Method and apparatus for content blocking

Details Method and apparatus for content blocking Method and apparatus for content blocking

2006-04-25

2006-04-25

Le, Danh Cong (Department: 2683)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Programming control

C455S419000, C455S420000, C348S722000, C348S723000, C375S221000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07035628

ABSTRACT:
A method of disabling at least a portion of one of a plurality of channels in a digital audio radio system includes the steps of receiving (702) a digitally encoded bit stream over-the-air on the plurality of channels and decoding (704) a selected channel among the plurality of channels. The method further comprises the steps of selectively tagging (706) an undesired type of content on the selected channel, analyzing (708) for an indication of content of the undesired type among the plurality of channels, and selectively disabling (710) at least the portion of the selected channel containing the undesired type of content.

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