Method For Selecting Audio Content To Be Played In A Vehicle

• US 20080221753A1
• Filed: 01/04/2006
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Lanfermann, Gerd, Kellner, Andreas
• Application Number:
  US11/813,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20080221753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0008 using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor digital tuning in general H03J5/0245

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for dynamically selecting audio content items to be played in a vehicle based on driving parameters derived from the driving of the vehicle. Thereby, the selection of the audio content can be modified to the various driving conditions of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically selecting audio content items to be played in a vehicle (101, 301) based on at least one driving parameter derived from the driving of said vehicle (101, 301), comprising:

detecting said at least one driving parameter, and

using said at least one driving parameter for selecting said audio content.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one driving parameter comprises at least one parameter of the group consisting of:

a speed parameter giving the traveling speed of said vehicle (101, 301),

a frequency parameter giving the frequency of braking/accelerating of said vehicle (101, 301), and

a driving route parameter giving the drivers familiarity of the driving route.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one driving parameter comprises a time parameter giving the estimated remaining travel time of the driving of said vehicle (101, 301).

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one driving parameter comprises a location parameter giving the location of said vehicle (101, 301).

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one driving parameter comprises a habit parameter reflecting the habit behavior performed by the driver/rider of said vehicle (101, 301).

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said audio content items are comprised in a personalized audio program.

7. A computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions for causing a processing unit to execute a method according to claim 1.

8. An audio selection system (100, 200) for dynamically selecting audio content items to be played in a vehicle (101, 301) based on at least one driving parameter derived from the driving of said vehicle (101, 301), comprising:

at least one sensor (102) associated to said vehicle (101, 301) for detecting said at least one driving parameter, and

a processor (103) for using said at least one driving parameter for selecting said audio content.

9. An audio selection system according to claim 8, wherein said at least one sensor (102) comprises sensors integrated into said vehicles navigation system.