RadioVIS is a protocol for sideband signalling of images and text messages for a broadcast audio service to provide a richer visual experience.

It is an application and sub-project of RadioDNS

RadioDNS

RadioDNS is a methodology for an hybrid radio receiver, meaning receiving the broadcast radio signal and connected to the Internet, to find the internet address of the interactive service corresponding to the radio station actually tuned...

 which allows radio consumption devices to lookup an IP-based service based on the parameters of the currently tuned broadcast station.

Details

The protocol enables either Streaming Text Orientated Messaging Protocol

Streaming Text Orientated Messaging Protocol

Streaming Text Oriented Message Protocol , formerly known as TTMP, is a simple text-based protocol, designed for working with Message Oriented Middleware. It provides an interoperable wire format that allows STOMP clients to talk with any Message Broker supporting the protocol...

 (STOMP) or Comet

Comet (programming)

Comet is a web application model in which a long-held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it. Comet is an umbrella term, encompassing multiple techniques for achieving this interaction. All these methods rely on features included by...

 to deliver text and image URLs to a client, with the images being acquired over a HTTP connection.

The technology is currently implemented by a number of broadcasters across the world, including Global Radio

Global Radio

Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...

, Bauer Radio in the UK, RTE

RTE

RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...

 in the Republic Of Ireland, Südwestrundfunk

Südwestrundfunk

The Südwestrundfunk is a public broadcasting company for the southwest of Germany, specifically the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The company has main offices in three cities: Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, with the director's office being in Stuttgart. It is an...

 in Germany and a number of Australian media groups amongst others.

A number of software clients exist to show the protocol, as well as hardware devices such as the Pure Sensia from Pure Digital

Pure Digital

PURE is a British consumer electronics company, based in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, founded in 2002. Pure is a division of another Hertfordshire-based company, Imagination Technologies, which primarily builds processors and graphics chips....

.

External links

• RVIS01 Technical Specification, radiodns.org
• RadioDNS Project Website, radiodns.org