DE19831202A1 - Reception and playback method for sound data transmitted over world wide web - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves using a radio receiver with a built in modem together with a connector for a telephone network. The radio receiver also has a sound card and an Internet decoder, that allows sound data transmitted over the world wide web to be received and provided as acoustic data output. An Independent claim is included for a device for executing the method.

Description

The invention relates to a method and a device for the reception and playback of sound data from the World Wide Web (WWW) using radio equipment.

The development of histo technologies is well known program broadcasting right up to digital television and the use of the Internet on the television. With decoder boxes from manufacturers such as Philips, Sony, Hitachi, Mitsu bishi or pace micro technology is the american tv Viewers will be able to access all content on the WWW. As Equipment requires the decoder, a television service, a telephone connection and possibly a keyboard. Because texts with the normal numerical remote control are cumbersome there are infrared keyboards. Is known from Loewe Opta the integration of Internet functions into the TV set. In addition to the online functions, the Ge advises CD-ROM, floppy disk drive and greater computing power.

Internet search engines from Altavsita are known, Yahoo, Infoseek, Dino, Aladin, Kolobri, Lycos and Search, who can search for terms, images, sounds and videos. Search engines are turned into pure search engines and network catalogs divided.

The "machines" of the search engines are computer programs like such as spiders, robots or crawlers that independently operate the inter Search and catalog net. The disadvantage is that spiders and robots take over everything indiscriminately and often copy only the first lines of text as a description. Au moreover, they don't always sort the pages according to meaningful ones Criteria.

Network catalogs are created by an editorial team, all of them Check pages to be recorded and by keywords and Kate Copy the sorted into a web catalog.

Electronic agents are known in the Internet shops Find the cheapest offer for the desired product.  

In the media sector, sound still plays an important role today Role. Inter netboxes, which have a microphone in addition to the modem, there with spoken messages in addition to text messages To be able to send (Voicemails).

It is known that the internet calls are statistically evaluated and the popular sites that are accessed frequently can be sent as a push medium with the TV channels. A PC is usually required as the end device.

Internet technology has also found its way into the radio sector hold. Various German channels, such as Bayern 3, SWF 3, hr 3, WDR Eins Live and many others, spread their pro already gram over the Internet and are worldwide receivable. This is realized with programs like Realau dio or Xing Stramworks.

The possibility of listening to the Internet radio is known. Around Meeting the system requirements is a powerful one ger computer, a modem, a sound card, a monitor, one Internet connection and speakers required. Also are due to the constantly evolving technologies in operating systems different drivers for Soundkar Internet updates and updates are necessary.

The cost of hardware, the complexity of the Hardware, the operating system dependency and the low mo of this equipment limit the radio listening via internet.

A method for selective call transfer is also known carry and a call recipient to carry out the procedure rens, whereby the transmitter sends the call telegrams as radio data System telegrams or instead of some such telegrams transmits and that a radio Program receiver with a radio data system decoder and  an additional call address decoder is provided (DE-OS 40 18 981).

However, the system described is not for the Internet suitable.

The invention has for its object, known per se To make radio devices usable for internet reception.

This is achieved according to the invention in that the known radio devices a modem with telephone connection, including a sound card and an internet search engine Decoder and a data carrier is integrated.

The radio has additional program and memory buttons that ensure that the service accessed or pushed sound data and be stored on a program key.

The device has a display, preferably a multi-line Display for additional digital information from the In ternet before and / or during and / or after the audio Data transfer, on.

A network catalog is used as the search engine an editorial team is created. New operators of sound data for the radio service, the editors must first go through run before the offer can be delivered to users. The decoder accesses the network catalog of the search engine and offers a keyword search. He also places a search tree with several main categories (like "trade and economy", "Shares" or "Sports and Leisure") and several sub-categories available. The network catalog is for the radio devices specially designed for sound data, so that the search is fast and can be carried out efficiently.

The keyword search on the decoder is not possible with its own keyboard supported like a PC.  

The keywords specified by the network catalog can be scrolled on the display. With the confirmation the key word in the first line of the display is the Internet search triggered. The results of the hits can can also be scrolled again on the display.

Depending on the type of connection, the decoder contains an analog one or an ISDN modem. The Pro provided by the provider There are different programs on the display of the decoder List criteria. For security of sound reproduction before the display listing, a selection from the provider data formats provided and readable by the decoder carried out. The selected information, the program or any sound session is sent from the decoder to the radio transferred and can there according to conventional technical Ge advised and recorded.

The following advantages are achieved by the invention:

• 1. Use of the information and services provided in the Inter not be offered.
• 2. Provision of selected information (push) of the Broadcasters.
• 3. Low hardware requirements for using the Internet applications.
• 4. Is a possibility of digital radio.

Using an embodiment, the Er invention are explained in more detail.

The decoder can be integrated in a radio or externally between the radio and the telephone jack are connected. The version described here is a external decoder device with multi-line display and an in  the decoder integrated tape for storage and playback of sound data.

Registration is done with a selection button on the decoder with the provider who enables access to the World Wide Web light. With the purchase of the decoder, a contract already becomes done with a provider.

After internet access there is the possibility of one of the to access the last selected Internet addresses or via stitch word search or the search of main categories in sub categories are sub-categories to get an offer.

When you have made your selection, press the start button Page opened on the World Wide Web. A sound card in the decoder converts the digital audio data. This information who to the radio speakers or directly to the loudspeaker channels that are connected to the decoder.

Claims (6)

1. Method for receiving and playing sound data from the World Wide Web (WWW) using radio equipment, whereby in the radio devices known per se a modem with telephone connection, a sound card and an internet search engine including decoder and a data carrier is integrated. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that through the specified internet search engine in the decoder tone data offers and sound data formats are recognized. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the radio with additional program and memory buttons is equipped to ensure that it is out of service provided or pushed sound data and stored on a program key. 4. Device for performing the method, characterized net in that the device has a telephone connection and a Display for selecting sound data and with a Search engine. 5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the display has several lines. 6. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the display additional information before and / or during and / or digitally after the audio data transmission.