| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 369001000 | COMBINED INDEPENDENT AUDIO SYSTEMS | 47 |
| 20080253237 | Methods and Apparatus for Automatic Information Retrieval through Internet and Providing the Feedback to Service Providers - Apparatuses and methods for automatically downloading Information through Internet and providing the feedback to service provider are disclosed. The apparatus can contain an adaptor device and a portable device, can automatically download the online content, such as audio, video, etc, from the internet. The apparatus can also upload the voice mailbox and survey feedback automatically to content providers and provide the interactive communication between the subscribers and the content providers. A service system maintains a searchable program database that subscribers can choose their favorite programs from. The service system also maintains the subscriber's registration information, checks the audio/video program update, and directs the apparatus by sending it the new content list for download. The service system also collects/processes subscriber's feedback. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090022015 | Media Playable with Selectable Performers - A media processor and method of customizing a media composition enables a user to compile a customized media file with selectable tracks. Each of the selectable tracks includes a recording of a performer performing a part of a particular composition, such as an instrument or vocal part in a musical piece. The user is provided an option to select one or more of the tracks; and a customized media file is prepared based on the user selected tracks. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090196126 | Method for buffering audio data in optical disc systems in case of mechanical shocks or vibrations - Method for buffering audio data in optical recording media, and apparatus using such method for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media in case of an error condition (e.g. upon shock or vibration). It comprises the steps of, as audio data is read from a position on the medium prior to a position corresponding to a verified write position in the memory and in case writing to the memory is inhibited; counting the number of samples read; searching for two subsequent markers distant of one frame (to take into account the case where a marker could be corrupted); determining the remaining distance to the verified write position based on the sample count; restarting writing the audio data to the memory when the data read from the medium corresponds to the verified write position. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090252000 | Adaptive High Fidelity Reproduction System - Audio is adaptively associated with speakers, depending on the speaker configuration that is present. Each speaker it receives an audio assignment based on its individual spectral characteristics. As more speakers are added, content is adaptively associated with that you speaker, and taken away from the previous. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090296535 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF RECORDING, STORING, MANIPULATING, AND TRANSFERRING INFORMATION - A method, system and apparatus for continuously recording, selectively storing, manipulating, and transferring information is provided. An apparatus continuously captures a data input signal and selectively designates saved portions of the data input signal to store or archive in the system. A method and system identifies and controls a data input signal for continuously recording, selectively storing, manipulating and transferring information. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100061197 | DIGITAL AUDIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention allow users to post or publish audio information to a destination on a digital network. A particular embodiment provides a user interface for recording and uploading a short comment, remark, song segment, sound effect or any other audio portion. The comment can be sent directly to another user's device or can be published or uploaded to a network site, web page, user group or other location. A user interface allows organizing, reviewing, editing, tagging, transferring and other types of processing or manipulation in association with the audio portion to be transferred, or which has been received. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100110843 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A twin-type reproducing apparatus with excellent usability and so forth is provided. Provided herein is a reproducing apparatus ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100322042 | System and Method for Generating Musical Tracks Within a Continuously Looping Recording Session - An apparatus for creating a musical composition comprising an audio interface, an audio converter and a live looping recording session is disclosed. The audio interface operably receives audio from an input device and outputs audio to an audio output device. The audio converter module is operably connected to the audio interface to convert audio received via the audio interface into an audio track. The recording session module is configured to repeatedly playback a live loop that includes at least a portion of a first audio track, and to add at least a portion of a second audio track to the live loop during repeated playback. The first audio track may be a pre-existing track stored in a data storage medium. The recording session module may be configured to add at least a portion of a third audio track to the live loop during playback, which may be automatically generated based on one or more musical criteria of the first or second tracks. The apparatus may include a user interface coupled to the recording session module to provide a visual representation illustrating the portion of the live loop that is being played. The audio converter module may include a track partitioner to divide at least one of the first and second audio tracks into one or more partitions, a quantizer that aligns audio with a predetermined beat, and a frequency detector to identify the pitch of one or more sounds leading to their storage as a morphology. A method is also provided. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110261660 | Magnetic And Optical Rotating Storage Systems With Audio Monitoring - An integrated circuit for controlling a data storage device. The integrated circuit includes: a drive module configured to control operation of the data storage device, wherein the data storage device is of a particular quality; and an audio monitoring module in communication with the drive module, wherein the audio monitoring module is configured to analyze an audio signal generated by the data storage device while the drive module is controlling the operation of the data storage device. The particular quality of the data storage device is determinable based on the analysis of the audio signal. