US 12,218,744 B2
Zone casting linked to smart devices with push notification functionality
Chris Devine, Wilmington, DE (US); John Grosspietsch, Wilmington, DE (US); Mark Birchler, Wilmington, DE (US); Dennis Roberson, Wilmington, DE (US); and Rick Ducey, Wilmington, DE (US)
Assigned to LAZER ADDS, LLC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by LAZER ADDS, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/855,096.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,248, filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,253, filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006749 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); H04H 20/59 (2008.01); H04H 20/72 (2008.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC H04H 20/72 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); H04H 20/59 (2013.01)] 48 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Radio broadcasting equipment comprising:
a plurality of auxiliary transmitters associated with at least one main transmitter that transmits radio broadcast area wide programming for a radio broadcasting station in a radio broadcast service area licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wherein the FCC radio broadcast service area is specific to and limited to a geographic region licensed by the FCC,
wherein the radio broadcasting station transmits radio broadcast area wide programming in the FCC radio broadcast service area on both the at least one main transmitter and the plurality of auxiliary transmitters on a single frequency network transmission frequency licensed by the FCC in the FCC licensed radio broadcast service area for transmission using the plurality of auxiliary transmitters and the corresponding at least one main transmitter; and
a controlling mechanism that controls the plurality of auxiliary transmitters to switch on transmission of localized auxiliary information content by at least one of the plurality of auxiliary transmitters on the single frequency network transmission frequency licensed to the radio broadcasting station licensed by the FCC in the FCC licensed radio broadcast service area for transmission using the plurality of auxiliary transmitters and the corresponding at least one main transmitter,
wherein the localized auxiliary information content includes a data item that enables automatic retrieval of additional information that is different and in addition to the radio broadcast area wide programming,
wherein the additional information is automatically retrieved from a remote server by equipment that includes at least one receiver configured to receive radio broadcast content,
wherein the at least one receiver receives the data item and includes a software application configured to receive and analyze the received localized auxiliary information, output at least a portion of the localized auxiliary information content to a user, and automatically retrieve the additional information for output to the user from the remote server in response to the data item being analyzed by the software application, and
wherein the additional information is information that is specific to a location within the radio broadcast area geographic region of the FCC licensed radio broadcasting station's area that corresponds to both a location of the at least one receiver receiving the radio broadcast content and a location of the at least one of the plurality of auxiliary transmitters within the FCC licensed radio broadcast service area.