公开(公告)号：US10354265B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15303876

申请日：2015-04-14

申请人： Stelios Patsiokas ,  Paul Marko ,  Craig Wadin ,  Joan DeLuca ,  Jeffery David Hayes ,  Stuart Cox ,  Richard Andrew Michalski ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  George David Mantel ,  Joseph Michael Smallcomb ,  Anh Xuan Nguyen

发明人： Stelios Patsiokas ,  Paul Marko ,  Craig Wadin ,  Joan DeLuca ,  Jeffery David Hayes ,  Stuart Cox ,  Richard Andrew Michalski ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  George David Mantel ,  Joseph Michael Smallcomb ,  Anh Xuan Nguyen

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： Various applications, systems and methods for using, and enhancing V2V communications for various purposes are described. These systems and methods leverage various aspects of satellite radio broadcasts in combination with V2V communications. In some embodiments, V2V-enabled vehicles can receive advertisements or offers from RSEs, or even other V2V enabled vehicles, in a defined Target Region, which may then be played to a user in-vehicle once a given Trigger Region has been entered. By logging all advertisements or offers played to a user and sending the log to an RSE, for example, and from there to a content provider (e.g., an SDARS service operator), verified delivery of advertisements is achieved, which allows the content provider to obtain significant revenues from advertisers. In return for uploading the playback record from the vehicle to the RSE, a variety of incentives may be offered, such as (i) free or discounted satellite radio subscription; (ii) download credits for music or videos from an online store; (iii) reduced or free tolls on toll roads (e.g., RSE embedded in a toll collection plaza); (iv) premium audio or video content, (v) credit at an online store; and (vi) a special coupon code redeemable for merchandise.

公开(公告)号：US07035628B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-25

申请号：US10039324

申请日：2001-12-31

申请人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko ,  Jeffrey Malinsky ,  Richard Andrew Michalski

发明人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko ,  Jeffrey Malinsky ,  Richard Andrew Michalski

IPC分类号： H04M3/00

CPC分类号： H04H20/10

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 一种在数字音频无线电系统中禁用多个信道之一的至少一部分的方法包括以下步骤：在多个信道上接收（702）数字编码的比特流，并解码（704）一个 所选择的信道在多个信道中。 该方法还包括以下步骤：在所选择的信道上选择性地标记（706）不期望类型的内容，分析（708）多个信道中不期望类型的内容的指示，并且选择性地禁用（710）至少 所选择的信道的部分包含不期望类型的内容。

公开(公告)号：US5724389A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US569893

申请日：1995-12-08

申请人： Paul Marko ,  Motty Shor ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Craig Wadin

发明人： Paul Marko ,  Motty Shor ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Craig Wadin

IPC分类号： H04L25/02 ,  H04B17/02

CPC分类号： H04L25/0262

摘要： A method and apparatus detects (516) a baud rate in a digital signal (442). An N-state counter (404) counts at a rate N times the baud rate and the digital signal is sampled (504) to detect transitions of the digital signal. N tallies (202) record how many transitions occur coincident with each of the states of the counter, and a total number of transitions detected is computed (508). M groups (204-210) of the tallies are formed (510) corresponding to contiguous sequential states of the counter, and for each group a group number is calculated (512) indicating how many transitions are recorded in the tallies of the group. Each group is defined (514) transitional if the group number exceeds a percentage (413) of the total number of transitions, and the baud rate is determined present or absent based upon the groups that are defined as transitional.

摘要翻译： 方法和装置检测（516）数字信号中的波特率（442）。 N状态计数器（404）以波形速率N倍的速率进行计数，数字信号被采样（504）以检测数字信号的转变。 N个计数器（202）记录与计数器的每个状态一致的多少转换，并且计算检测到的转换的总数（508）。 形成与计数器的连续顺序状态相对应的计数器的M组（204-210），并且对于每个组，计算组号（512），指示在组中的记录中记录了多少转换。 如果组号超过总转换次数的百分比（413），则每个组被定义为（514）过渡，并且基于定义为过渡的组确定当前或不存在的波特率。

公开(公告)号：US5689806A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-18

申请号：US578399

申请日：1995-12-26

申请人： Paul Marko ,  Motty Shor ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Craig Wadin

发明人： Paul Marko ,  Motty Shor ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Craig Wadin

IPC分类号： H04L25/02 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04J3/00

CPC分类号： H04W88/026 ,  H04L25/0262

摘要： A channel scanning communication receiver (204) operates in a system that transmits information in cycles (104) including subsequences (106). The receiver determines whether to operate in a scanning or locked mode by making (302) signal quality pass/fail decisions for subsequences transmitted in a predetermined group of cycles. A decision is made for a transmission of a subsequence, and subsequence active/inactive decisions are made (304) for the subsequences transmitted in the predetermined group of cycles, based upon the signal quality pass/fail decisions made for the subsequences. The receiver determines (306) whether the system is time-shared or continuous, based upon how many active decisions and inactive decisions are made, and selects (310, 312) the scanning or locked mode in accordance with predetermined rules for time-shared or continuous systems, according to whether the system is time-shared or continuous.

