Patents Assigned to Stratosaudio, Inc.
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Patent number: 9355405Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system configured to associate a secondary media signal (for example, the secondary media signal can comprise an advertisement) to a primary media signal (for example, a radio broadcast). The disclosure herein additionally provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system that enables the generating, transmitting, displaying, and/or responding to a plurality of associated and/or unassociated secondary media signals, based on a primary media content from a primary media signal, user characteristics (for example, demographic and/or geographic information), and/or third-party preferences (for example, the goals of advertisers). The secondary media signals can be used to enhance the primary media content already being provided to the user on a user device. The secondary media signals can also be used to create psychological associations or relationships with the primary media content already being provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 9325440Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Patent number: 9294806Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams, analyzing the broadcast streams to obtain information about the media content transmitted in the broadcast streams, obtaining additional information about the media content if available, and assigning a unique event identifier specific to the instance of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or media segment transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other embodiments, the unique event identifier is broadcasted to broadcast receiving devices. With the unique event identifier, broadcast receiving devices can access the obtained information associated with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 9148292Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Thomas Daniel Mock, Lewis A. Kushner, Richard L. Bowman
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Patent number: 9143833Abstract: The user can respond to a media segment wherein the media segment may be associated with a schedulable event. Software on the device can then schedule the event into an electronic calendar system, and/or may use data associated with the media segment. At the appropriate time, the electronic calendar system may notify the user of the scheduled broadcast and/or event.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 8903307Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Patent number: 8892458Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Thomas D. Mock, Lewis A. Kushner, Richard L. Bowman
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Patent number: 8875188Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams, analyzing the broadcast streams to obtain information about the media content transmitted in the broadcast streams, obtaining additional information about the media content if available, and assigning a unique event identifier specific to the instance of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or media segment transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other embodiments, the unique event identifier is broadcasted to broadcast receiving devices. With the unique event identifier, broadcast receiving devices can access the obtained information associated with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Publication number: 20140164578Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Publication number: 20140115105Abstract: In certain embodiments, a device for outputting updated messages a determinate number of times is provided. The device may comprise an output, an input, one or more processors, a memory, code stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein at least one message is received from time to time by the device through the input, and wherein the code selects if and when the at least one message is to be provided on the device via the output a determinate number of times. The operation of the enabled device can allow the message to be delivered to the user as the result of some action in regards to enabled device usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Publication number: 20140109152Abstract: The user can respond to a media segment wherein the media segment may be associated with a schedulable event. Software on the device can then schedule the event into an electronic calendar system, and/or may use data associated with the media segment. At the appropriate time, the electronic calendar system may notify the user of the scheduled broadcast and/or event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 8688028Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Patent number: 8635302Abstract: In certain embodiments, a device for outputting updated messages a determinate number of times is provided. The device may comprise an output, an input, one or more processors, a memory, code stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein at least one message is received from time to time by the device through the input, and wherein the code selects if and when the at least one message is to be provided on the device via the output a determinate number of times. The operation of the enabled device can allow the message to be delivered to the user as the result of some action in regards to enabled device usage.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 8631448Abstract: The user can respond to a media segment wherein the media segment may be associated with a schedulable event. Software on the device can then schedule the event into an electronic calendar system, and/or may use data associated with the media segment. At the appropriate time, the electronic calendar system may notify the user of the scheduled broadcast and/or event.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Publication number: 20130311278Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system configured to associate a secondary media signal (for example, the secondary media signal can comprise an advertisement) to a primary media signal (for example, a radio broadcast). The disclosure herein additionally provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system that enables the generating, transmitting, displaying, and/or responding to a plurality of associated and/or unassociated secondary media signals, based on a primary media content from a primary media signal, user characteristics (for example, demographic and/or geographic information), and/or third-party preferences (for example, the goals of advertisers). The secondary media signals can be used to enhance the primary media content already being provided to the user on a user device. The secondary media signals can also be used to create psychological associations or relationships with the primary media content already being provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Publication number: 20130309960Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventor: StratosAudio, Inc.
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Patent number: 8516017Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system configured to associate a secondary media signal (for example, the secondary media signal can comprise an advertisement) to a primary media signal (for example, a radio broadcast). The disclosure herein additionally provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system that enables the generating, transmitting, displaying, and/or responding to a plurality of associated and/or unassociated secondary media signals, based on a primary media content from a primary media signal, user characteristics (for example, demographic and/or geographic information), and/or third-party preferences (for example, the goals of advertisers). The secondary media signals can be used to enhance the primary media content already being provided to the user on a user device. The secondary media signals can also be used to create psychological associations or relationships with the primary media content already being provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 8467724Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Publication number: 20130076493Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Thomas Daniel Mock, Lewis A. Kushner, Richard L. Bowman
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Publication number: 20120209848Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system configured to associate a secondary media signal (for example, the secondary media signal can comprise an advertisement) to a primary media signal (for example, a radio broadcast). The disclosure herein additionally provides systems and methods for a media enhancement system that enables the generating, transmitting, displaying, and/or responding to a plurality of associated and/or unassociated secondary media signals, based on a primary media content from a primary media signal, user characteristics (for example, demographic and/or geographic information), and/or third-party preferences (for example, the goals of advertisers). The secondary media signals can be used to enhance the primary media content already being provided to the user on a user device. The secondary media signals can also be used to create psychological associations or relationships with the primary media content already being provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock