Abstract :
The in-receiver database system (I-RDS) of the radio broadcast data system (RBDS) is described. I-RDS is designed to offer the following main features to the radio listener: (1) automatic identification of any station by call letters, frequency, location (city, state), and format (program type) and (2) format-scanning, i.e., the ability to tune to any station by selecting the type of music or program usually broadcast by the station. I-RDS is important to the market acceptance of RBDS since it is only with its implementation that all 13000+ North American stations in both AM and FM can be automatically identified and instantly accessed through format-scanning
Keywords :
database management systems; radio data systems; telecommunications computing; AM; FM; I-RDS; North American stations; RBDS; automatic station identification; format-scanning; in-receiver database system; radio broadcast data system; Cities and towns; Data systems; Database systems; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Radio broadcasting; Read only memory; Receivers; Spine; Transaction databases;
