Patent ID: 9419665
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G06F,G08C,H04B,H04H,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A radio device comprising: a fingerprint reader and computer that is configured to identify which finger is being used and outputting a first function associated with the finger being used to operate the radio device and to identify an orientation of the finger being used and outputting a second function associated with the orientation of the finger being used to operate the radio device, a communication device that allows a plurality of individual digital audio content items to be received using the Internet, a digital-to-analog conversion subsystem for converting the received digital audio content items to analog, and a speaker for outputting the converted audio content items, said device configured to receive a sequence of audio content items using the communication device and play back the sequence using the fingerprint reader and computer, the digital-to-analog converter, and the speaker as if it were a radio station, to determine a listener's preference for a specified content item, and to determine the sequence of audio content items based on the determined preference.