Communications system with automatic download capability

• US 20020132616A1
• Filed: 03/19/2001
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Richter, Matthias, Gelick, Robert S., Ross, Lorna R.
• Application Number:
  US09/812,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20020132616A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

An apparatus and method is provided for a communication system with automatic download capability from a service provider network. The downloaded content is tailored depending on local conditions. Local parameters defined by the local conditions are coded and input. User preferences defining a content profile for a user are stored in a memory file and are coder per the local parameters. The local parameters automatically key the user preferences for use as a search engine filter to find content associated with the local conditions. Any found content is automatically downloaded to the communication device to be played back to the user via a user interface.

Claims

1. A communication system including a service provider network and a communication device with a user interface and transceiver circuitry, the communication device is operable to download content from the service provider network, to be provided to the user interface, that is tailored depending on local conditions, the communication system comprising:

local parameters defining the local conditions of a user of the communication device; and

predetermined user preferences defining a content profile for the user, the user preferences are stored in a memory file and are coder per the local parameters, wherein local parameters that are input will automatically key the user preferences for use as a search engine filter to find content associated with the local conditions, wherein found content is automatically downloaded to the communication device to be played back to the user via the user interface.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the memory file is stored on the service provider network and is used to dynamically download content from the service provider network to the user.

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the content includes one of the group of music and multimedia files.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the local condition includes one of the group of a time cue, a user'"'"'s geographic location, a user'"'"'s location in relation to other users with similar user preferences, a user'"'"'s explicit command, and a user'"'"'s implicit command determine from user interface input.

5. The communication system of claim 4, wherein the implicit command is determined by a physical sensor on the user.

6. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the user preferences are dynamically updated to change delivered content as a function of previously downloaded content under similar local conditions.

7. The communication system of claim 1, further comprising local content emitters that provide remote downloads of content when a user is in proximity to the local content emitters and aligns with the user preferences for content.

8. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the user preferences are stored in the communication device, and an other user can provide remote downloads of content when a user is in proximity to the other user and the other user shares similar user preferences for content.

9. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the user preferences are stored in the communication device, and the service provider network determines locations of users with similar user preferences in proximity to each other and allows the users to share content.

10. The communication system of claim 1, further comprising a headwear device incorporating at least one speaker that is worn in proximity to a user'"'"'s head.

11. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the headwear device includes audio and video accessories and controls and provides a privacy mode of operation.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the headwear device further comprises editing controls to edit audio or video files that can be downloaded to the network or other users.

14. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the local condition includes one of the group of a time cue, a user'"'"'s geographic location, a user'"'"'s location in relation to other users with similar user preferences, a user'"'"'s explicit command, and a physical sensor on the to determine a physical parameter of the user.

15. The communication system of claim 13, further comprising local content emitters and other users that provide remote downloads of content when a user is in proximity to the local content emitters and other users and aligns with the user preferences for content.

16. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the user preferences are stored in the communication device, and the service provider network determines locations of users with similar user preferences in proximity to each other and allows the users to share content.

17. The communication system of claim 13, further comprising a headwear device incorporating at least one speaker that is worn in proximity to a user'"'"'s head.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein defining step includes local conditions selected from one of the group of a time cue, a user'"'"'s geographic location, a user'"'"'s location in relation to other users with similar user preferences, a user'"'"'s explicit command, and a physical sensor on the to determine a physical parameter of the user.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of providing local content emitters and other users, and wherein the downloading step includes remote downloading of content when a user is in proximity to the local content emitters and other users and aligns with the user preferences for content.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the storing step includes storing the user preferences in the communication device, and further comprising the steps of determining locations of users with similar user preferences in proximity to each other, and allowing the users to share content.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising a step of providing a headwear device incorporating at least one speaker that is worn in proximity to a user'"'"'s head.

13. A communication system including a service provider network and a communication device with a user interface and transceiver circuitry, the communication device is operable to download music content from the service provider network, to be provided to the user interface, that is tailored depending on local conditions, the communication system comprising:

local parameters defining the local conditions of a user of the communication device; and

predetermined user preferences defining a music content profile for the user, the user preferences are stored in a memory file on the service provider network and are coder per the local parameters, wherein local parameters that are input will automatically key the user preferences for use as a search engine filter to find music content associated with the local conditions, wherein found music content is automatically downloaded to the communication device to be played back to the user via the user interface.

18. A method for a service provider to automatically download content to a communication device for output to a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:

defining local parameters corresponding to local conditions of a user of the communication device;

storing predetermined user preferences in a memory file wherein the user preferences define a content profile for the user and are keyed to the defined local parameters;

coding local conditions to define local parameters;

inputting local parameters to key the user preferences for use as a search engine filter to find content associated with the local conditions; and

downloading automatically the found content to the communication device to be played back to the user via a user interface.