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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2000
Cary Lee Bates, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric John Nelson, Rochester, MN (US);
John Matthew Santosuosso, Rochester, MN (US);
Cary Lee Bates, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric John Nelson, Rochester, MN (US);
John Matthew Santosuosso, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For a news channel, this information may include the news currently being discussed, the name of the news program, the time remaining, etc. For a sports channel, this information may include the name of the channel, a description of the sporting event, the time remaining, etc. The preferred embodiments include different ways to select which channels are 'favorites' and therefore displayed on the display. One way is to select one or more channels that are assigned to preset buttons on the radio receiver. Another way is to keep track of which channels are most frequently listened to, and to display information regarding those channels. The preferred embodiments extend to any and all mechanisms for displaying information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to.