Kelly J Christensen

US Patent:

7917130, Mar 29, 2011

Filed:

Mar 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/806084

Inventors:

Kelly M. Christensen - Fallbrook CA, US
Thomas D. Mock - Sheffield PA, US
Lewis A. Kushner - Dublin CA, US
Richard L. Bowman - Smyrna GA, US

Assignee:

StratosAudio, Inc. - Century City CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04H 60/45

US Classification:

4554144, 725 11, 725 60

Abstract:

A system and method for broadcast response generally employing RDS, DARC, or similar technology is provided, including a method for responding to a broadcast comprising extracting an event identifier from a broadcast signal; detecting a response by a user to the broadcast signal; polling a communications device to determine a user identifier; and communicating the event identifier and the user identifier when the user response is detected.

US Patent:

8467724, Jun 18, 2013

Filed:

Nov 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/562300

Inventors:

Kelly M. Christensen - Fallbrook CA, US
Barry D. Thomas - West Hills CA, US
Thomas J. Smyth - North Hollywood CA, US

Assignee:

StratosAudio, Inc. - Kirkland WA

International Classification:

H04B 7/24

US Classification:

455 39, 705 2, 705 26, 725 34, 725 58

Abstract:

A broadcast response system provides, e. g. , a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e. g. , the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server.