摘要翻译： 频道扫描通信接收机（204）在包括子序列（106）的周期（104）中发送信息的系统中操作。 接收器通过对以预定的一组周期发送的子序列进行（302）信号质量通过/失败判定来确定是否以扫描或锁定模式操作。 作出对子序列的发送的决定，并且基于对子序列进行的信号质量通过/失败决定，对在预定周期组中发送的子序列进行子序列（304）的有效/无效判定。 接收机基于做出多少有效决定和非活动决定来确定（306）系统是时分还是连续的，并且根据预定的规则选择（310,312）扫描或锁定模式，以分时或共享 连续系统，根据系统是分时还是连续。

公开(公告)号：US20080125030A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11528971

申请日：2006-09-27

申请人： George David Mantel ,  Paul David Marko ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Michael A. Barton

发明人： George David Mantel ,  Paul David Marko ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Michael A. Barton

IPC分类号： H04H40/00 ,  H04H20/00

CPC分类号： H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/74

摘要： A system and method for adding images to a wireless audio service. The invention is adapted for use in a system for wirelessly transmitting and receiving an audio data stream and includes an arrangement for providing an image and a mechanism for inserting the image into the data stream prior to transmission thereof. In the illustrative embodiment, a third arrangement is provided for receiving and decoding the data stream to extract and a fourth arrangement is included for displaying the image while the audio signal is output. The fourth arrangement may be a digital radio, i.e., a radio adapted to process digital signals, such as a satellite radio, high definition radio, digital AM or other suitable primarily audio wireless communication system. In a specific embodiment, the invention includes an arrangement for automatically inserting a selected image in the stream. In the illustrative embodiment, this arrangement includes a source selector, an image editor coupled to the source selector, an image resizer, an image compressor, and an arrangement for allowing a user to add text, color, style and/or other information to an image output by the compressor. The invention further includes an arrangement for adding images from an archive to the stream and a graphical picture show composer for providing an image queue. An image server is included for feeding the image queue to the output data stream provided by a system server such as an XM or Sirius satellite radio server.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将图像添加到无线音频服务的系统和方法。 本发明适用于用于无线发送和接收音频数据流的系统，并且包括用于提供图像的装置和用于在传输之前将图像插入到数据流中的机制。 在说明性实施例中，提供了用于接收和解码要提取的数据流的第三布置，并且包括用于在输出音频信号的同时显示图像的第四布置。 第四布置可以是数字无线电，即适用于处理诸如卫星无线电，高分辨率无线电，数字AM或其他合适的主要音频无线通信系统的数字信号的无线电。 在具体实施例中，本发明包括用于在流中自动插入所选择的图像的装置。 在说明性实施例中，这种布置包括源选择器，耦合到源选择器的图像编辑器，图像缩放器，图像压缩器和用于允许用户将文本，颜色，样式和/或其他信息添加到 图像由压缩机输出。 本发明还包括用于将来自档案的图像添加到流的装置和用于提供图像队列的图形图片显示作曲者。 包括图像服务器，用于将图像队列馈送到由诸如XM或Sirius卫星无线电服务器的系统服务器提供的输出数据流。

公开(公告)号：US08121534B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US11528971

申请日：2006-09-27

申请人： George David Mantel ,  Paul David Marko ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Michael A. Barton

发明人： George David Mantel ,  Paul David Marko ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Michael A. Barton

