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`(12) Ulllted States Patent
`White et a].
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,486,926 B2
`*Feb. 3, 2009
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`(54) CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND
`METHOD
`
`(75) Inventors: Russell W. White, Austin, TX (US);
`Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Af?nity Labs of Texas, LLC, Austin,
`TX S
`(U )
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`( * ) Notice:
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`2/1982 Tsunoda
`4,314,232 A
`8/1983 Tsunoda
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`4,407,564 A 10/1983 Ellis
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`patent is subject to a terminal dis-
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`(Continued)
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`(21) App1.N0.: 11/681,452
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`(22) Filed:
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`Mar. 2, 2007
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`Request For EX Parte Reexamination Under 35 USC. §302 for US.
`Pat. No. 7,324,833, ?led Nov. 7, 2008 (pp. 1-21).
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`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
`US 2007/0149116 A1
`Jun. 28, 2007
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`(Continued)
`Primary Examinerilean A Gelin
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`Related US. Application Data
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 09/537,812, ?led on
`M .28 2000
`P t.N .7187 947.
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`455/556 2
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`A content delivery system and method are disclosed. A sys
`tem incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may
`include, for example, a personal computer havmg a storage
`‘levlce- The Personal Compute? may have ,a Software aPPhFa'
`non saved on the storage dev1ce. In pract1ce, the appl1cat1on
`may be capable of directing the personal computer to com
`municatively couple With a network based resource and to
`initiate presentation ofa graphical user interface (GUI) at the
`user computer system. In some cases, the GUI may act as a
`user interface for the network based resource. The system
`may also include a portable audio ?le player With a collection
`of locally saved instructions. The instructions may direct a
`processor of the player to maintain an updateable user inter
`face that includes a menu of selectable icons and to modify
`the updateable user interface in connection With receiving an
`audio ?le from the personal computer.
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`3,582,926 A
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`CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND
`METHOD
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
`
`This is a continuation application of US. patent applica
`tion Ser. No. 09/537,812 ?led on Mar. 28, 2000 now US. Pat
`No. 7,187,947, the entirety of Which is incorporated herein by
`reference.
`
`FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
`
`The present disclosure relates to digitally stored content
`and, more speci?cally, to a content delivery system and
`method.
`
`BACKGROUND
`
`2
`IBOC, the European and Canadian communities seem to
`favor L-Band making the establishment of a global standard
`dif?cult.
`
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`
`A more complete understanding of the present embodi
`ments and advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to
`the folloWing description taken in conjunction With the
`accompanying draWings, in Which like reference numbers
`indicate like features, and Wherein:
`FIG. 1 depicts a general system for Wirelessly communi
`cating selective information to an electronic device in accor
`dance With one aspect of the present invention;
`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a method of Wirelessly
`communicating selected information to an electronic device;
`FIG. 3 illustrates an electronic device operable to receive
`selected audio information in accordance With the teachings
`of the present invention;
`FIG. 4 illustrates a graphical user interface (GUI) for dis
`playing selectable audio information according to one aspect
`of the present invention;
`FIG. 5A illustrates a portable radio system having a mount
`for an electronic device according to one embodiment of the
`present invention;
`FIG. 5B illustrates an automobile console having a mount
`for coupling an electronic device according to one aspect of
`the present invention;
`FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of a system for commu
`nicating voice mail messages using email according to one
`embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 7 illustrates a How chart for providing voice email
`messages according to one embodiment of the present inven
`tion;
`FIG. 8 illustrates a How diagram of a method for providing
`selected audio information to an electronic device according
`to one embodiment of the present invention; and
`FIG. 9 illustrates an automobile console having a mount for
`an electronic device according to one embodiment of the
`present invention.
`
`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`
`The conceptual groundWork for the present invention
`includes Wirelessly communicating selective information to
`an electronic device. According to one aspect, a user may
`interact With the Internet to select information, such as audio
`information, and Wirelessly communicate the selected infor
`mation to an electronic device. The electronic device receives
`the information via a Wireless communications netWork and
`processes the information accordingly. In a particulariZed
`form, a user may select information from an Internet Website
`operable to alloW selectivity of audio information such as
`songs, on-line radio stations, on-line broadcasts, streaming
`audio, or other selectable information. Upon selecting the
`audio information, information or data associated With the
`selected audio information is Wirelessly communicated to an
`electronic device. The electronic device may then be used to
`process the selected audio information. In this manner, a user
`may receive selective audio information via a Wireless elec
`tronic device.
`In one form, the electronic device may be operable to
`communicate With an individual’s automobile audio system.