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120176872 | Continuous Playback on an Optical Media Disc Player - An optical media player is described that submits identifying information from an optical disc to network media servers in order to stream related music through the media player upon completion of the music on the optical disc. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20130033971 | System and Method for Managing and Distributing Audio Recordings - Disclosed are system, methods and computer program products for recording, playing back, responding to and sharing audio recordings. In one example embodiment, the system includes an audio management server that stores and distributes through various third-party websites audio clips, such as voice, music, sounds, and other recordings made by system users. The audio clips can be recorded by system users directly through a central website hosted by the server. Alternatively, the audio clips can be recorded on various third-party websites using audio widgets provided by the audio management server. In addition, the recorded audio clips can be shared on various other third-party websites, such as blogs, social networking sites, celebrity sites and the like, using the audio widget provided by the server. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130094334 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING DATA REPRODUCTION INDEPENDENT OF DATA PROCESSING - A processing unit performs a method including controlling a reading-out of data from a first storage medium at a predetermined read-out data rate to produce inputted data, and controlling a compression of the inputted data to produce first compressed data of a first compressed format. The method includes controlling a storage of the first compressed data in a second storage medium at a faster writing data rate than the predetermined read-out data rate, controlling a reading-out of second compressed data of a second compressed format from the second storage medium, and controlling a decompression of the second compressed data to produce decompressed data. The method also includes controlling simultaneously the storage of the first compressed data in the second storage medium, the reading-out of the second compressed data from the second storage medium, and audibly reproducing the decompressed data. The first compressed format is different from the second compressed format. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140078873 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING DATA REPRODUCTION INDEPENDENT OF DATA PROCESSING - A processing unit performs a method including controlling a reading-out of data from a first storage medium at a predetermined read-out data rate to produce inputted data, and controlling a compression of the inputted data to produce first compressed data of a first compressed format. The method includes controlling a storage of the first compressed data in a second storage medium at a faster writing data rate than the predetermined read-out data rate, controlling a reading-out of second compressed data of a second compressed format from the second storage medium, and controlling a decompression of the second compressed data to produce decompressed data. The method also includes controlling simultaneously the storage of the first compressed data in the second storage medium, the reading-out of the second compressed data from the second storage medium, and audibly reproducing the decompressed data. The first compressed format is different from the second compressed format. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140104995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAY WHILE RECORDING PROCESSING - A system and method of the present invention allow the playback of recorded data as the data is being recorded. Data is read from a source location, converted into an encoded format and stored in a database. At the same time, the stored data is read from the database, and played as the data is being recorded. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140204722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DIGITAL AUDIO SOURCE - An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital audio source. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140313871 | System and Method for Controlling Audio Source - An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital audio source. | 10-23-2014 |
| 369002000 | Changeover between audio systems | 7 |
| 20080273429 | CASSETTE ADAPTER FOR A VEHCILE - A audio player adapter for a vehicle. The audio player adapter is adapted to be connected to the vehicle via the cassette playing portion of the vehicle. The audio player adapter is capable of accommodating a variety of different audio playing devices. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080291786 | AUDIO CASSETTE ADAPTER WITH CABLE STORAGE IN THE BODY OF THE CASSETTE - An audio cassette adapter with cable and connector storage in the body of the cassette. Internal cable storage is facilitated by an internal retractable mechanism that reduces the amount of storage external to the audio cassette adapter housing. In one embodiment, the internal retractable mechanism includes a cable support around which the cable is wound and a separate support driver engaged with the cable support that drives the cable support. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080291787 | AUDIO CASSETTE ADAPTER WITH CABLE AND CONNECTOR STORAGE IN THE BODY OF CASSETTE - An audio cassette adapter with cable and connector storage in the body of the cassette. Internal cable storage is facilitated by an internal retractable mechanism. External storage of a cable is provided by a grooved channel that terminates in a storage recess designed to receive a connector. External storage of the cable and connector in the grooved channel and storage recess, respectively, enables storage of the cassette adapter like any other cassette. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090245033 | Adaptive High Fidelity Reproduction System - Audio is adaptively associated with speakers, depending on the speaker configuration that is present. Each speaker it receives an audio assignment based on its individual spectral characteristics. As more speakers are added, content is adaptively associated with that you speaker, and taken away from the previous. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090252001 | Adaptive High Fidelity Reproduction System - Audio is adaptively associated with speakers, depending on the speaker configuration that is present. Each speaker it receives an audio assignment based on its individual spectral characteristics. As more speakers are added, content is adaptively associated with that you speaker, and taken away from the previous. