Patent ID: 8893172
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving audio announcements, comprising: (a) receiving an announcement package by a television, the announcement package comprising a package identity, a package update time, and one or more broadcast announcement items, and each broadcast announcement item comprising a first item identity and an audio data; (b) sending, by the television, a request for an update to a server according to the package update time; (c) receiving the update by the television from the server in response to the request, the update comprising a second package identity, an updated package update time, and one or more updated broadcast announcement items, and each updated broadcast announcement item comprising a second item identity and an updated audio data; (d) determining by the television if the second package identity matches the first package identity; and (e) if the second package identity matches the first package identity, updating by the television the announcement package, wherein the updating comprises: