Telecommunications – Audience survey or program distribution use accounting
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Sobutka, Philip J (Department: 2618)
Telecommunications
Audience survey or program distribution use accounting
C455S003010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07986913
ABSTRACT:
A user (102) hears an audio program being broadcast and can record a sample of the audio. The sample is then conveyed to an analyzing means (106) to determine to which broadcast station the user is listening. The analyzing means monitors many broadcast channels. Thus, characteristics of the audio sample and samples taken from the broadcast channels can be compared to find a match. Broadcast information pertaining to the broadcast channel from which the match was found may then be reported back to the user, combined with an advertisement of a promotion, prize notification, discount offers, and other information specific for a certain radio station for example.
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