Systems, methods, and devices for associating a contact identifier with a broadcast source
US8452228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/64
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media device including includes a broadcast receiver that receives broadcast media from a plurality of broadcast sources where the broadcast receiver is tunable to a first broadcast source. The media device also includes a data store that stores a list of contact identifiers where each contact identifier is associated with a broadcast source. The media device includes a user interface that: i) provides a prompt to a user to enable the user to initiate contact with the first broadcast source, and ii) receives a user indication to initiate contact with the first broadcast source. The media device further includes a transceiver that initiates the contact with the first broadcast source by sending a communications session request via a communications network to the first broadcast source that includes a contact identifier associated with the first broadcast source.
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