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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2023
Applicant:

Gracenote, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pat D. Fearn, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Suresh Jeyachandran, Alameda, CA (US);

Damon P. Fasching, San Francisco, CA (US);

Mark W. Sherman, San Leandro, CA (US);

Assignee:

GRACENOTE, INC., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/278 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/278 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, sending, by the media playback device to a server, a preview request, the preview request identifying a second channel that is different from the first channel; (ii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, a response to the preview request, the response including identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel; and (iii) while the media playback device is playing back the content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Fearn, Pat. (2025). Generation of media station previews using a reference database (U.S. Patent No. 12342039). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12342039

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