Patent ID: 9658819
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A system for autonomously broadcasting at multiple locations within a town at least a first audio file at at least one astronomical event on predetermined days over multiple calendar years, the system comprising: a standalone computer comprising nonvolatile memory in which at least the first audio file is stored; a computer program running on the standalone computer; a power audio amplifier connected to the standalone computer; and a speaker system connected to the power audio amplifier for broadcasting at least the first audio file stored in the nonvolatile memory, the speaker system comprising multiple speakers located at the multiple locations within the town; wherein the computer program comprises a configuration application adapted to define a first schedule and an interface for inputting user data that identifies an astronomical event and a holiday for when the first audio file is to be autonomously broadcast, wherein the astronomical event occurs at a different time of day on a daily basis and at different times of day at the multiple locations within the town, and wherein the holiday has a calendar date that varies on a yearly basis over the multiple calendar years, the computer program further comprising a service running on the computer and executing a scheduling algorithm that causes the first audio file to be autonomously broadcast by the speakers within the town at the astronomical event on the holiday on a yearly basis over the multiple calendar years; wherein the computer program is configured to broadcast the first audio file at a time delay between the speakers located at the multiple locations within the town such that the first audio file is broadcast by each individual speaker of the speakers at the astrological event based on the location of each individual speaker.