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100290322 | Integrated Digital Media Player Cassette Adapter - A digital media player integrated into the housing of the cassette adapter. A cassette shaped housing of a cassette adapter includes a removable portion suitable for accommodating a digital media player in place of the portion when removed. In a most preferred embodiment, the media player is an Apple iPod Shuffle. The digital media player is affixed and integrated into the housing by means of a groove, and is connected to the record-head of the adapter by an electronic coupling means capable of transmitting an audio signal; for instance, a TSR connector or stereo jack plug. Control means for the iPod Shuffle or other media player, including but not limited to play mode, track selection, and volume, can alternatively be integrated into the housing of the adapter, or can be embodied in a separate control housing connected to the circuitry in the main housing by a conducting cable. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20130094335 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a multi-functional optical disc drive that includes an interface that connects a front-end of the optical drive to a back-end, and also connects the front-end of the optical drive to an external device. The optical drive also includes a controller that selectively controls connection to the back-end or the external device. | 04-18-2013 |
| 369004000 | Combining signals to form composite (e.g., mixing) | 10 |
| 20080225651 | Multitrack recording using multiple digital electronic devices - The present invention is a method and apparatus for multitrack recording of audio information using handheld digital electronic devices such as suitably equipped portable digital music players. Recording of video tracks by digital electronic devices to complement the audio is also contemplated. One device serves as a master; the remainder are slaves. A key aspect of the invention is the transmission of start and stop recording signals by the master, which facilitates synchronization of the various tracks. In certain embodiments of the invention, some slaves may begin preliminary sampling of audio information prior to the start recording signal. This prepares these slaves to begin the actual track recording without delay. Upon receiving the command to start recording, each slave chooses as the first frame of its, say, audio track that sample closest to the time the signal to record was received. The task of stopping recording is typically handled similarly. A recording device may store an indicator whereby the time offset of its first frame from the start recording signal can be determined, thus facilitating time interpolation of the samples in its track. In this way, all audio tracks, for example, might be transformed to a common set of time points. In a typical configuration, the master might also record a sound track or a video track. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080279054 | Device for digitalizing, recording and playing audio signals of a record - A device includes a turntable, a pickup, and a digital audio signal processor with a built-in compression/uncompression chip; in use, as soon as the pickup reads analogous audio signals of a vinyl record, the analogous audio signals will be converted into digital ones by means of an analog-to-digital converter, which are next sent to the digital audio signal processor, and compressed by means of the built-in chip of the digital audio signal processor, and stored in a large-capacity storage medium; afterwards, the digital audio signals are uncompressed by means of the chip, and converted into analogous ones by means of a digital-to-analog converter, which are next sent out through a low-pass wave filter. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100014390 | Position sensitive rotatable DJ control device - The disclosure relates to a display for a device for manipulating audio in a disc jockey or similar application. A touch sensitive user rotatable member detects the position where the DJ touches the surface. Effects like needle dropping are possible for the first time without the use of a phonographic table or without a computer device which uses a phonographic turntable as a control input device. The display can show music as color coded concentric circles which represent tracks and/or record grooves. Color coded markers show current position of the music on the control surface and allows the user to set and use visual cue points. Functionality of the rotatable member can be dynamically mapped for unprecedented control. For example, the inner portion of the rotatable member can be used for needle dropping while the outer portion can be used for scratch effects. The device is capable of manipulating audio and video streams or a combination of the two. In addition, it can be used as a standard DJ control surface for scratching and the display can be used to create a beat synchronized light show or display custom messages. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20120275277 | AUDIO MIXING METHOD AND AUDIO MIXING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROCESSING AND/OR MIXING AUDIO INPUTS INDIVIDUALLY - An audio mixing method includes: performing an audio processing operation upon a first audio input derived from at least one decoded audio input to generate a processed audio output, and generating a mixed audio signal by mixing at least a second audio input and the processed audio output. An audio mixing apparatus includes an audio processing circuit and an audio mixing circuit. The audio processing circuit is utilized for performing an audio processing operation upon a first audio input derived from at least one decoded audio input and accordingly generating a processed audio output. The audio mixing circuit is coupled to the audio processing circuit, and utilized for generating a mixed audio signal by mixing at least a second audio input and the processed audio output. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130039157 | MULTITRACK RECORDING USING MULTIPLE DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method and apparatus for multitrack recording of audio information using handheld digital electronic devices are described. Recording of video tracks complementing the audio is also contemplated. One device serves as master; others, slaves. Transmission of start and stop recording signals by the master may facilitate synchronization of the tracks. Slaves may begin preliminary sampling of audio information prior to the start signal, preparing to promptly begin actual track recording. Upon receiving the command to start recording, each slave chooses as first frame that sample closest to the signal to record. The task of stopping recording is typically handled similarly. A recording device may store an indicator for determining the offset of its first frame, facilitating time interpolation of samples in its track. In this way, all audio tracks, for example, might be transformed to a common set of times. The master might also record a track. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130315044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO SOURCE - An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital audio source. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140029395 | Method and System for Recording Audio - An audio recording software program adapted to capture spontaneous extemporaneous performance after group recording. The software permits a user to suspend recording of some tracks while continuing recording of at least one track, to capture extemporaneous performances of musical phrases, especially vocal performances, which are often preferred in the extemporaneous utterance which are difficult to recapture. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140056115 | MULTITRACK RECORDER - A multitrack recorder capable of setting one track or more to a monaural type or a stereo type has a storage unit that stores a history of track-type changing-and-setting operations and operations entailing erasure or changing of audio data stored on each track and that stores specifics of the track-type changing-and-setting operations and the audio data erased or changed along with performance of operations in association with each operation, and a change unit that changes audio data stored in each track, and a type of the track, to audio data that were stored in each track, and a type of the track, before performance of a specified operation. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140098651 | RECORDING APPARATUS WITH MASTERING FUNCTION - There is provided a recording apparatus which can effectively execute compression processing regardless of the mixdown level, and which can thereby carry out the mastering process easily. A DSP mixes down audio signals assigned to a plurality of tracks into a stereo audio signal. When performing the mastering process, the DSP uses a peak value detected during the mixdown to adjust a threshold value for the compression processing, and carries out the compression processing using the adjusted threshold value. Subsequently, the DSP performs normalization processing so as to produce a master data, and records the master data in a recorder. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20160125911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AUDIO DISTORTION DURING PLAYBACK OF PHONOGRAPH RECORDS USING MULTIPLE TONEARM GEOMETRIES - Systems and methods are disclosed relating to electro-mechanical devices and related computer control and audio processing systems intended to optimize playback fidelity of phonograph records. Said recordings are manufactured by a process that employs a cutting head assembly driven in a straight path from the outer to the inner-most radius of the recordable surface. However, most record turntables device that are used to play back phonograph records rely on a stylus transducer attached to the end of a pivoting arm. Instead of the linear path followed by the original cutting head, said tonearm traces an arc across the surface of the recorded disk resulting in playback distortion proportional to error in alignment of said stylus relative to the tangent of the groove. This invention addresses this deficiency and produces an optimal audio quality of playback of phonograph records. | 05-05-2016 |
| 369006000 | Radio | 14 |
| 20090180359 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COGNITIVE RADIO DEVICE AND COGNITIVE RADIO DEVICE - The invention relates to a method of operating a cognitive radio device ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100157744 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing Information Identified from a Broadcast Audio Signal - A method and device for accessing information identified from a broadcast audio signal receives a broadcast audio signal from a receiver such as a radio or television. Identifiers such as telephone numbers, URLs, e-mail addresses, and keywords are recognized and stored for immediate or later use by a user. An external network device identified by a recognized identifier is accessed based on user selection of a recognized identifier. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110026376 | SPECTRUM SENSING NETWORK FOR COGNITIVE RADIOS - Cognitive radio devices, methods and systems are generally described. In some examples a communication system includes a cognitive device and a communications device. The cognitive device may include a cognitive receiver for processing a cognitive task, an antenna for receiving radio frequencies in communication with the receiver, and a communications port. The communications device may include a cognitive radio having a processor in communication with a cognitive receiver and a cognitive transmitter. The communications device may also include a portable power source in communication with the cognitive radio and an antenna for sending and receiving signals. A communications port can be arranged in communication with the communications device, where cognitive information can be communicated with the communications device. | 02-03-2011 |
| 369007000 | Including recording from radio | 11 |
| 20080198705 | Recording apparatus, recording method and program - A recording apparatus including: a receiving portion for receiving a content data sent using radio wave; a recording portion for recording the content data received by the receiving portion in a storage medium; a determining portion for determining whether or not a receiving status of the content data by the receiving portion satisfies a predetermined standard; and a control portion for when the determining portion determines that the standard is not satisfied, controlling the recording portion to stop recording of the content data to the storage medium. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090141596 | TIMESHIFTING FOR A MULTIPLE-TUNER VEHICLE RADIO SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for timeshifting audio content in a multiple tuner audio system comprising a first tuner and a second tuner. One operating method involves maintaining a first data storage element for the first tuner, maintaining a second data storage element for the second tuner, receiving first audio content in realtime by the first tuner, and storing data representing the first audio content in the first data storage element, resulting in first stored content. The method also receives second audio content in realtime by the second tuner, and stores data representing the second audio content in the second data storage element, resulting in second stored content. The method thereafter generates a timeshifted audio signal corresponding to the first stored content or the second stored content. