US 12,225,479 B1
Transmission of feedback to edge transceiver via in-band on-channel (IBOC) mesh network
Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to iHeart Media Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by iHeart Media Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,158.
Application 18/609,158 is a division of application No. 17/554,480, filed on Dec. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,997,615.
Application 17/554,480 is a continuation of application No. 16/793,276, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,206,622, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/793,276 is a continuation of application No. 16/398,593, filed on Apr. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,609,656, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 16/398,593 is a continuation of application No. 15/910,076, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,306,565, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/910,076 is a continuation of application No. 15/700,872, filed on Sep. 11, 2017, granted, now 9,913,225, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Application 15/700,872 is a continuation of application No. 14/965,636, filed on Dec. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,769,770, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/32 (2009.01); H04W 52/16 (2009.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 52/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/322 (2013.01) [H04W 52/16 (2013.01); H04W 52/24 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 52/143 (2013.01); H04W 52/245 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications network comprising:
a plurality of in-band on-channel (IBOC) transceivers coupled together in a mesh configuration to form a mesh network, wherein the plurality of IBOC transceivers includes:
a first IBOC transceiver;
a second IBOC transceiver;
an edge transceiver coupled to one or more of the plurality of IBOC transceivers, wherein the edge transceiver is configured to:
transmit first broadcast content to the second IBOC transceiver via a communication path including the first IBOC transceiver; and
receive feedback related to the first broadcast content, wherein the feedback is transmitted from a user device via a communication path that includes the second IBOC transceiver and the first IBOC transceiver.