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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Mark Rindsberg, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Paul Marko, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Jeffrey Malinsky, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method ( ) of customizing the selection of channels among a plurality of channels includes the steps of receiving ( ) a digitally encoded bit stream over-the-air on the plurality of channels and decoding ( ) a selected channel among the plurality of channels. The method further comprises the steps of selectively tagging ( ) a desired type of content on the selected channel, analyzing ( ) 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 ( ) a user of a desired channel containing the indication.