Patent ID: 6314094
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: H04H,H04L

Abstract:
An Internet network radio comprising:a port for Internet communication including receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) audio data stream;circuitry for rendering said IP audio data stream as analog audio output;a control interface comprising a set of individual tuning control inputs; wherein the set of tuning control inputs comprises one or more of a set of physical pushbuttons, a dial with individual settings, or a display having selectable indicia;a memory for storing at least one Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an IP audio data stream of an Internet radio station; andprogramming associating said at least one URL with an individual one of said tuning control inputs;characterized in that a single operation of said individual one of said tuning control inputs causes assertion at said port of said at least one URL, resulting in receipt of said IP audio data stream, and rendering of said received IP audio data stream into said analog audio output, the Internet radio thereby emulating operation of a conventional portable RF radio.