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`c12) United States Patent
`Christensen et al.
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`(IO) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,294,806 B2
`*Mar. 22, 2016
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`(54) SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR
`SCANNING BROADCASTS
`
`(71) Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US)
`
`(72)
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`Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Mill Creek, WA
`(US); John Phillip Hansen, Austin, TX
`(US); Thomas Daniel Mock, Sheffield,
`PA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: STRATOSAUDIO, INC., Kirkland, WA
`(US)
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`( *) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis(cid:173)
`claimer.
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`CA
`DE
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ..... H04N 21/433; H04N 60/37; H04N 60/64;
`H04N 7/16; H04N 21/235; H04N 21/26603;
`H04N 21/278; H04N 21/4343; H04N 21/4345;
`H04N 21/435
`See application file for complete search history.
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`U.S. Cl.
`CPC ............. H04N 211433 (2013.01); H04H 60137
`(2013.01); H04H 60164 (2013.01); H04N 7116
`(2013.01);
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`Primary Examiner - Nathan Flynn
`Assistant Examiner - Alfonso Castro
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm -Knobbe Martens Olson &
`BearLLP
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`The various embodiments disclosed herein provide methods,
`systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams, analyz(cid:173)
`ing the broadcast streams to obtain information about the
`media content transmitted in the broadcast streams, obtaining
`additional information about the media content if available,
`and assigning a unique event identifier specific to the instance
`of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or media segment
`transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other embodiments,
`the unique event identifier is broadcasted to broadcast receiv(cid:173)
`ing devices. With the unique event identifier, broadcast
`receiving devices can access the obtained information asso(cid:173)
`ciated with the media content.
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`16 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
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`410
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`420
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`440
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`460
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`480
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`Receive Broadcast Stream in Broadcast Scanning System
`from Broadcast Source
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`Scan Broadcast Stream in Stream Scanner Module of
`Broadcast Scanning System
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`Analyze Broadcast in Stream Analysis Module of Broadcast
`Scanning System
`
`Store Analysis in Media Storage Database of Broadcast
`Scanning System
`
`Provide Access to Analysis (for example, broadcast unique
`event identifier associated with analysis)
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`Int. Cl.
`H04H60/37
`H04H60/64
`H04N7/16
`H04N21/235
`H04N21/266
`H04N211278
`H04N21/434
`H04N21/435
`H04N21/81
`H04N21/84
`H04H 20114
`H04H 20122
`H04H 20124
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ....... H04N 211235 (2013.01); H04N 21126603
`(2013.01); H04N 211278 (2013.01); H04N
`211435 (2013.01); H04N 2114343 (2013.01);
`H04N 2114345 (2013.01); H04N 2118113
`(2013.01); H04N 21184 (2013.01); A63F
`230018023 (2013.01); H04H 20114 (2013.01);
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`SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR
`SCANNING BROADCASTS
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent
`application Ser. No. 12/366,483, filed Feb. 5, 2009, which
`claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(c) to U.S. Provisional
`Application No. 61/026,433, filed Feb. 5, 2008. Each of the
`foregoing applications is hereby incorporated by reference in
`its entirety, including specifically but not limited to the sys(cid:173)
`tems, methods, and devices relating to scanning broadcasts.
`
`BACKGROUND
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`1. Field
`The disclosure relates generally to the field of broadcast(cid:173)
`ing, and in particular methods, systems, and devices for scan(cid:173)
`ning broadcasts.
`2. Description of the Related Art
`The traditional broadcasting industry, including radio and
`television, is a multi-billion dollar industry with hundreds of
`millions of listeners, viewers, and users. Traditional broad(cid:173)
`casting is generally a one way medium wherein content and/
`or data is distributed from broadcasters to users. The same is
`generally true for new broadcast mediums, such as Internet
`broadcasting, podcasting, and the like. Additionally, when a
`user is watching or listening to media on a media player, such
`as an IPOD®, the ability to interact with such broadcasts is
`limited. New technologies are being developed to allow users
`to interact with both traditional and new broadcast media.
`
`SUMMARY
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`In certain embodiments, a centralized broadcast scanning
`system comprising: a stream scanner module fixed at a spe(cid:173)
`cific location, the stream scanner module configured to
`receive a plurality of broadcast streams from a plurality of
`broadcast sources, wherein each of the plurality of broadcast
`streams comprise at least a media content; a dedicated scan(cid:173)
`ning system module configured to periodically sample a spe(cid:173)
`cific broadcast stream from a specific broadcast source and to
`receive at least one alternate data stream pertaining to the
`media content in the specific broadcast stream, wherein the
`alternate data stream is from at least one alternate source; a
`stream analysis module configured to process the specific
`broadcast stream to determine an identification of the media
`content in the specific broadcast stream, wherein the deter(cid:173)
`mination is based at least on the media content and the alter- 50
`nate data stream; a data mining and reporting system module
`configured to generate a database entry comprising at least
`the identification of the media content from the stream analy(cid:173)
`sis module; a central management module configured to
`assign the media content a unique event identifier, wherein
`the unique event identifier is unique to a specific instance of
`the media content in the specific broadcast stream; a media
`storage database module configured to store in the media
`storage database at least the unique event identifier and the
`database entry, wherein the unique event identifier is database
`linked to the database entry; and a device monitoring module
`configured to access from a plurality of user devices the
`specific broadcast stream received by each of the plurality of
`user devices, to communicate to a specific user device the
`unique event identifier of each specific instance of the media
`content in the specific broadcast stream received by the spe(cid:173)
`cific user device and to obtain from the specific user device at
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`least one of the unique event identifiers communicated to the
`specific user device, wherein the unique event identifier
`obtained is used to obtain the database entry in the storage
`database.
