Playback of downloaded digital audio content on car radios
First Claim
1. A method for playing digital audio content, comprising:
- a) providing a non-volatile memory device for storing the audio content;
b) selectively downloading the digital audio content to said non-volatile memory device;
c) operatively connecting said non-volatile memory device to a car radio mounted in a motor vehicle; and
d) playing said digital audio content on said car radio, while said non-volatile memory device is operatively connected to said car radio, using a playback effecter mounted in said motor vehicle.
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Abstract
Digital audio content is delivered to a non-volatile memory device, operatively connected to a car radio mounted in a motor vehicle, and played back using a playback effecter mounted in the motor vehicle. Exemplary playback effecters include but are not limited to buttons contained within the car radio, rear seat audio controls, voice command recognizers, and playback effecters physically mounted to a steering wheel of the motor vehicle. A car radio capable of generating speech from digital text content is disclosed. According to some embodiments, digital text content is delivered to the non-volatile memory device, and played back using the car radio capable of generating speech from digital text content.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for playing digital audio content, comprising:
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a) providing a non-volatile memory device for storing the audio content;
b) selectively downloading the digital audio content to said non-volatile memory device;
c) operatively connecting said non-volatile memory device to a car radio mounted in a motor vehicle; and
d) playing said digital audio content on said car radio, while said non-volatile memory device is operatively connected to said car radio, using a playback effecter mounted in said motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for playing audio content comprising:
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a) providing a non-volatile memory device for storing digital content;
b) selectively downloading said digital content including digital text content to said non-volatile memory device;
c) operatively connecting said non-volatile memory device to a car radio capable of transforming said digital text content to transformed audio content, said car radio mounted in a motor vehicle; and
d) playing audio content including said transformed audio content on said car radio while said non-volatile memory device is operatively connected to said car radio. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for delivering digital audio content to a non-volatile memory device of a certain storage capacity, the method comprising:
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a) providing a driving route;
b) estimating a driving time along said driving route; and
c) delivering a quantity of digital audio content to the non-volatile memory device in accordance with said driving time and in accordance with the storage capacity of the non-volatile memory device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for listening to digital audio content according to location comprising:
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a) a car radio including a playback effecter; and
b) a onboard navigation device, wherein said playback effecter is operatively connected to said onboard navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
a) a car radio capable of generating speech from digital text content. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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