Integrating audio content with additional digital content

• US 10,536,232 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Whikehart, J. William, Mere, Shadi, Wingrove, Theodore Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Nano, Sargon N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Chong G
• Application Number:
  US14/753,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20160380713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,660 Days
• Field of Search: 709219
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/24 Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/64 for providing detail information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/88 which are wireless networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for integrating audio content presented via an audio playback device with additional digital content are provided herein. The system includes a content retriever configured to retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station, and retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being associated with an audio program; and being configured to output the additional digital content. Further included herein is a method for delaying a delivery of additional audio content.

Claims

1. A system for integrating audio content presented in a vehicle via an audio playback device of the vehicle with additional digital content, comprising:

a data store comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the integration of the audio content;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a mode receiver configured to receive a mode notification that indicates whether the audio playback device is in a radio reception mode or an Internet streaming reception mode, wherein the mode receiver temporarily stores the mode notification in a register associated with the data store;

a content retriever configured to;

determine the mode of the audio playback device based on the mode notification stored in the register;

in response to determining that the audio playback device is in the radio reception mode, retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station and determine whether the additional digital content is available for the audio content; and

retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being associated with an audio program; and

a display driver configured to communicate the additional digital content to a human-machine interface (HMI) display of the vehicle along with the presentation of the audio content,

wherein;

the retrieved audio content includes information associated with matching the terrestrial broadcast station with the Internet streaming channel;

the additional digital content is non-audio content and served simultaneously from the Internet streaming channel with digital audio content corresponding to the audio content from the terrestrial radio station;

the display driver is configured to delay the delivery of the additional digital content until a predefined event has occurred; and

the predefined event is a signal associated with a non-driving state.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the radio reception mode indicates that the audio playback device is receiving station information from the terrestrial broadcast station, and wherein the Internet steaming mode indicates that the audio playback device is receiving audio information from the Internet streaming channel.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a display selector configured to allow a user to decide whether the additional digital content is displayed.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional digital content is defined by a graphical user interface that in response to being accessed, delivers content from a third-party source.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-driving state includes parking.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional digital content includes time data, the time data indicating a specific point at the audio content to be displayed.

13. The system according to claim 2, wherein the mode switches to the reception of the terrestrial radio station and a presentation of the additional digital content in response to the Internet streaming channel being unavailable.

7. A system for integrating audio content presented in a vehicle via an audio playback device of the vehicle with additional digital content, comprising:

a data store comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the integration of the audio content;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a mode receiver configured to receive a mode notification that indicates whether the audio playback device is in a radio reception mode or an Internet streaming reception mode, wherein the mode receiver temporarily stores the mode notification in a register associated with the data store;

a content retriever configured to;

determine the mode of the audio playback device based on the mode notification stored in the register;

in response to determining that the audio playback device is in the radio reception mode, retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station and determine whether the additional digital content is available for the audio content; and

retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being registered as providing a matching audio program; and

an augmented content driver configured to communicate the additional digital content to an output device of the vehicle,

wherein;

the retrieved audio content includes information associated with matching the terrestrial broadcast station with the Internet streaming channel;

the additional digital content is non-audio content and served simultaneously from the Internet streaming channel with digital audio content corresponding to the audio content from the terrestrial radio station;

the augmented content driver is configured to delay the delivery of the additional digital content until a predefined event has occurred; and

the predefined event is a signal associated with a non-driving state.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the radio reception mode indicates that the audio playback device is receiving station information from the terrestrial broadcast station, and wherein the Internet steaming mode indicates that the audio playback device is receiving audio information from the Internet streaming channel.

9. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a display selector configured to allow a user to decide whether the additional digital content is outputted.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the additional digital content is defined by a graphical user interface that in response to being accessed, delivers content from a third-party source.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the the non-driving state includes parking.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the additional digital content includes time data, the time data indicating a specific point at the audio content to be displayed.

14. A system for integrating audio content presented in a vehicle via an audio playback device of the vehicle with additional digital content, comprising:

at least one memory including a program of instructions for the integration of the audio content;

at least one processor configured to execute the program of instructions,

wherein the at least one memory and the program of instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to;

receive a mode notification that indicates whether the audio playback device is in a radio reception mode or an Internet streaming reception mode;

store the mode notification in a register associated with the data store;

determine the mode of the audio playback device based on the mode notification stored in the register;

in response to determining that the audio playback device is in the radio reception mode, retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station;

retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, wherein the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel are streaming the audio content and wherein the additional digital content is non-audio content served from the Internet streaming channel with a digital audio content version of the audio content, wherein the audio content is an audio program;

match the additional digital content to the audio content of the terrestrial radio station; and

communicate the additional digital content to a human-machine interface (HMI) display of the vehicle along with the presentation of the audio content based on the matching of the additional digital content to the audio content of the terrestrial radio station;

delay the delivery of the additional digital content until a predefined event has occurred; and

the predefined event is a signal associated with a non-driving state.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one memory and the program of constructions are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to allow a user to decide whether the additional digital content is displayed.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one memory and the program of constructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to match the additional digital content to the audio content of the terrestrial radio station by analyzing data received with the terrestrial radio station.

17. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one memory and the program of constructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system at least to match the additional digital content to the audio content of the terrestrial radio station by comparing the audio content of the terrestrial radio station with the digital content.