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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard D. Wooden, Ogallala, NE (US);
Theodore N. Myers, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jeffrey D. Zigler, Omaha, NE (US);
iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Information associated with a geographic location is encoded, in a format readable by a mobile device including a GPS receiver, into a sideband channel of a first transmission medium. The information includes first partial global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, which are insufficient by themselves to completely identify the geographic location. The first partial GPS coordinates are transmitted via the sideband channel of the first transmission medium. Second partial GPS coordinates are transmitted to the mobile device via a second transmission medium. The first and second partial GPS coordinates are sufficient, when combined, to fully identify the geographic location.