Radio receiver and method for receiving and playing signals from multiple broadcast channels

摘要

A radio receiver may comprise a receiver adaptable for receiving a plurality of broadcast streams over a plurality of broadcast channels, wherein the receiver will attempt to receive a selected broadcast stream on a selected broadcast channel, and if the selected broadcast stream is not receivable on the selected broadcast channel, the receiver will attempt to receive the selected broadcast stream on an alternative broadcast channel. A computer readable medium may allow a user of a receiver to create a composite stream comprising at least one portion selected from each of at least two of a plurality of broadcast streams. A method of open interface merge replication may involve comparing data between first and second databases, and if a conflict exists, updating one of the first and second databases with at least a portion of data from the other of the first and second databases to resolve the conflict.

主权项

1. A radio receiver comprising:
a receiver adaptable for receiving a plurality of broadcast streams over a plurality of broadcast channels; a computer processor in communication with said receiver; and a memory interoperable with the processor to:
receive a selection of a selected broadcast stream,receive a selection of a preferred broadcast channel,search availability data from a database, beginning with the preferred broadcast channel and continuing according to an order of priority, to determine whether a broadcast channel broadcasting the selected broadcasting stream is available; andin response to the search indicating that there is no broadcast channel broadcasting the selected broadcasting stream, attempt to tune to an available alternate broadcast channel broadcasting an alternate stream having content matching a user-preferred genre.