IPC分类号： H04H20/74

CPC分类号： H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/74

摘要： A system and method for adding images to a wireless audio service. The invention is adapted for use in a system for wirelessly transmitting and receiving an audio data stream and includes an arrangement for providing an image and a mechanism for inserting the image into the data stream prior to transmission thereof. In the illustrative embodiment, a third arrangement is provided for receiving and decoding the data stream to extract and a fourth arrangement is included for displaying the image while the audio signal is output. The fourth arrangement may be a digital radio, i.e., a radio adapted to process digital signals, such as a satellite radio, high definition radio, digital AM or other suitable primarily audio wireless communication system. In a specific embodiment, the invention includes an arrangement for automatically inserting a selected image in the stream. In the illustrative embodiment, this arrangement includes a source selector, an image editor coupled to the source selector, an image resizer, an image compressor, and an arrangement for allowing a user to add text, color, style and/or other information to an image output by the compressor. The invention further includes an arrangement for adding images from an archive to the stream and a graphical picture show composer for providing an image queue. An image server is included for feeding the image queue to the output data stream provided by a system server such as an XM or Sirius satellite radio server.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将图像添加到无线音频服务的系统和方法。 本发明适用于用于无线发送和接收音频数据流的系统，并且包括用于提供图像的装置和用于在传输之前将图像插入到数据流中的机制。 在说明性实施例中，提供了用于接收和解码要提取的数据流的第三布置，并且包括用于在输出音频信号的同时显示图像的第四布置。 第四布置可以是数字无线电，即适用于处理诸如卫星无线电，高分辨率无线电，数字AM或其他合适的主要音频无线通信系统的数字信号的无线电。 在具体实施例中，本发明包括用于在流中自动插入所选择的图像的装置。 在说明性实施例中，这种布置包括源选择器，耦合到源选择器的图像编辑器，图像缩放器，图像压缩器和用于允许用户将文本，颜色，样式和/或其他信息添加到 图像由压缩机输出。 本发明还包括用于将来自档案的图像添加到流的装置和用于提供图像队列的图形图片显示作曲者。 包括图像服务器，用于将图像队列馈送到由诸如XM或Sirius卫星无线电服务器的系统服务器提供的输出数据流。

公开(公告)号：US20100304663A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：US12799896

申请日：2010-05-03

申请人： Richard Andrew Michalski ,  Jeffrey Eric Malinsky ,  Mark Rindsberg

发明人： Richard Andrew Michalski ,  Jeffrey Eric Malinsky ,  Mark Rindsberg

IPC分类号： H04H20/74

CPC分类号： H04L12/1859 ,  H04H60/15

摘要： Apparatus and methods for providing both commercial-free content and commercially sponsored content in a flexible manner to various subscriber classes of digital audio radio are presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, lower tier subscribers can, for example, sample commercial free content as experienced by higher tier subscribers by means of flexible channel authorization. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention new non-subscribers can be allowed to sample some of the commercial content (such as, when, for example, a default UPC is stored in the radio before shipment) before choosing to subscribe. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a digital audio radio (receiver) can include a controller operable to receive and store an Uplink Package Code (UPC) in the digital audio radio. The radio can be further operable to receive, for example, a broadcast Package Definition Message (PDM) that maps the stored UPC to a list of authorized channels (obtained via a broadcast Package Authorization List (PAL)) for that receiver. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a method of channel authorization for digital audio radios can include assigning an Uplink Package Code (UPC) to, and storing the UPC in, a digital audio radio and receiving a broadcast Package Definition Message (PDM) that maps the UPC to a list of authorized channels (from a Package Authorization List (PAL)).

摘要翻译： 提供了以灵活的方式向商业数据音频无线电的各种用户等级提供无商业内容和商业赞助的内容的装置和方法。 在本发明的示例性实施例中，较低层用户可以例如通过灵活的信道授权对较高级别用户所经历的商业免费内容进行抽样。 在本发明的示例性实施例中，可以允许新的非订阅者在选择订阅之前对某些商业内容进行采样（例如，当例如在出货之前将默认UPC存储在无线电中时）。 在本发明的示例性实施例中，数字音频无线电（接收机）可以包括可操作以在数字音频无线电中接收和存储上行链路包码（UPC）的控制器。 无线电装置还可以进一步操作以接收例如将存储的UPC映射到用于该接收机的授权信道（经由广播包授权列表（PAL）获得）的列表的广播包定义消息（PDM）。 在本发明的示例性实施例中，用于数字音频无线电设备的信道授权方法可以包括向数字音频无线电分配上行链路包码（UPC）并将UPC存储在数字音频无线电中并且接收广播包定义消息（PDM），广播包定义消息 将UPC映射到授权通道的列表（来自包授权列表（PAL））。

公开(公告)号：US06553077B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US09918881

申请日：2001-07-31

申请人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko ,  Jeffrey Malinsky

发明人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko ,  Jeffrey Malinsky

IPC分类号： H04K110

CPC分类号： H04H20/28 ,  H03J2200/20 ,  H04H20/26 ,  H04H40/18 ,  H04H40/90 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N5/602 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8113 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A method (700) of customizing the selection of channels among a plurality of channels 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) a desired type of content on the selected channel, analyzing (708) a broadcast information channel and/or an Electronic Program Guide for an indication of content of the desired type among the plurality of channels, and alerting (710) a user of a desired channel containing the indication.

