发明名称 System and method for providing automatic tuning of a radio receiver and for providing automatic control of a CD/tape player
摘要 A sound system with a radio receiver having the ability to automatically tune to a new radio station if (a) the current radio station is broadcasting a song, program or other content that the user dislikes and/or (b) one of one or more predetermined radio stations is broadcasting content that the listener likes. In one embodiment, the sound system includes a tuner for tuning to a frequency of a radio station and for converting a radio signal transmitted by the radio station to an audio signal; a memory unit for storing a first set of templates, wherein the first set of templates correspond to a to a set of songs, programs, commercials, or other content disliked by the user of the sound system; and a recognition processor, coupled to the tuner and to the memory unit, for receiving the audio signal, generating templates from the audio signal, and comparing the generated templates to at least one of the templates within the first set of templates. If one of the generated templates matches one of the templates within the first set of templates, the tuner is automatically tuned to a new radio station. In this manner, the sound system automatically tunes to a new radio station when the current radio station broadcasts content that the user of the sound system has indicated a dislike thereof.
申请公布号 US8838052(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.09.16
申请号 US200812104532 申请日期 2008.04.17
申请人 Garbsen Enterprises, LLC 发明人 Eubanks Thomas M.
分类号 H04B1/18;H04H60/65;H04H60/37;H04H60/46;H04H60/16;H03J1/00;H04H60/58 主分类号 H04B1/18
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A system, comprising: a tuner for tuning to a radio station and for converting a signal transmitted by the radio station to an audio signal; a memory unit for storing one or more templates each derived from a portion of a corresponding audio signal; and a recognition processor, associated with the tuner and the memory unit, for determining whether content of the audio signal matches one of the one or more templates, wherein if the content of the audio signal matches one of the one or more templates, the tuner is automatically tuned to a different radio station than the one to which the tuner is currently tuned;wherein each of the one or more templates is associated with a content item for which a user of the system has previously indicated a dislike.
地址 Wilmington DE US