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`Title: STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR
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`SELECTING, CONTROLLING AND SENDING
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`STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, CONTROLLING AND
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Field of the Invention:
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`The present invention relates to a structure and a method for selecting,
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`controlling and sending Internet-based or digital audio to an AM/FM radio or
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`amplifier.
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`Description of the Drawings:
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`There is an ever-increasing amount of audio content available as digital
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`computer files (such as in the MP3 format like those found at www.mp3 .com) or as
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`computer with a sound card, but cannot be played on a radio or stereo that is designed
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`to receive and amplify analog audio signals. There are several techniques for
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`converting a digital audio source to an analog signal that could be used by analog radio
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`radio. Thus, there is a need to provide a system which enables Internet-based or digital
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`Briefly, the present invention relates to a system and method that
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`allows a host PC to provide an analog audio signal for a radio or amplifier without
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`interfering with the operation of the host PC. This invention also allows the audio
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`These and other advantages of the present invention will be readily
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`FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the system in accordance with the present
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`invention, shown connected to a host personal computer, which, in turn, is connected
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`FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the remote device illustrated in FIG. 2.
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`FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a PC adapter which forms a part of the
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`FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a universal serial bus (USB) connection
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`FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the PC software components in accordance
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`FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the audio player in accordance with the present
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`FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a remote device manager in accordance with
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`FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the USB audio driver in accordance with the
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`FIG. 10 is a flow chart of the USB remote device driver in accordance
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`DETAlLED DESCRIPTION
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`The present invention is adapted to interface with a host personal
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`computer (PC) which, in turn, is adapted to be connected to the Internet in order to
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`obtain audio sources from the Internet or other digital audio sources from any web
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`server. The system generally identified with the reference numeral 20. The system 20
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`is illustrated in FIG. 1 and includes a remote device 22, a PC adapter 24 and a host PC
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`from the Internet or other digital audio sources, such as digital audio sources on any
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`web server, to be played on an AM/FM radio or stereo amplifier 28 without interfering
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`SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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`Remote Device
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`screen and control buttons. This display provides information about available audio
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`content, information about how to select audio content, information about audio
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`content that has been selected and other information. The control buttons are used to
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`select and control audio content. As shown in FIG. 3, remote device 22 may connect
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`The remote device 22 may have three buttons and one jogdial. Pressing
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`The PC adapter 24 connects the host PC 26 over a universal serial bus
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`28. This analog audio data is converted from digital audio data and transmitted from
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`The microcontroller component encodes LCD display data and decodes
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`The proxy server 29 serves as a digital audio portal site. The proxy
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`FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the PC software components on the host
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`PC 26 and includes a tuner 30, an audio player 32, a remote device manager 34,
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`universal serial bus (USB) audio driver 36 and a USB remote device driver 38. FIGS
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`digital audio files, and internet streaming audio to create playlists.
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`The tuner software allows the user to select internet radio stations, local
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`Audio Player
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`A system and method that allows a host PC to provide an analog audio signal
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