Selectively enabling communications at a user interface using a profile
First Claim
1. A communication network accessible by a first user using a first user interface, comprising:
- a remote server in wireless communication with a first user interface for processing a plurality of a communication channels to allow a first user at the first user interface to communicate with other users without relevance of the location of the first user or the other users; and
wherein the server presents to the first user interface a subset of the plurality of channels to the first user for selection by the first user on the basis of a user profile created by the first user, wherein the user profile is indicative of the first user'"'"'s communication preferences.
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Abstract
A system and method for selectively enabling communications at a user interface using a user profile. The system and methods have particular utility to communication user interfaces in vehicles but may be used with other wireless user interfaces as well. In one embodiment, a user uses his user interface to define a user profile indicative of the types of communication channels he wishes to receive. This user profile is transmitted to a communications server and is used to filter all potential channels so that the user only has access to those channels potentially of interest. User preferences specified in the user profile may be, for example, topical, commercial, weather, traffic, or emergency in nature, and can be stored for future reference. The user may also prioritize preferred or received channels so that they are given precedence at his user interface. In this regard, activation of priority channels may present the user a notification informing the user of the priority channel and allowing him to join, or the priority channel may be automatically activated at the user interface without further user involvement. In an additional embodiment, the user profile may constitute or be supplemented by data indicative of the user interface in question. For example, a VIN number associated with a vehicular user interface can be used to filter for channels having pertinence to the vehicle in question.
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1. A communication network accessible by a first user using a first user interface, comprising:
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a remote server in wireless communication with a first user interface for processing a plurality of a communication channels to allow a first user at the first user interface to communicate with other users without relevance of the location of the first user or the other users; and
wherein the server presents to the first user interface a subset of the plurality of channels to the first user for selection by the first user on the basis of a user profile created by the first user, wherein the user profile is indicative of the first user'"'"'s communication preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing a plurality of communication channels accessible by a first user at a first user interface, comprising:
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presenting a plurality of channels from a server, wherein the channels carry two-way communication to permit a conversation between the first user and other users;
filtering the plurality of channels to selectively present at the first user interface a subset of the plurality of channels using a user profile created by the first user and without relevance of the location of the first user or other users wherein the user profile is indicative of the first user'"'"'s communication preferences. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of defining a group in a communication network accessible by a plurality of users each using user interfaces, comprising:
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allowing a first user to define a first group at his first user interface on the basis of at least one user preference;
without regard to the location of either the first user or the other users, allowing other users to use their user interfaces to join the group upon selection of the first group from a plurality of other groups and after reviewing the user preference; and
permitting users that have joined the first group to talk with each other by pushing a button coupled to their user interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for processing a plurality of communication channels accessible by a first user at a first user interface, comprising in no particular order:
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presenting a plurality of communication channels from a server;
filtering the plurality of channels to selectively present at the first user interface a subset of the plurality of channels in accordance with a user profile created by the first user; and
prioritizing the presentation of the channels at the user interface using the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for processing a plurality of communication channels accessible by a first user at a first user interface, comprising:
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presenting a plurality of first channels to a server, wherein the plurality of first channels contain two-way communications;
presenting at least one priority channel from the server;
presenting at least one of the plurality of first channels to the first user interface in accordance with a user profile created by the first user; and
preempting the presentation of the at least one of the plurality of first channels at the first user interface by presenting the priority channel to the first user interface. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for processing a plurality of communication channels accessible by a first user at a first user interface, comprising:
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presenting a plurality of channels at a server, wherein the channels contain communications;
presenting from the first user interface to the server data indicative of the first user interface; and
using, at the server, the data indicative of the first user interface to filter the plurality of channels to selectively present to the first user interface a subset of the plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A communication system in a vehicle for establishing a wireless communication channel, the communication system comprising:
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a controller;
a user interface connected to the controller, the user interface having a switch, a microphone, a speaker, and a means for allowing a user in the vehicle to select from a plurality of wireless communication channels; and
a Telematics control unit in wireless communication with a remote server;
wherein the controller is configured to only allow audio from the microphone to be transmitted through the Telematics control unit to the remote server when the user presses the switch and is configured to only allow audio received from the remote server to be heard by the user when the user is not pressing the switch. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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