`In some embodiments, a distributed broadcast scanning
`system comprising: a central management module config(cid:173)
`ured to electronically communicate with a plurality of broad(cid:173)
`cast receiving devices, wherein each broadcast receiving
`device comprises at least: a stream scanner module config-
`10 ured to receive a specific broadcast stream from a broadcast
`source, wherein the broadcast stream comprises at least a
`media content and an associated data linked to the media
`content; a stream analysis module configured to analyze the
`specific broadcast stream to determine an identification of the
`15 media content in the specific broadcast stream, wherein the
`determination is based at least in part on the associated data;
`a distributed scanning management system module config(cid:173)
`ured to generate a database entry comprising at least the
`identification of the media content from the stream analysis
`20 module and to transmit the database entry to the central man(cid:173)
`agement module; the central management module is further
`configured to comprise at least: a management module con(cid:173)
`figured to process the database entry and to assign the media
`content a unique event identifier, wherein the unique event
`25 identifier is unique to a specific instance of the media content
`in the specific broadcast stream; a media storage database
`module configured to store in a media storage database at
`least the unique event identifier and the database entry,
`wherein the unique event identifier is database linked to the
`30 database entry; and a device monitoring module configured to
`transmit the unique identifier to at least one of the plurality of
`broadcast receiving devices.
`In certain embodiments, a method for uniquely identifying
`media, comprising in no particular order; obtaining a trans-
`35 mission of a media segment; analyzing the media segment to
`identify the content; assigning a unique identifier that
`uniquely identifies the specific instance of transmission of the
`media segment; storing the unique identifier in a database and
`at least part of the analyses of the media segment identifying
`40 the content of the media segment; transmitting the unique
`identifier to a plurality of user devices accessing the media
`segment; and obtaining from at least one of the plurality of
`user device a user interaction with the media segment and at
`least the unique identifier associated with the specific
`45 instance of the transmission of the media segment.
`In some embodiments, a method for uniquely identifying
`media, comprising in no particular order; obtaining a data
`stream associated with a transmission of a media segment;
`extracting at least an associated data from the data stream;
`analyzing the associated data extracted from the data stream;
`assigning a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the spe-
`cific instance of the transmission of the media segment; and
`storing the unique identifier in a database and at least part of
`the analyses of the associated data extracted from the data
`55 stream; transmitting the unique identifier to a plurality of user
`devices accessing the media segment; and obtaining from at
`least one of the plurality of user device a user interaction with
`the media segment and at least the unique identifier associated
`with the specific instance of the transmission of the media
`60 segment.
`In certain embodiments, a method for associating a unique
`identifier specific to a instance of a media segment in a data
`stream with the media segment in a user device, the method
`comprising: obtaining a transmission of the media segment
`65 from a broadcast source; transmitting at least enough data to
`identify the broadcast source to a broadcast scanning system;
`accessing from the broadcast scanning system the data stream
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`associated with the media segment; extracting from the data
`stream at least the unique identifier specific to the instance of
`the media segment; presenting at least the specific instance of
`the media segment to a user of the user device; detecting a
`user input regarding the specific instance of the media seg(cid:173)
`ment; and transmitting at least the unique identifier specific to
`the instance of the media segment.
`For purposes of this summary, certain aspects, advantages,
`and novel features of the invention are described herein. It is
`to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may
`be achieved in accordance with any particular embodiment of
`the invention. Thus, for example, those skilled in the art will
`recognize that the invention may be embodied or carried out
`in a manner that achieves one advantage or group of advan(cid:173)
`tages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other
`advantages as may be taught or suggested herein.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`These and other features will now be described with refer(cid:173)
`ence to the drawings summarized below. The drawings and
`the associated description are provided to illustrate one or
`more preferred embodiments of the invention, and not to limit
`the scope of the invention.
`FIG. 1 illustrates a high-level block diagram of one
`embodiment of a broadcast system comprising a broadcast 25
`scanning system.
`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of one embodiment of a
`broadcast system with an expanded view of one embodiment
`of a broadcast source.
`FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of one embodiment of a 30
`broadcast scanning system with an expanded view of one
`embodiment of the broadcast scanning system.
`FIG. 3A illustrates a block diagram depicting one embodi(cid:173)
`ment of a computer system configured to run software for
`implementing one or more embodiments of the broadcast 35
`scanning system.
`FIG. 4 illustrates a flow-chart diagram of one embodiment
`of a method of scanning broadcast streams.
`FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a broadcast system
`wherein the broadcast scanning system comprises a central- 40
`ized broadcast scanning system.
`FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of one embodiment of a
`broadcast system wherein the broadcast scanning system
`comprises a distributed broadcast scanning system.
`FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of one embodiment of a 45
`broadcast system wherein a broadcast scanning system com(cid:173)
`prises a centralized scanning system combined with a distrib(cid:173)
`uted broadcast scanning system.
`FIG. 8 illustrates a flow-chart diagram of one embodiment
`of a method of scanning, analyzing, storing broadcast streams 50
`and/or further communicating with broadcast receiving
`devices.
`FIG. 9 illustrates one embodiment of various types of data
`that are stored in the media storage device and/or are related
`to a broadcast stream.
`FIG. 10 illustrates one embodiment of various types of data
`that are stored in the media storage device and/or are related
`to a broadcast receiving device.
`FIG. 11 illustrates one embodiment of a broadcast scan-
`ning system comprising a broadcast response and business 60
`system.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`EMBODIMENTS
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`Although several embodiments, examples and illustrations
`are disclosed below, it will be understood by those of ordinary
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`skill in the art that the invention described herein extends
`beyond the specifically disclosed embodiments, examples
`and illustrations and includes other uses of the invention and
`obvious modifications and equivalents thereof. Embodiments
`of the invention are described with reference to the accompa(cid:173)
`nying figures, wherein like numerals refer to like elements
`throughout. The terminology used in the description pre(cid:173)
`sented herein is not intended to be interpreted in any limited
`or restrictive manner simply because it is being used in con(cid:173)
`junction with a detailed description of certain specific
`embodiments of the invention. In addition, embodiments of
`the invention can comprise several novel features and no
`single feature is solely responsible for its desirable attributes
`or is essential to practicing the inventions herein described.
`The various embodiments disclosed herein provide meth-
`ods, systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams,
`analyzing the broadcast streams to obtain information about
`the media content transmitted in the broadcast streams,
`obtaining additional information about the media content if
`20 available, and assigning a unique event identifier specific to
`the instance of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or
`media segment transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other
`embodiments, the unique event identifier is broadcasted to
`broadcast receiving devices. With the unique event identifier,
`broadcast receiving devices can access the obtained informa(cid:173)
`tion associated with the media content.
`The terms "broadcast" or "broadcast stream" or "broadcast
`signal" or "media stream" as used herein are interchangeable
`and the terms broadly refer to, without limitation, data, infor(cid:173)
`mation or programming distributed over a wide variety of
`media such as terrestrial radio, over-the-air (or terrestrial)
`television, cable, satellite, internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular
`and/or mobile networks, peer-to-peer networks, Local Area
`Networks (LAN's), Wide Area Networks (WAN's), combi(cid:173)
`nations of the same, or the like. Broadcasts, broadcast
`streams, broadcast signals and/or media streams can be of the
`type, without limitation, textual, audio-visual, and/or visual,
`and/or can comprise content such as television shows, mov(cid:173)
`ies, news, radio programming, advertisements, public
`announcements, news, pictures, videos, letters, emails, pod(cid:173)
`casts, combinations of the same, or the like.
`The terms "broadcast source" or "broadcaster" are inter-
`changeable as used herein, and all terms broadly comprise
`systems and/or devices that transmit broadcast streams, com(cid:173)
`prising without limitation broadcast stations and/or towers
`that transmit radio and/or television signals, servers and/or
`other devices that push data feeds over wired and/or wireless
`networks, such as the internet, LAN's, WAN's, combinations
`of the same, or the like.
`The terms "scanning" or "scan" as used herein broadly
`refer to the process of capturing any type of broadcast from
`the source and/or from a data stream, comprising broadcast
`streams from broadcast systems. The terms "scanner" and
`"broadcast scanning system" are interchangeable and broadly
`55 refer to devices that are capable of capturing a broadcast. A
`scanner can be without limitation incorporated into other
`devices, such as televisions, radios, computers, laptops, cell
`phones and/or other wireless devices, PDAs, cable and/or
`satellite boxes, combinations of the same, or the like.
`As used herein, the terms "broadcast receiving device" or
`"broadcast receiving system" refers to any device or plurality
`of devices that are capable of receiving broadcast streams,
`and a broadcast receiving device can without limitation be
`incorporated into other devices, such as a personal computer,
`65 a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a GPS system, a Black(cid:173)
`berry® device, a portable computing device, a server, a com(cid:173)
`puter workstation, a local area network of individual comput-
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`ers, an interactive kiosk, a personal digital assistant, an
`interactive wireless connnunications device, a digital media
`player, a handheld computer, an embedded computing
`device, cable and/or satellite boxes, other home and/or audio
`entertainment devices, combinations of the same, or the like.
`Broadcast receiving devices can also comprise a scanner.
`As used herein, the terms "data stream," "alternate broad(cid:173)
`cast stream," "alternate broadcast signal," "alternate data
`stream," "other media stream," "other data stream," "subcar(cid:173)
`rier data stream," "accompanying stream," "associated data
`stream," "IP data stream," or "closed captioning data stream"
`broadly refer to any type of data or information per