A system and/or method include top and bottom substrates, and a flexible printed circuit assembly. The circuit assembly can be positioned between the top and bottom substrates. The circuit assembly can include a flexible printed circuit board, a microcontroller associated with the printed circuit board, the microcontroller having a media message programmed therein, a power-limited source of electrical energy associated with the printed circuit board, a playback device associated with the printed circuit board, the playback device being configured to play the media message, and an initiation device associated with the printed circuit board, the initiation device being configured to cause the playback device to play the media message. The printed circuit board can also include a plurality of conductive traces printed on the printed circuit board which electrically interconnect the microcontroller, the power-limited source of electrical energy, the playback device, and the initiation device.

A system and/or method include top and bottom substrates, and a flexible printed circuit assembly. The circuit assembly can be positioned between the top and bottom substrates. The circuit assembly can include a flexible printed circuit board, a microcontroller associated with the printed circuit board, the microcontroller having a media message programmed therein, a power-limited source of electrical energy associated with the printed circuit board, a playback device associated with the printed circuit board, the playback device being configured to play the media message, and an initiation device associated with the printed circuit board, the initiation device being configured to cause the playback device to play the media message. The printed circuit board can also include a plurality of conductive traces printed on the printed circuit board which electrically interconnect the microcontroller, the power-limited source of electrical energy, the playback device, and the initiation device.

Provided are a device and a method which are capable of performing selection acquisition and utilization processes for a service worker (SW) that performs data management optimized for each reception device. It is possible to selectively acquire a service worker (SW) of a specific class from service workers (SWs) corresponding to a plurality of classes which are data management programs used in a reception device and have different data management types. For example, use of a service worker (SW) corresponding to a class selected according to an application use state in a reception device is implemented. A reception device acquires access information of a service worker (SW) of a specific class using signaling data in which a token used for efficiently searching for the access information of the service worker (SW) of the specific class is recorded, and acquires the service worker (SW).

A media device including 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.

A media device including 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.

A network device may receive a signal from a headend, wherein a bandwidth of the received signal spans from a low frequency to a high frequency and encompasses a plurality of sub-bands. The network device may determine, based on communication with the headend, whether one of more of the sub-bands residing above a threshold frequency are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the circuitry. The network device may digitize the signal using an ADC operating at a sampling frequency. The sampling frequency may be configured based on a result of the determining. When the sub-band(s) are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively high frequency. When the sub-band(s) are not available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively low frequency.

A network device may receive a signal from a headend, wherein a bandwidth of the received signal spans from a low frequency to a high frequency and encompasses a plurality of sub-bands. The network device may determine, based on communication with the headend, whether one of more of the sub-bands residing above a threshold frequency are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the circuitry. The network device may digitize the signal using an ADC operating at a sampling frequency. The sampling frequency may be configured based on a result of the determining. When the sub-band(s) are available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively high frequency. When the sub-band(s) are not available for carrying downstream data from the headend to the network device, the sampling frequency may be set to a relatively low frequency.

A radio broadcast playback method and apparatus is provided. The radio broadcast playback method includes playing a radio broadcast received by a tuner, receiving a channel search request, through an input unit, searching for radio channels by a communication module, while playing the radio broadcast received by the tuner, and outputting the found radio channels.

A radio broadcast playback method and apparatus is provided. The radio broadcast playback method includes playing a radio broadcast received by a tuner, receiving a channel search request, through an input unit, searching for radio channels by a communication module, while playing the radio broadcast received by the tuner, and outputting the found radio channels.

Disclosed technology includes a sensory prosthesis configured to automatically select a broadcast channel based on a comparison with a signal from a sensor of the sensory prosthesis. In an example, a sound processor automatically connects to an appropriate wireless broadcast audio channel by comparing the sound the sound processor receives on a microphone with the audio the sound processor receives from each of the wireless broadcast channels that the sound processor can receive. If the sound processor finds a match between the sound from the microphone and the sound from a broadcast, then the sound processor automatically selects the matching wireless broadcast channel. The sound processor then provides auditory stimulation to the recipient based on the selected broadcast channel.