Disclosed is an interactive device for an internet radio station including a content presentation unit and a content selection unit. The content selection unit includes an operation module, a processing module, an indication module and a communication module. The operation module is used by a user to input a channel selection command by means of manual rotation and to generate a corresponding electrical signal. The processing module is used for acquiring corresponding audio resources from the network radio according to the electrical signal and issuing the corresponding audio resources to the content presentation unit which is used for playing back the audio resource. The processing module is further used for driving the indication module to generate a state change corresponding to the electrical signal. Hence, the user may select audio resources by rotating the operation module, so that the channel selection is similar to a traditional rotary tuning method.

Disclosed is an interactive device for an internet radio station including a content presentation unit and a content selection unit. The content selection unit includes an operation module, a processing module, an indication module and a communication module. The operation module is used by a user to input a channel selection command by means of manual rotation and to generate a corresponding electrical signal. The processing module is used for acquiring corresponding audio resources from the network radio according to the electrical signal and issuing the corresponding audio resources to the content presentation unit which is used for playing back the audio resource. The processing module is further used for driving the indication module to generate a state change corresponding to the electrical signal. Hence, the user may select audio resources by rotating the operation module, so that the channel selection is similar to a traditional rotary tuning method.

An apparatus and method for enhancing broadcast radio includes a DNN trained on data sets of audio created from a synthesized broadcasting process and original source audio. Broadcast radio signals are received at a radio module and processed through the DNN to produce enhanced audio.

An apparatus and method for enhancing broadcast radio includes a DNN trained on data sets of audio created from a synthesized broadcasting process and original source audio. Broadcast radio signals are received at a radio module and processed through the DNN to produce enhanced audio.

A receiver (10) includes one or more tuners (12) and one or more controller-circuits (28). The one or more tuners (12) are operable to receive broadcast-signals (14) from transmitters. The broadcast-signals (14) include metadata (16) that includes the broadcast-station-name (18). The one or more controller-circuits (28) are in communication with the one or more tuners (12). The one or more controller-circuits (28) store the metadata (16) in a first-memory-location (32), detect metadata-sequences (38) based on the metadata (16) stored in the first-memory-location (32), count occurrences (40) of each metadata-sequence (38), determine whether the count of occurrences (40) of each metadata-sequence (38) is greater than a first-threshold (42), determine the broadcast-station-name or its sequences (18) and store the broadcast-station-name (18) in a second-memory-location (44). A method (100) of operating a receiver (10) is also provided.

A receiver (10) includes one or more tuners (12) and one or more controller-circuits (28). The one or more tuners (12) are operable to receive broadcast-signals (14) from transmitters. The broadcast-signals (14) include metadata (16) that includes the broadcast-station-name (18). The one or more controller-circuits (28) are in communication with the one or more tuners (12). The one or more controller-circuits (28) store the metadata (16) in a first-memory-location (32), detect metadata-sequences (38) based on the metadata (16) stored in the first-memory-location (32), count occurrences (40) of each metadata-sequence (38), determine whether the count of occurrences (40) of each metadata-sequence (38) is greater than a first-threshold (42), determine the broadcast-station-name or its sequences (18) and store the broadcast-station-name (18) in a second-memory-location (44). A method (100) of operating a receiver (10) is also provided.

Disclosed is an interactive device for an internet radio station, comprising a content presentation unit and a content selection unit. The content selection unit includes a knob, a selection module, a processing module, an indication module and a communication module. The knob inputs by a user, a channel selection instruction by means of manual rotation; the selection module generates a corresponding electrical signal according to the channel selection instruction; the processing module obtains, according to the electrical signal, a corresponding audio resource from the network radio station and releases the audio resource to the content presentation unit which plays the audio resource. The indication module generates, under the driving of the knob, a state change corresponding to the channel selection instruction. In this way, the user can select the audio resource by rotating the knob, so that the channel selection manner is similar to the traditional radio rotary tuning method.

Disclosed is an interactive device for an internet radio station, comprising a content presentation unit and a content selection unit. The content selection unit includes a knob, a selection module, a processing module, an indication module and a communication module. The knob inputs by a user, a channel selection instruction by means of manual rotation; the selection module generates a corresponding electrical signal according to the channel selection instruction; the processing module obtains, according to the electrical signal, a corresponding audio resource from the network radio station and releases the audio resource to the content presentation unit which plays the audio resource. The indication module generates, under the driving of the knob, a state change corresponding to the channel selection instruction. In this way, the user can select the audio resource by rotating the knob, so that the channel selection manner is similar to the traditional radio rotary tuning method.

A digital broadcast receiver includes a first receiving module tunable to a foreground broadcast service to extract a program information, a first decoder module coupled to the first receiving module and decoding the program information, an output module switchably coupled to the first decoder module and adapted to output the program information, at least one second decoder module coupled to the first receiving module and tunable to a background broadcast service to decode a program information associated with the background broadcast service, and a control unit adapted to tune the first receiving module and the first decoder module to the foreground broadcast service and to tune each of the at least one second decoder modules to a background broadcast service. The control unit determines the foreground broadcast service based on a user input and determines the background broadcast services based on the foreground broadcast service and a predefined rule.

A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.