ADS Technologies Announces U.S. Patent Award.CERRITOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1998--Tuesday, ADS Technologies, a leader in USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and multimedia hardware, announced that it has received U.S. Patent No. 5,790,958. The patent is for a "radio data reception system." This "system" receives and decodes data sent along with radio broadcasts. Technology Background The Radio Data System (RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. ) allows radio stations to "piggyback piggyback 1. A broker trading in his or her personal account after trading in the same security for a customer. The broker may believe the customer has access to privileged information that will cause the transaction to be profitable. 2. " data on top of their broadcasts. This data is received in the form of station call letters call letters pl.n. The identifying code letters or numbers of a radio or television transmitting station, assigned by a regulatory body. Also called call sign. , artist name, song title, and other messages. More than 700 stations nationwide support the standard, and more than 90 percent of stations in Europe support RDS. This patent covers the entire radio data reception system as integrated into a PC. This system is a key feature of the "Cadet", a radio card developed by ADS. The Cadet is the only AM/FM/RDS radio card for the PC. Additionally, users can view station call letters, artist name, song title, and more using RDS and the patented "data reception system." ADS is currently developing different versions of the Cadet. "This patent is an acknowledgment of ADS as a vital innovator in high tech research and development," said Mike McCoy The name Mike McCoy may refer to two former NFL players with the Green Bay Packers:
ADS Technologies is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Cerritos. The company specializes in USB and multimedia hardware. Its USB Port for Desktops recently won Computer Gaming World's Editors' Choice award and was the first USB host card approved for the Windows 98 logo. Other award-winning USB products from ADS are available in more than 1200 storefronts nationwide. For more information, visit www.adstech.com. |
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