`A user may select audio information utiliZing a personal
`computer With access to a Website operable to display select
`able audio information. The selected audio information may
`then be Wirelessly communicated to the electronic device
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`The ?rst commercial radio stations in the United States
`began operation around 1 920. Today, there may be as many as
`12,000 radio stations in the United States programming in
`several distinct formats. When broadcasting their respective
`signals, these radio stations often use an analog signal, Which
`may be modulated based on frequency or amplitude. Fre
`quency modulated (FM) radio appears to be the dominant
`entertainment medium While amplitude modulated (AM)
`radio seems to be a popular outlet for neWs and information.
`Unfortunately, analog radio may be unable to provide the
`sound quality and consistency that radio listeners desire. As
`such, several broadcasting related companies have begun to
`consider a movement to digital radio. Unlike analog radio
`reception, digital radio reception may be able to provide
`compact disk (CD) quality sound While remaining virtually
`immune to interference, Being immune to interference may
`result in reducing static groWls or “multipat ” echoes, echoes
`caused by signal re?ections off buildings or topographical
`features.
`Some countries, like Canada and many European- coun
`tries, may choose to have digital radio operate in a single
`digital radio band such as the L-band betWeen 1452-1492
`megahertz (MHZ). This band Would alloW the reception of
`both terrestrially and satellite-originated signals. By com
`parison, FM radio typically operates betWeen 88 and 108
`MHZ While AM radio typically operates betWeen 0.525 and
`1.705 MHZ. Neither of these bands alloWs for easy transmis
`sion via satellite.
`Canada proposed using the L-Band for digital radio as
`early as 1992. Several countries throughout the World have
`since agreed to use the L-Band for digital radio With one
`notable exception. It appears the United States has chosen not
`to operate its digital radio Within the L-Band. In the United
`States, the L-Band may already be committed for military
`uses, Apparently, the United States plans to adopt a system
`called in-band on-channel, or IBOC, Which ?ts Within the AM
`and FM frequencies.
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`IBOC technology may offer some advantages over L-Band
`transmissions. For example, there may be no need for neW
`spectrum allocations. There may be backWard and forWard
`compatibility With existing AM and FM systems on both the
`transmitter and receiver sides, and there may be a loW-invest
`ment upgrade to digital systems. Unfortunately, a Workable
`IBOC solution is yet to be seen though technology may some
`day make IBOC digital radio commercially possible.
`Even if an IBOC solution becomes commercially available
`in the United States, IBOC digital radio may suffer from
`several shortcomings. For example, there may global stan
`dardiZation problems, Though the United States favors
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`associated With an automobile’s audio system. Therefore,
`upon receiving the selected audio information, a user may
`access and play the received audio information utilizing the
`electronic device in association With the automobile’s audio
`system.
`The present invention is not limited to communicating only
`audio information. One skilled in the art can appreciate that
`other types of information, such as video, textual, etc. may be
`communicated utilizing the systems and methods disclosed
`herein Without departing from the spirit and scope of the
`present invention. Additionally, it Will be understood that
`information may be formatted in a plurality of Ways at differ
`ent phases of communication Without loosing the underlying
`content of the selected information. For example, an audio ?le
`may be formatted, segmented, compressed, modi?ed, etc. for
`the purpose of providing or communicating the audio inven
`tion. Therefore, the term “audio information” or “informa
`tion” is used in a general sense to relate to audio information
`in all phases of communication.
`FIG. 1 depicts a general system for Wirelessly communi
`cating selective information to an electronic device in accor
`dance With one aspect of the present invention. The system,
`illustrated generally at 100, includes a digital engine 101
`coupled to a communications engine 102. Communications
`engine 102 is remotely coupled to an electronic device 103.
`Digital engine 101 may be directly or indirectly coupled to
`storage device 105 operable to store information. Digital
`engine IBOC maintains information or data associated With
`selected information in a digital format. The information may
`be stored Within storage device 105 or other storage devices
`operable to maintain data or information associated With the
`selected information.
`Communications engine 102 is communicatively coupled
`to digital engine 101 and operable to Wirelessly communicate
`the selected information to electronic device 103. During
`operation, audio information may be selected by a user uti
`liZing a personal computer or other devices operable to com
`municate With an information netWork. Digital engine 101 is
`operable to maintain information associated With the selected
`audio information. For example, the information could be
`several songs or titles con?gured as an audio ?le and format
`ted in a digital format such as an MP3 ?le, Wave ?le, etc. The
`maintained information may also be a reference to a netWork
`location Where an audio ?le may be stored, a netWork location
`Where a netWork broadcast of audio information may be
`located, etc. or other netWork locations having information
`associated With the selected audio information. Therefore,
`digital engine 101 may maintain a plurality of different types
`of information or data associated With the selected audio
`information.
`System 100, utiliZing communication engine 102, may
`Wirelessly communicate data or information associated With
`the selected audio information to electronic device 103
`thereby providing Wireless communication of selected infor
`mation to an electronic device operable to receive Wireless
`communications. In one embodiment, digital engine 101 may
`be used in association With an Internet Website con?gured to
`provide access to selectable information. The Internet Web
`site operably associated With digital engine 101 alloWs a user
`to select information to be Wirelessly communicated to elec
`tronic device 101 utiliZing a netWork environment. The Inter
`net Website may include several different types of informa
`tion related to audio information.
`FIG. 4, described in greater detail beloW, illustrates one
`embodiment of providing an Internet Website for displaying
`selectable audio information. For example, the Internet Web
`site may include music and/ or artist search engines, playlists,
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`top 10 charts, artists by genre, and other information associ
`ated With audio information. A user may select information
`associated With the audio information and digital engine 101
`can maintain the information or data associated With the
`selected information in a digital format. Communications
`engine 102 coupled to digital engine 101 may Wirelessly
`communicate data associated With the selected audio infor
`mation to electronic device 103. Therefore, a user may access
`and select audio information via an Internet Website and
`Wirelessly communicate the data to an electronic device. As
`such, system 100 advantageously alloWs for Wireless com
`munication of selected audio information to electronic
`devices that may be remotely located from a conventional
`terrestrial communication netWork.
`Electronic device 105 may be con?gured in a plurality of
`Ways for receiving Wireless communication of selected audio
`information. In one embodiment, electronic device 105 may
`be operable as a component con?gured to receive a cellular
`signal comprising the selected information communicated by
`the communication engine. For example, a device having a
`cellular modem may be operable to receive the information at
`speci?ed intervals. Upon receiving the information the elec
`tronic device may process the received information. Elec
`tronic devices are described in more detail beloW and may
`include a netWork radio, a modular device, an audio system,
`a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, or other
`electronic devices operable to receive information Wirelessly
`communicated by communication engine 102.
`Communications engine 102 may be operable to Wirelessly
`communicate selected information to electronic device 103 in
`a plurality of Ways. The present invention advantageously
`alloWs for several different embodiments of Wirelessly com
`municating selected audio information to electronic device
`103 and is not limited to any speci?c con?guration described
`beloW. Several different types or combinations of Wireless
`communication may be realiZed by the present invention.
`Communications engine 102 may be operable to Wirelessly
`communicate the selected information from an information
`netWork, such as the Internet, to an electronic device operable
`to receive Wireless communications. In one embodiment,
`communications engine 102 may comprise a conduit to inter
`face information With a Wireless communication netWork.
`The conduit may con?gure the information located Within the
`information netWork into a format operable to be transmitted
`via Wireless communication.
`For example, a Wireless device may be operable to receive
`packets of information having a speci?c siZe and in a speci?c
`format. In such an embodiment, communications engine 102
`could format the information into a desirable format for Wire
`lessly communicating the information to electronic device
`1 03. Several types of Wireless communication may be used by
`communications engine 102 to communicate the selected
`information to an electronic device. Communications net
`Works such as GSM, Digital Satellite communication, SB,
`Radio bands, DRC, SuperDRC or other systems or types of
`transmission such as TDMA, CDMA, spread spectrum, etc.
`or frequencies such as betWeen about 1.7 GHZ and 2.0 GHZ
`may be realiZed by the present invention for communicating
`information or data representing the selected audio informa
`tion to electronic device 103.
`In one embodiment, the selective information may be com
`municated using a digital broadcast signal. Digital broadcast
`includes providing information via a signal such as AM, FM,
`and the like. Digital information may be included or encoded
`as a sub-carrier Within the broadcast signal and received by
`electronic device 103. A digital sub-carrier may include a
`selective bandWidth of frequencies for a speci?c radio station
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`(i.e., 6 MHZ for FM). The selective information may be Wire
`lessly communicated to electronic device 103 utilizing a com
`munication engine 102 operable to communicate the selective
`information via a digital FM signal. In this manner, selective
`information may be communicated Within digital FM sub
`carriers to an electronic device operable to receive the infor
`mation. For example, a user may subscribe to communicate
`the information via an FM sub-carrier and receive the selec
`tive data through Wireless communication via a speci?ed FM
`sub-carrier.
