Futuri Receives Patent for "Instant Alert" and Listener Driven Radio (LDR) Technology

"System for providing audience interaction with radio programming" Patent Number 8,874,026 issued to the company

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Feb 16, 2015, 04:30 ET

CLEVELAND, Feb. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Futuri (http://www.FuturiMedia.com), developer of social and mobile audience engagement technology for broadcasters, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,874,026 for its Instant Alert™ and Listener Driven Radio^® technology.

The patent describes a broad range of methods related to Listener Driven™ programming, including Instant Alerts, where listeners can receive e-mail, SMS text, and tweets moments before their favorite songs play on the air. This is also one of several US and foreign patents and pending patent applications held by the company that describes and protects its unique interactive mobile and social apps. Futuri's CEO, Daniel Anstandig and CTO, Brian Seeders are named as inventors on the patent.

"Futuri has invested a significant amount in R&D related to interactive broadcasting as well as social and mobile technology for local broadcasters," said Daniel Anstandig, CEO of Futuri. "The issuance of this patent is a milestone for our company and our many innovative broadcast partners, who have used this and our other technologies to drive ratings and revenue since the company's launch in 2009."

"Protection of our team's innovations is critical," said Brian Parsons, CIO of Futuri. "Our goal is to shape the future of media with social and mobile technology that makes it possible for consumers to embrace and personalize their favorite media brands. Whether it's an interactive playlist, alerts for your favorite songs, a feature-rich mobile app, or social monitoring, we're striving to create easy-to-use platforms that deliver innovative and proprietary high value for our partners."

About Futuri Media

Following a fourteen-fold increase in revenue, the company was recently awarded the distinction of being named to Inc. magazine's "Inc 500" list as among the fastest-growing private companies in America, one of only 41 software companies on the list. Futuri Media leverages social and mobile technologies for media companies. With live interactive programming on the air at more than 400 stations, networks and broadcast groups across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, Futuri Media reaches more than 100 million consumers monthly.

Futuri Media's LDR (Listener Driven Radio) platforms empower listeners to become real-time collaborators in on-air programming, automatically adjusting content based on audience input. The Futuri Mobile division has developed more than 150 iPhone, Android and tablet apps for broadcasters, delivering audio and video content to mobile users. Futuri Media also provides real-time consumer intelligence to newsrooms and content producers with its popular TopicPulse (http://www.TopicPulse.com) system, tracking local trends across social media.

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