Device and method to store product information

• US 20060148400A1
• Filed: 01/04/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Inventors: Farrow, Daniel W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,693,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18513 Transmission in a satellite or space-based system

Abstract

A device and a method are provided for receiving items of product information over a satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) network and locally storing the information therein. A mobile device is provided that comprises a control section and mobile information storage in electrical communication with the control section. The control section is adapted to communicate the items of product information received over the SDAR network to said mobile information storage.

Claims

1. A mobile device for receiving items of product information over a satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) network comprising:

a control section; and

mobile information storage in electrical communication with said control section,

wherein said control section is adapted to communicate said items of product information received over the SDAR network to said mobile information storage.

2. The mobile device as described in claim 1 wherein said control section includes at least one profile to reference at least one operator, said control section adapted to particularize said items of product information in accordance with said at least one profile.

3. The mobile device as Claimed in claim 1 wherein said control section is adapted to particularize said at items of product information according to current availability.

4. The mobile device as described in claim 1 wherein said mobile device further includes an interface having an input section and an output section connected to said control section.

5. The mobile device as described in claim 4 wherein said output section includes a display device adapted to display said items of product information thereon.

6. The mobile device as described in claim 4 wherein said input section is adapted to receive a search query, and wherein said control section queries said mobile information storage to particularize the items of product information in accordance with the search query.

7. The mobile device as described in claim 1 further comprising:

a module adapted to determine the approximate location of said mobile device, said module connected to said control section,

wherein said item of product information is compared to said approximate location and localized by said control section.

8. The mobile device as described in claim 7 wherein said control section is further adapted to determine an approximate distance from said items of said product information.

9. The mobile device as described in claim 8 wherein said mobile device further comprises:

an interface having an output section and an input section connected to said control section wherein said output section is adapted to present directions to at least one of said items in said product information.

10. A method for receiving product information in a satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) network, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile device having a control section and a local information storage;

connecting said mobile device to the SDAR network;

receiving at least one item of product information at said mobile device; and

executing an operation in said control section to store said at least one item of said product information in said local information storage.

11. The method for receiving product information as descried in claim 10, wherein said information is stored and refreshed using the first-in, first-out storage method.

12. The method for receiving product information as described in claim 10, further comprising the step of:

updating said product information.

13. The method for receiving product information as described in claim 10 further comprising the step of:

providing an interface connected to said control section, the interfacing having an input section and an output section, the output section having a display to present a least said items of said product information.

14. The method for receiving product information as described in claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

providing an input device connected to said input section of said interface;

providing a tool to allow an operator to input search terms;

communicating said input search terms into said control section;

querying said at least one item of said product information in said location information storage with said search terms to retrieve queried product information; and

communicating said queried product information to said display of said output section.

15. The method as described in claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

indexing said at least one item of said product information with location identifiers;

providing a module connected to said control section adapted to determine the approximate location of said mobile device; and

communicating said location and said location identifiers to said control section.

16. The method as described in claim 15, further comprising the step of:

filtering said at least one item of said product information to geographically localize said items within a pre-defined area.

17. The method as described in claim 15 further comprising the step of:

determining a distance between at least one of said indexed items and said mobile device.

18. The method as described in claim 15, further comprising the step of:

determining directions to at least one of said at least one items of said product information from said mobile device.

19. The method as described in claim 10, said method further comprising the step of:

filtering said at least one item of said product information to narrow the product information based on current availability.

20. A method for generating advertisements on a mobile device in a channeled satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) network, said methods comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile device having a control section;

providing a local information storage having at least one item of product information, said local information storage connected to said control section;

surveying said mobile device to determine an operator channel preference; and

querying said at least one item to match one of at least one items of product information with said operator channel preference.

21. The method for generating advertisements as described in claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

providing an output section connected to said control section; and

displaying the results of said querying step on said output section in the form of an advertisement.