Entertainment device

• US 20040147241A1
• Filed: 03/30/2004
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Engelsberg, Andreas, Wollborn, Michael, Kussmann, Holger, Bauer, Sven
• Granted Patent: US 7,386,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/345
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/20 digital audio broadcasting [DAB]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/47 for recognising genres
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 for using the result on distributors' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information

Abstract

An entertainment device has a control element with which a user may have equivalent data searched for and then played back by the entertainment device. The data currently being played back are examined for characteristic features, so that the search for equivalent data is then possible using these features. In particular, the actuation of the control element may be used to modify a user profile. In addition, it is possible for the data currently being played back to be stored in the entertainment device when the control element is actuated.

Claims

1. An entertainment device, the entertainment device (1) having a processor (7) for processing data and means (5, 6) for visual and/or acoustic playback of the data,

wherein the entertainment device (1) has a control element (2), actuation of which causes the processor (7) to determine at least one characteristic feature of the data currently being played back.

2. The entertainment device as recited in claim 1,

wherein the processor (7) uses the at least one characteristic feature to modify a user profile.

3. The entertainment device as recited in claim 1 or 2,

wherein the processor (7) uses the at least one characteristic feature to search for additional data which also has the at least one characteristic feature, and the visual and/or acoustic playback means (5, 6) play back the additional data found by the processor (7).

4. The entertainment device as recited in claim 3,

wherein the visual and/or acoustic playback means output the found data as a list.

5. The entertainment device as recited in claim 2,

wherein the visual and/or acoustic playback means output feedback about a modification of the user profile.

6. The entertainment device as recited in one of the preceding claims,

wherein the processor (7) performs the search for data having the at least one characteristic feature, depending on the duration of actuation or the frequency of actuation of the control element (2).

7. The entertainment device as recited in one of the preceding claims,

wherein the entertainment device stores the data currently being played back when the control element is actuated.