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090268567 | Method and apparatus for employing stored content at receivers to improve efficiency of broadcast system bandwidth use - The invention relates generally to a receiver unit in a digital broadcast system for receiving a broadcast signal comprising content segments and control data, and generating an output signal using the content segments and previously stored content segments. The previously stored content segments are retrieved from a local memory device using the control data and inserted among the received content segments. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100118663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING REQUEST FROM APPLICATION IN HOME NETWORK - A method is used by an Open Cable-Digital Media Player (OC-DMP) to process a request of an application with respect to content of an Open Cable-Digital Media Server (OC-DMS). The method includes determining validity of the request based on metadata of the content, and selectively transmitting the request to the OC-DMS based on a result of the determination. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100246342 | DEVICE FOR UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING TO RADIO BROADCAST - A device for playing and recording real time broadcast radio includes a storage device, an audio output component, a control unit and an input interface. Data received from a radio receiver are recorded in the storage device. When a pause command is received from the input interface the real-time broadcast is paused, a marker is placed in the current position in memory and the received data continue to be recorded in the storage device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100302917 | Music Extracting Apparatus And Recording Apparatus - A music extracting apparatus has a receiving unit which receives a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels of audio signals, a detecting unit which detects a variation of voice power from the audio signal, a computing unit which computes a difference of amplitude or power between the audio signals of each channel, and a specifying unit which specifies the starting or the ending position of a music section based on the variation detected by the detecting unit and the difference computed by the computing unit. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110176397 | Method for Providing an Interactive, Personalized Radio Network - An interactive radio network enables users to interact with the content of a radio broadcast, including commercials or messages, and to selectively save, store, review, fast forward, rewind, pause, forward, and respond to the radio programs and/or the commercials. The interactive radio network provides a widespread, international, and economical access to the radio stations, and reduces the need for advertisement billboards. It provides the users with an opportunity to selectively inquire about the products or services being advertised. Furthermore, the interactive radio network allows the users as well as various sectors of the advertisement industry to interact with the content of the radio broadcast. The advertisements are no longer limited to audio messages, but can further include elaborate video, text, and data information. The interactive radio network enables the users to communicate and interact with each others, based on the broadcast content. It also provides a widely accessible and affordable avenue for mass marketing and broadcasting of commercials to mobile users. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20130142019 | VEHICULAR APPARATUS AND MUSIC PIECE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A vehicular apparatus in a traveling vehicle automatically records, to a storage device, a tag data and a place and time data associated with the tag data. The place and time data respectively representing a place and a time a music piece that corresponds to the tag data recorded under control of a control unit was played. The control unit displays the tag data together with the place and time data, which is associated with the tag data, on a display unit for reminding a user of the music piece associated with the tag data, without distracting the user from the drive operation of the vehicle. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130279308 | Systems and Methods for Altering an In-Vehicle Presentation - Systems and methods for altering an in-vehicle presentation are provided. One embodiment includes receiving a media signal at a vehicle that includes content, providing an in-vehicle presentation of the content for viewing as the media signal is being received, and determining a triggering action to alter output of the in-vehicle presentation in a predetermined manner. Some embodiments include altering the in-vehicle presentation in the predetermined manner in response to receiving the triggering action, beginning recording of the content in response to altering the in-vehicle presentation, and providing an option to store the content that is being recorded. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140112113 | System and Method for On-Demand Storage of Randomly Selected Data - A data storage system allows a subscriber to store data at the time the subscriber experiences the date with an indication, such as a press of a button or a voice command. The indication causes a request to obtain and store the data to be issued. For example, the subscriber can store music while listening to it, store or request movies while viewing them, or store movie soundtracks while viewing movies. The entire music file can be stored, for example, in a vehicle in which the subscriber is traveling. For some environments, such as storage in a cellular telephone, a portion of the music is stored in a format compatible for that environment, such as cellular telephone ring tone format. When the indication is received, a determination is made as to which music is required, generally by determining the time of the indication. The music heard by the listener is then downloaded for storage in accordance with the subscriber's request. Movies, songs or soundtracks can be stored when they are viewed or heard, for example, while in a movie theater. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20170236554 | System and Method for On-Demand Storage of Randomly Selected Data | 08-17-2017 |
