Systems and methods for providing an in-vehicle image supplement

• US 10,630,407 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2012
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Helm, Sean L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pendleton, Brian T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lotfi, Kyle M
• Application Number:
  US13/453,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20130278827A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,920 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/62 for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/00 Arrangements specially adapted for receiving broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing an in-vehicle image supplement are disclosed. One embodiment includes receiving a broadcast media signal that includes a content portion and a metadata portion, determining whether a primary image is included in the metadata portion, and in response to determining that the primary image is included in the metadata portion, providing the primary image for display. Additionally, in response to determining that the primary image is not included in the metadata portion, some embodiments include determining whether the primary image is otherwise available and in response to determining that the primary image is otherwise available, retrieving the primary image and providing the primary image for display. In response to determining that the primary image is not otherwise available, some embodiments include determining whether a secondary image is available, retrieving the secondary image, and providing the secondary image for display.

Claims

1. A method for providing an in-vehicle image supplement comprising:

receiving a broadcast media signal, the broadcast media signal including a content portion and a metadata portion;

determining a priority of types of images associated with the content portion, wherein the types of images include a primary image having highest priority, a secondary image having priority after the primary image, and a tertiary image having priority after the secondary image;

determining whether an image is included in the metadata portion;

in response to determining that an image is included in the metadata portion, determining whether the image is a primary image;

in response to determining that the image is a primary image, providing the primary image for display;

in response to determining that the image is not a primary image, determining whether the primary image is otherwise available and in response to determining that the primary image is otherwise available, retrieving the primary image and providing the primary image for display; and

in response to determining that the primary image is not otherwise available, determining whether the metadata includes a secondary image and in response to determining that the metadata includes a secondary image, providing the secondary image for display;

in response to determining that the metadata does not include a secondary image, determining whether a secondary image is otherwise available, in response to determining that the secondary image is otherwise available, retrieving the secondary image, providing the secondary image for display, and in response to determining that the primary image becomes available, replacing the secondary image with the primary image,

wherein a higher priority image may replace a lower priority image, but a lower priority image may not replace a higher priority image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the secondary image is not available, determining whether a tertiary image is available;

in response to determining that the tertiary image is available, retrieve the tertiary image and provide the tertiary image for display.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising, in response to determining that the tertiary image is not available, retrieving a generic image and providing the generic image for display.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising, in response to determining that the tertiary image is not available, retrieving a station logo image and providing the station logo image for display with the content portion.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the primary image includes an album cover image, wherein the secondary image includes an artist image, and wherein the tertiary image includes a genre image.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising, in response to determining that the secondary image becomes available, replacing the secondary image for the tertiary image.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the primary image; and

in response to receiving another broadcast media signal, providing the primary image for display.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority of types of images includes:

1) an album cover image acquired from a source;

     2) the album cover image acquired from a database;

     3) an artist image;

     4) a genre image;

     5) a station logo image; and

     6) a generic image.

8. A system for providing an in-vehicle image supplement comprising:

a memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the system, causes the system to perform at least the following;

receive a broadcast media signal, the broadcast media signal including a content portion and a metadata portion;

determining a priority of types of images associated with the content portion, wherein the types of images include an album cover image having highest priority, an artist image having priority after the primary image;

determine whether the metadata includes an image associated with the content portion;

in response to determining that the metadata includes an image associated with the content portion, determine whether the image is an album cover image;

in response to determining that the album cover image is included in the metadata portion, provide the album cover image for display;

in response to determining that the image is not an album cover image, determine whether the album cover image is stored and, in response to determining that the album cover image is stored, retrieve the album cover image and provide the album cover image for display; and

in response to determining that the album cover image is not stored, determine whether the metadata includes an artist image and in response to determining that the metadata includes an artist image, provide the artist image for display;

in response to determining that the metadata does not include an artist image, determine whether an artist image is stored, in response to determining that the artist image is stored, retrieve the artist image, provide the artist image for display, and in response to determining that the album cover image becomes available, replace the artist image with the album cover image,

wherein a higher priority image may replace a lower priority image, but a lower priority image may not replace a higher priority image.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the logic further causes the system to, in response to determining that the artist image is not stored, determine whether a genre image is stored remotely, in response to determining that the genre image is stored remotely, retrieve the genre image and provide the genre image for display.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein, in response to determining that the genre image is not stored, the logic causes the system to retrieve a generic image and provide the generic image for display.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the generic image is stored in at least one of the following locations:

locally and remotely.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein, in response to determining that the genre image is not stored, the logic causes the system to retrieve a station logo image and provide the station logo image for display.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein in response to determining that the artist image becomes available, the logic further causes the system to replace the artist image for the genre image.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the logic further causes the system to perform at least the following:

store the album cover image; and

in response to receiving another broadcast media signal, providing the album cover image for display.

15. A vehicle for providing an in-vehicle image supplement comprising:

a display device; and

a vehicle computing device that stores logic that, when executed by the vehicle computing device, causes the vehicle computing device to perform at least the following;

receive a broadcast media signal, the broadcast media signal including a content portion and a metadata portion;

determine a priority of types of images associated with the content portion, wherein the types of images include a primary image having highest priority, a secondary image having priority after the primary image, and a tertiary image having priority after the secondary image;

determine whether an image is included in the metadata portion;

in response to determining that an image is included in the metadata portion, determining whether the image is a primary image;

in response to determining that the image is a primary image, provide the primary image for display with the content portion;

in response to determining that the image is not a primary image, determinate whether a primary image is otherwise available;

in response to determining that a primary image is otherwise available, retrieve the primary image and provide the primary image for display with the content portion;

in response to determining that the primary image is not otherwise available, determine whether the metadata includes a secondary image and in response to determining that the metadata includes a secondary image, provide the secondary image for display;

in response to determining that the metadata does not include a secondary image, determine whether a secondary image is otherwise available, and in response to determining that a secondary image is otherwise available, retrieve the secondary image and provide the secondary image for display with the content portion; and

in response to determining that the primary image becomes available after display of the secondary image, replace the secondary image with the primary image,

wherein a higher priority image may replace a lower priority image, but a lower priority image may not replace a higher priority image.

16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein, in response to determining that the secondary image is not available, the logic causes the vehicle computing device to retrieve a tertiary image and provide the tertiary image for display with the content portion.

17. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein, the logic further causes the vehicle computing device to provide an option for a user to determine the primary image.

18. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the primary image comprises an album cover image and the secondary image comprises at least one of the following:

an artist image, a genre image, a station logo image, and a generic image.

19. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the logic further causes the vehicle computing device to perform at least the following:

store the primary image; and

in response to receiving another broadcast media signal, provide the primary image for display.