Client-server bidirectional synchronization via browser plug in for an xm radio system

Abstract

An XM radio system, a browser plug-in for bidirectional communication in the XM radio system, and method for bidirectional communication between an XM radio receiver, a first computing device and a second computing device is provided. The XM radio system includes an XM radio receiver communicatively connected to a first computing device, a second computing device communicatively connected to the first computing device and a computer program stored on the first computing device. Unresolved bookmarks are transferred from the first computing device to second computing device via the Internet and the resolved bookmarks are bidirectionally communicated from the second computing device to the first computing device via Internet and does not trigger a fire wall.

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         21 . A system, comprising:
 at least one processor;   at least one radio associated with the processor and receiving service information related to a radio broadcast;   at least one user input device for generating a signal representing the service information;   at least one browser associated with the processor for sending at least portions of the service information to a computer;   at least one client browser portion associated with the processor and accessing at least an identification of a network location at which information correlated to the service information can be accessed, the browser portion using the identification of a network location to cause the browser to retrieve the information correlated to the service information.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the client device is configured with a firewall, and the browser portion is configured such that the information correlated to the service information is retrieved without triggering the firewall. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the service information contains at least one of: product identification, artist name, song name, broadcast name. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the identification of a network location is received from an application executable by the processor. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , comprising a computer communicating with the processor over the wide area network and generating the information correlated to the service information.