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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Abroadcasting Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Art Pharn, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abroadcasting Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 20/59 (2008.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 20/59 (2013.01); H04N 21/814 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device can receive an alert marker corresponding to an alert for broadcast programming content. The apparatus can further broadcast the programming content on one radio broadcast channel and broadcast the alert content of the alert on another broadcast channel. Based on the alert marker, the device can change the channel from the broadcast channel with the programming content to the broadcast channel with the alert content. The apparatus can also remove portions of broadcast programming content and replace it with the alert content.