Patents Assigned to Stratosaudio, Inc.
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Patent number: 8200203Abstract: 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 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Thomas D. Mock, Lewis A. Kushner, Richard L. Bowman
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Patent number: 8166081Abstract: 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: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, John Phillip Hansen, Thomas Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 7917130Abstract: 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: March 22, 2004Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Thomas D. Mock, Lewis A. Kushner, Richard L. Bowman
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Patent number: 7773939Abstract: 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: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Publication number: 20090104872Abstract: 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: December 23, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: STRATOSAUDIO, INC.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Publication number: 20090104870Abstract: 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: December 23, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Patent number: 7415430Abstract: 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: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Stratosaudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
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Publication number: 20070155311Abstract: 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: November 21, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: StratosAudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly Christensen, Barry Thomas, Thomas Smyth
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Patent number: 6957041Abstract: An Automatic Purchase System (APS) provides a radio broadcast listener with the ability to conveniently purchase 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 such as those conducted by public radio, 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 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 the APS server software on a Data Server located at the broadcast site, a remote site or both for purposes of redundancy.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Stratosaudio, Inc.Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth