Patent ID: 6807676
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
A method of formatting data to maximize the readability of song identification (ID) information displayed in a plurality of data fields on a monitor screen used to view in-band audio broadcast channel song ID information and out-of-band audio broadcast channel song ID information, the in-band ID information being associated with a song that is currently being played on a selected one of a plurality of channels, and the out-of-band ID information being associated with all of the plurality of channels, the method comprising:(a) determining a maximum number of individual lines of the in-band ID information for one of the data fields on the monitor screen; (b) formatting the one data field based on acquired data field data and the maximum number of individual lines of the in-band ID information, wherein at least one of the individual lines of the in-band ID information is abbreviated if the amount of data field data exceeds the maximum number of individual lines of the in-band ID information; (c) writing a blank line after the individual lines of the in-band audio broadcast channel song ID information; and (d) repeating steps (a)-(c) for at least another one of the data fields on the monitor screen, wherein the in-band ID information and the out-of-band information are simultaneously displayed on the monitor screen.