`In one embodiment, the selected information may be for
`matted and transmitted to achieve a desirable transmission
`rate. For example, conventional systems may transmit infor
`mation at a speed of 10 kilobits per second. Therefore, for 1
`megabyte of information to be communicated to an electronic
`device, a transmission time of approximately 800 seconds
`may be required. The present invention may alloW for a rela
`tive increase in transmission speed by removing the require
`ment that information be communicated asyncronously to an
`electronic device. For example, conventional Wireless com
`munication utiliZes a speci?ed frequency to communicate
`information in tWo directions (i.e., cellular phones). As such,
`information is communicated across a channel in an asyn
`chronous manner to provide a continuous audio signal to the
`recipient.
`The present invention advantageously alloWs for signals to
`be transmitted to an electronic device in a less than asynchro
`nous manner. For example, if a user selected a song to be
`Wirelessly communicated to an electronic device, system 100
`could communicate the information in a less than asynchro
`nous manner alloWing the selected information to be trans
`mitted ef?ciently thereby decreasing the overall download
`time for the selected audio information. In one embodiment,
`the selected information may be compressed and transmitted
`across the same frequency but at different phases thereby
`alloWing plural signals having different phases to be Wire
`lessly communicated to an electronic device. Therefore, the
`electronic device may be operable to receive multiple phased
`signals and process the selective information accordingly.
`In one embodiment, the information may be Wirelessly
`communicated at a relatively sloW transmission rate. For
`example, a user may schedule When the selected audio infor
`mation may be used by electronic device 103. The user may
`select several different audio tracks or songs to be transmitted
`to an electronic device associated With the user’ s vehicle such
`that the user can listen to the user selected audio information
`during the drive home at the end of a Workday. Therefore, it
`may be desirable to utiliZe a sloWer transfer speed due to the
`extended amount of time available prior to actual use of the
`selected audio information. In this manner, communications
`netWorks having less or sloWer transfer rates may be used to
`Wirelessly communicate the selected audio information to the
`electronic device.
`In another embodiment, high-speed Wireless communica
`tion netWorks may be used to communicate the selected audio
`information. For example, a user may Want to listen to an
`Internet broadcast of an Internet radio station. Therefore,
`high-speed communication may be required to Wirelessly
`communicate or stream the selected audio information to an
`electronic device. In another embodiment, a hybrid of Wire
`less communication rates may be deployed depending on the
`requirements of the selected audio information and/or the
`electronic device. For example, the selected audio informa
`tion may ?rst be transmitted to the electronic device via
`high-speed communication until enough information has
`been Wirelessly communicated and buffered into a memory
`device operably associated With the electronic device. Upon
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`communication of a certain percentage of the selected audio
`information, sloWer communication speeds may then be used
`to communicate additional selected audio information.
`Therefore, system 100 may be con?gured in a plurality of
`Ways to communicate selected information to electronic
`device 103. Digital engine 101 may be used to maintain data
`or information associated With the selected information and
`communication engine 102, communicatively coupled to
`digital engine 101, may Wirelessly communicate selected
`information to electronic device 103.
`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a method of Wirelessly
`communicating selected information to an electronic device.
`The method may be used in association With the system
`illustrated in FIG. 1 or other systems operable to utiliZe the
`method of FIG. 2.
`The method begins generally at step 200. At step 201,
`selectable audio information may be accessed utiliZing a net
`Work communications device. For example, selectable audio
`information may be displayed at an Internet Website acces
`sible by a personal computer. In another embodiment, the
`selectable information may be accessed utiliZing a Wireless
`communications device such as, a cellular phone, a PDA
`device, or other devices operable to provide access to the
`selectable audio information.
`Upon accessing the selectable information, the method
`proceeds to step 202 Where a user can identify or select audio
`information to be Wirelessly communicated to an electronic
`device. For example, a user may select an entire album to be
`Wirelessly communicated to a PDA device.
`Upon the user selecting the audio information, the method
`proceeds to step 203 Where the method maintains information
`associated With the selected information. In one embodiment,
`the information may be an audio ?le, such as a Wave ?le, and
`MP3 ?le, etc. representative of the selected audio informa
`tion. In another embodiment, a netWork location that com
`prises a ?le representing the selected information may be
`maintained. Another example may include a netWork location
`of a netWork broadcast of audio information. Therefore, the
`method at step 203 may maintain several different types of
`information associated With the selected audio information.
`Upon maintaining information or data associated With the
`selected information, the method proceeds to step 204 Where
`the method Wirelessly communicates information as