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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joel Fischer, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Joey Ray Grover, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H04H 60/65 (2008.01); H04H 60/47 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/65 (2013.01); H04H 60/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a user to locate a radio station similar to a radio station currently providing content in a predefined genre to a radio receiver; accessing stored genre information compiled from a radio station scan to locate a second radio station providing content in the genre; and tuning the radio receiver to the second radio station.