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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas M. Alsina, Saratoga, CA (US);
Nathaniel P. Marrin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/23 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/233 (2011.01); H04N 21/278 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/233 (2013.01); H04N 21/278 (2013.01); H04N 21/42221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include receiving radio station data associated with multiple radio stations from one or more radio station providers and filtering the radio stations based at least in part on playback availability. Playback availability may include a broadcast right associated with the one or more radio station providers. The method may also include removing duplicate radio stations and supplying a searchable radio station directory to a platform or a client device.