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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
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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.

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