Method and system for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics

• US 20060062202A1
• Filed: 09/22/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Oesterling, Christopher L., Economos, George A., Schaefer, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US10/946,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20060062202A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/091 Measuring contribution of individual network components to actual service level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics comprising determining subscriber preference input at a call center, determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input, and sending at least one IP address from the call center to a telematics unit.

Claims

1. A method for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics, the method comprising:

determining subscriber preference input at a call center;

determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input; and

sending at least one IP address from the call center to a telematics unit.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining subscriber preference input at a call center comprises:

receiving a telematics service request at the call center; and

requesting the subscriber preference input in response to the received telematics service request.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein determining an IP address for at least one streaming audio source comprises:

selecting at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input;

associating each streaming audio source with a corresponding IP address;

adding the streaming audio source with the corresponding IP address to a subscriber audio package; and

supplying subscriber interface data along with the subscriber audio package to the telematics unit.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

transmitting the subscriber audio package from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

transmitting a subscriber selected audio from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating a broadcaster ID with each IP address contained in the subscriber audio package.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

initiating a data connection from the telematics unit to the call center using the received IP address from the subscriber audio package;

receiving packet data comprising the selected streaming audio content at the telematics unit through the call center;

translating the packet data to audio data;

placing the audio data on an audio bus; and

receiving the audio data at a selected output.

8. A system for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics, the system comprising:

means for determining subscriber preference input at a call center;

means for determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input; and

means for sending at least one IP address from the call center to a telematics unit.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein determining subscriber preference input at a call center comprises:

means for receiving a telematics service request at the call center; and

means for requesting the subscriber preference input in response to the received telematics service request.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein determining an IP address for at least one streaming audio source comprises:

means for selecting at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input;

means for associating each streaming audio source with a corresponding IP address;

means for adding the streaming audio source with the corresponding IP address to a subscriber audio package; and

means for supplying subscriber interface data along with the subscriber audio package.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

means for establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

means for transmitting the subscriber audio package from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

means for establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

means for transmitting a subscriber selected audio from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

13. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

means for initiating a data connection from the telematics unit to the call center using the received IP address from the subscriber audio package;

means for receiving packet data comprising the selected streaming audio content at the telematics unit through the call center;

means for translating the packet data to audio data;

means for placing the audio data on an audio bus; and

means for receiving the audio data at a selected output.

14. A computer readable medium storing a computer program including computer program code for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics, the computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for determining subscriber preference input at a call center;

computer program code for determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input; and

computer program code for sending at least one IP address from the call center to a telematics unit.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein determining subscriber preference input at a call center comprises:

computer program code for receiving a telematics service request at the call center; and

computer program code for requesting the subscriber preference input in response to the received telematics service request.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein determining an IP address for at least one streaming audio source comprises:

computer program code for selecting at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input;

computer program code for associating each streaming audio source with a corresponding IP address;

computer program code for adding the streaming audio source with the corresponding IP address to a subscriber audio package; and

computer program code for supplying subscriber interface data along with the subscriber audio package.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

computer program code for establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

computer program code for transmitting the subscriber audio package from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein sending at least one IP address from the call center to the telematics unit comprises:

computer program code for establishing a data connection between the call center and the telematics unit; and

computer program code for transmitting a subscriber selected audio from the call center to the telematics unit using the data connection.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 14 further comprising:

computer program code for associating a broadcaster ID with each IP address contained in the subscriber audio package.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 14 further comprising:

computer program code for initiating a data connection from the telematics unit to the call center using the received IP address from the subscriber audio package;

computer program code for receiving packet data comprising the selected streaming audio content at the telematics unit through the call center;

computer program code for translating the packet data to audio data;

computer program code for placing the audio data on an audio bus; and

computer program code for receiving the audio data at a selected output.