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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2009
Applicants:

Daniel A. Warren, San Jose, CA (US);

Matthew Rogers, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Timothy Patrick Hannon, Campbell, CA (US);

Michael Ingrassia, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel A. Warren, San Jose, CA (US);

Matthew Rogers, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Timothy Patrick Hannon, Campbell, CA (US);

Michael Ingrassia, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04H 60/13 (2008.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2013.01); H04H 60/13 (2013.01); H04B 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for controlling an electronic device using data transmitted over radio signals. In some embodiments, a radio source may embed instructions to control an electronic device into a radio signal. For example, the radio source may use the RDS communications protocol to transmit the instructions in an FM radio signal. The electronic device may receive the radio signal and may perform the instructions included in the radio signal. For example, in a testing environment, the instructions can include commands to test the electronic device's radio using test parameters specified in the instructions. Responsive to receiving the test parameters, the electronic device may configure itself (e.g., turn on or off certain components) and record audio from a specified radio station.


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