摘要翻译： 定制多个信道中的信道选择的方法（700）包括以下步骤：在多个信道上接收（702）数字编码比特流，并在多个信道中解码（704）所选择的信道 的渠道。 该方法还包括以下步骤：在所选择的频道上选择性地标记（706）期望类型的内容，分析（708）广播信息频道和/或电子节目指南以获得多个 频道和告警（710）包含该指示的期望频道的用户。

公开(公告)号：US08803672B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US12120877

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko

发明人： Mark Rindsberg ,  Paul Marko

IPC分类号： B60R25/10

CPC分类号： G08B5/223 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04H20/74 ,  H04H20/91 ,  H04H2201/70 ,  H04W88/022 ,  H04W88/025

摘要： A vehicle messaging method (600) and system (100) can include any number of data sources (101-103), an interface (104) that formats messages and addresses from the data sources, and a corresponding number of messaging servers (111-113) that receive targeted messages intended for a predetermined subset of subscribers associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN). Each messaging server can include a corresponding controller (121-123) programmed to assign (604) targeted messages to a predetermined channel and encode (606) the addresses of the targeted messages to the predetermined subset of subscribers using a VIN or portion thereof. The controller can be further programmed to transfer (608) the targeted messages and addresses to a satellite uplink (107) and satellite (110) via a messaging uplink interface (106) for retransmission and reception by a plurality of selective call receivers 109 addressable individually using a predetermined VIN or portion thereof.

摘要翻译： 车辆消息传递方法（600）和系统（100）可以包括任何数量的数据源（101-103），从数据源格式化消息和地址的接口（104）和相应数量的消息收发服务器（111- 113），其接收旨在用于与车辆识别号码（VIN）相关联的预定订户子集的目标消息。 每个消息收发服务器可以包括被编程为将目标消息分配（604）到预定信道的对应控制器（121-123），并且使用VIN或其部分将（606）目标消息的地址编码（606）到预定订户子集。 控制器可以被进一步编程以经由消息传递上行链路接口（106）将目标消息和地址传送（608）到卫星上行链路（107）和卫星（110），以便通过可单独寻址的多个选呼接收机109进行重发和接收 使用预定的VIN或其一部分。

公开(公告)号：US09008812B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US13531440

申请日：2012-06-22

申请人： Richard A. Michalski ,  Stuart A. Cox ,  Marko D. Paul ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Greg Nease ,  Glenn Peffers

发明人： Richard A. Michalski ,  Stuart A. Cox ,  Marko D. Paul ,  Mark Rindsberg ,  Greg Nease ,  Glenn Peffers

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  H04H20/74 ,  H04H20/40 ,  H04H60/91 ,  H04H20/26

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  H04B7/1851 ,  H04H20/26 ,  H04H20/40 ,  H04H20/74 ,  H04H60/91

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for generating a personalized radio channel playlist by simultaneously buffering multiple received channels from one or more source streams, and then selecting songs or tracks to playback from the buffered channels. Users can specify favorite channels for building their personal playlists, or multiple default playlist channels can be provided by genre or channels related in some other way. Navigation tools permit users to skip ahead and backward in the playback stream. A personalized radio channel playlist can be implemented as (1) content selected from buffered channels based on user preferences for artists, songs and the like, or (2) as a Mix Channel in which content from selected buffered channels is automatically mixed for playback in response to selection of a preset button assigned to the Mix Channel.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和装置，用于通过从一个或多个源流同时缓冲多个接收到的频道，然后从缓冲的频道中选择歌曲或音轨以进行播放来生成个性化的无线电频道播放列表。 用户可以指定喜欢的频道来建立他们的个人播放列表，或者可以通过其他方式相关的类型或频道提供多个默认播放列表频道。 导航工具允许用户在播放流中向前和向后跳过。 个性化无线电频道播放列表可以被实现为（1）基于用于艺术家，歌曲等的用户偏好从缓冲频道中选择的内容，或者（2）作为混合频道，其中来自所选择的缓冲频道的内容被自动混合以便播放 响应分配给混合频道的预设按钮的选择。