Radio-like appliance for receiving information from the internet
US6741869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An internet radio provides receiving and playing audio data originating from an internet. The internet radio includes controls suitable for manipulation by human digits, a communications unit used to provide the radio a communications link to the internet, an audio unit, and a processor. The processor is electrically connected to the controls, the communications unit, and the audio unit. The processor includes first instruction means for establishing the communications link to the internet using the communications unit, second instruction means for accessing an internet site containing audio data in response to a manipulation of a first control within the controls, and third instruction means for playing the audio data through the audio unit.
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