A new patent , Entitled Digital Radio Tagging Using an accessory RF Tuner, Focuses on how revolutionary use of HD radio. In the future, it seems blinking text, mobile devices such as iPhone and iPod could support these extended features.
This patent combines magnificently specifications of HD Radio the format of iBiquity allowing dissemination of contemporary radio stations AM and FM analog and digital in the same channel. The system not only returns a unmatched audio quality but allows several other interesting features: thanks to the meta data along with the popular digital audio streams, for example, users may search a song or a transmission according to content reproduction at that time:
The most powerful search capabilities and metadata can provide the listener the ability to limit the choice of stations without the need to listen to some long, and may ultimately facilitate the tagging of tracks to access the following popular radio and / or ‘purchase .
In short, we are talking about something very similar to what already seen the current line of iPod nano to supplement existing support for FM radio and tagging features (where supported), but better quality. Furthermore, the patent suggests the possibility that the audio stream is shared wireless with an external receiver, such as home stereo or the car.
At the time, as usual, nothing certain about the timing. The news of a partnership with iBiquity goes anyway several months ago, When the company released Gigaware HD Radio Receiver (An accessory to listen to HD radio) along with a dedicated application on App Store. PT3MPVTVRRGQ
