Context-aware systems and methods, location-aware systems and methods, context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same, and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same
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1. A location-aware system comprising:
- a radio having radio station buttons for selecting a radio station;
a computer operably associated with the radio and configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the computer comprising one or more processors and computer-readable media associated with the one or more processors;
one or more applications resident on the computer-readable media and configured to be executed on the one or more processors, one application being configured to map individual radio stations to specific radio station buttons;
one or more location providers operably associated with the computer and configured to provide location information for use in determining a vehicle location;
a location service module configured to receive location information from the one or more location providers and determine a vehicle location; and
a behavior engine operably associated with the computer and configured to, responsive to a vehicle location that is determined by the location service module, cause said one application to map radio stations that are associated with a determined location to individual radio station buttons.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a context or location service module, implemented in software, determines a vehicle context or a vehicle location based upon information that it receives from various context providers or location providers respectively. Software executing on a vehicle'"'"'s computer can then cause one or more applications that are associated with a vehicle computer to be modified in a manner that changes their behavior.
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1. A location-aware system comprising:
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a radio having radio station buttons for selecting a radio station;
a computer operably associated with the radio and configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the computer comprising one or more processors and computer-readable media associated with the one or more processors;
one or more applications resident on the computer-readable media and configured to be executed on the one or more processors, one application being configured to map individual radio stations to specific radio station buttons;
one or more location providers operably associated with the computer and configured to provide location information for use in determining a vehicle location;
a location service module configured to receive location information from the one or more location providers and determine a vehicle location; and
a behavior engine operably associated with the computer and configured to, responsive to a vehicle location that is determined by the location service module, cause said one application to map radio stations that are associated with a determined location to individual radio station buttons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A location-aware vehicle comprising:
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a radio having radio station buttons for selecting a radio station;
means for determining a location of a vehicle;
means for ascertaining radio stations that are associated with a determined location; and
means for automatically mapping the ascertained radio stations to the radio station buttons. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:
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determining a location of a vehicle using a computer that is mounted in the vehicle;
for a given location, automatically mapping, using the computer, radio station that are associated with the determined location to radio station buttons on the radio. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:
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determining a location of a vehicle using a computer that is mounted in the vehicle;
for a given location, automatically mapping, using the computer, radio stations associated with user-specified radio station types associated with the determined location to radio station buttons on the radio. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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