be a general directory, may be part of a radio station
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`web site, or may be any other web page.
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`in by clicking on links for stations that the user is
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`interested in or by otherwise selecting the proper Internet
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`addresses for the desired stations.
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`Information on both
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`non—Internet radio stations and Internet radio stations may
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`be gathered using this type of remote interface.
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`Once information identifying the user’s station
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`preferences and the like has been gathered,
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`this information
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`may be used when providing audio content to the user at the
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`audio device.
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`For example,
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`the preference information may
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`be used to select which audio content is provided to the
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`audio device (e.g., as downloaded files).
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`If desired,
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`the
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`station preference information may be provided to the audio
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`device and stored in memory. When the user presses up and
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`down tuning buttons on the audio device,
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`the device may tune
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`to the next available station in the group of stations
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`selected by the user. Dedicated buttons (e.g., number
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`buttons) may each be assigned a different Internet radio
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`station or other audio source if desired,
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`to facilitate
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`direct tuning.
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`Internet radio stations and other audio
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`sources may also be assigned to custom station names that
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`are accessible through the display panel.
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`A scan feature
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`may be provided using a dedicated button or a menu option.
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`If the user directs the audio device to scan,
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`the device may
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`tune to each of the available stations in the current band.
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`If desired, scanning may be limited to a portion of a band
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`or may be limited to the stations in the user’s preferences.
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`Various audio device functions may be controlled
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`using a remotely-accessed service such as a web—based
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`service or the like.
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`Functions that may be controlled in
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`this way include setting the wake—up time for an alarm clock
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`device, choosing a desired type of content (classical music,
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`rock music, certain Internet radio stations, customized
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`stations, e—mail, news, stock reports, weather reports,
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`etc.) to play upon wake—up in an alarm clock and in what
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`order and for what durations to play such content, choosing
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`clock settings, such as time zone, daylight savings time,
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`etc. These settings and preferences may be used in
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`providing services to the audio device (e.g., when
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`downloading content
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`in advance or providing content in real
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`time) or may be provided to the device and stored for local
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`use by the device.
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`Illustrative web page interfaces that a
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`user may use to remotely adjust certain settings for an
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`audio device are shown in FIGS.
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`8 and 9.
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`If desired,
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`interfaces such as these may be used to control or establish
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`settings for the audio device or other such devices over a
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`local communications link (e.g., an intranet link or an
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`inmhome network).
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`A remote service for adjusting settings and
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`preferences may be based on an Internet interface and
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`accessed by the user with a separate web browser, may be
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`based on an Internet interface and accessed with a web
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`browser that is part of the alarm clock hardware, may be
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`based on an automatic interactive telephone system that
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`plays audio prompts for the user and responds when the user
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`presses certain touch-tone key on the telephone keypad, may
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`be based on an operator—manned customer service facility in
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`which an operator enters settings into a computer after
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`talking to the customer or receiving an e—mail from the
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`customer, or any other suitable scheme in which settings and
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`preferences and the like are adjusted using equipment that
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`is remote from the audio device. Settings and preferences
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`may also be adjusted using dedicated buttons on the device
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`or using menu options or the like that are provided locally
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`by the device when the device has a suitable display screen.
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`Audio clip descriptions may be provided for each
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`radio station. When the user selects a suitable option,
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`the
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`audio device may play the audio clip description. This
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`allows the user to evaluate whether to add a station (e.g.,
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`an Internet radio station) to the tuning sequence of the
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`audio device, without requiring a large display panel on the
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`audio device to display text descriptions of the channel.
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`Audio service may be provided to the user at the
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`audio device with or without advertisements. This may
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`affect the cost of the service to the user.
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`For example, an
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`Internet radio station or news service or other audio
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`service without commercials may charge a subscription fee,
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`whereas services with advertisements may be received for
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`free.
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`Advertisements may be targeted to the user based
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`on the user’s preferences.
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`Information on the user’s
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`preferences that is used in targeting advertisements may be
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`gathered by monitoring the user’s activities at the audio
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`device and reporting those activities to an appropriate
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`service (e.g., a service located on a remote server on the
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`Internet or the like).
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`Information on the user’s
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`preferences may also be gathered based on the preferences
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`and settings that the user uses to set up operation of the
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`audio device and that the user uses to customize the content
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`that the user listens to. Advertisements may be provided in
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`real time or may be downloaded as digital files and played
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`back at a later time.
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`If the audio device is a clock radio,
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`the device
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`preferably has clock circuitry and a display (analog or
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`digital) that shows the current time.
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`The time may be set
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`automatically by the device.
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`For example,
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`the device may
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`contact an Internet service to check the current time or may
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`be provided with data on the current time. Multiple users
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`may set different alarm times and profiles using the same
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`clock.
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`For example, one user may establish an early wake—up
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`time and a profile reflecting an interest in rock music,
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`while another user may establish a later wake—up time and a
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`profile reflecting an interest in classical music.
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`An auxiliary audio output (e.g., a stereo output)
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`may be used to connect the audio device to an audio
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`receiver.
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`If desired,
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`the radio functions of the audio
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`device may be provided in a stand—alone radio or other such
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`appliance.
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`Voice recognition technology may be used for
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`controlling the audio device.
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`For example, voice
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`recognition may be used to allow a user to direct the device
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`to forward e—mail messages or voice mail messages,
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`to
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`navigate through audio segments or to select a desired type
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`of music to play,
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`to direct an alarm clock to switch from
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`playing an alarm buzzer to playing music, or to perform any
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`other suitable functions.
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`The audio devices may be located in the home or in
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`any other suitable location. Audio devices may be mobile
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`devices (e.g., car radios). A.suitable communications link
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`for such a mobile audio device may be based, for example, on
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`cellular modem technology or other suitable wireless
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`technology.
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`The user may be provided with the ability to block
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`objectionable audio content. Content may be blocked based
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`on ratings information that is associated with the audio
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`content.
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`Such ratings information may be provided by the
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`audio source that supplies the audio content or a third
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`party service that collects or creates the ratings
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`information. Content may be blocked locally (e.g., at the
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`audio device) or may be blocked remotely (e.g., at an audio
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`to collect and distribute audio content to the audio
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`device).
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`of the preferred embodiments.
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`system in accordance with the present invention.
`FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an illustrative
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`audio device in accordance with the present invention.
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`FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an illustrative
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`clock radio in accordance with the present invention.
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`illustrative clock radio in accordance with the present
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`invention.
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`FIGS. 5a and 5b show illustrative steps involved
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`in providing a user with an opportunity to select desired
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`accordance with the present
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`invention.
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`FIG.
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`6 shows top, side, and front views of an
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`illustrative clock radio with telephone capabilities in
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`accordance with the present
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`invention.
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`FIG.
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`7 shows top, front, side, and rear views of
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`an illustrative clock radio with messaging capabilities in
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`accordance with the present invention.
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`FIG.
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`8 shows an illustrative screen (e.g., a web
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`page)
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`that may used to remotely select a desired download
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`time and a preferred type of audio content for the audio
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`device in accordance with the present
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`invention.
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`FIG.
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`9 shows an illustrative screen (e.g., a web
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`page)
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`that may be used to remotely select a desired schedule
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`for various audio segments to be played by an alarm clock
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`upon wake—up in accordance with the present invention.
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`involved in remotely changing settings and preferences for
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`the audio device in accordance with the present invention.
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`FIG. 11 is a flow chart of illustrative steps
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`involved in using a clock radio in accordance with the
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`present
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`invention.
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