摘要 |
A mobile audio program selection system includes a radio frequency based information distribution system having mobile users. The distribution system includes a mobile switching office selectively connecting the mobile users of the information distribution system, and information service providers, operatively connected to the mobile switching office, at least one of the information service providers receiving user selection signal inputs received by the mobile switching office from a mobile user, and transmitting user selected information to the mobile switching office responsive to the user selection signal inputs. In addition, the distribution system includes at least one mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a receiver, operatively coupling the mobile terminal to the mobile switching office, and receiving the user selected information from the at least one of the information service providers via the mobile switching office. The mobile terminal also includes a control processor controlling operations of the at least one mobile terminal, and a transceiver for receiving a user selection from the mobile user, for generating user selection signal inputs responsive to the user selection, and for transmitting the user selection signal inputs to the mobile switching office. The mobile terminal further operable for formatting the user selected information for broadcasting, for outputting formatted user selected information, and operable for broadcasting the formatted user selected information.
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