Remote Customizable Vehicle Entertainment System With Multi-Source Presets

• US 20090176469A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Ciatti, Anthony, Nagara, Wes Albert, Wingrove, T. C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/186.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving

Abstract

A vehicle entertainment system capable of being remotely customized from a remote secondary device. The system includes a controller disposed within the system that is capable of receiving user input through an internet connection. A display is in communication with the controller and capable of implementing the received user input to customize the system.

Claims

1. A vehicle entertainment system capable of being remotely customized from a remote secondary device, said system comprising:

a controller disposed within said system capable of receiving user input through an internet connection and wherein said system is customized by receiving the user input from the secondary device through the internet connection; and

a display in communication with said controller and capable of implementing said received user input.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said display includes a display interface capable of displaying customizable content based on the received user input.

3. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said display interface and the associated content is capable of customization to the at least one of theme, font, color, shape, size, layout, applications, graphics, and presets.

4. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said display includes at least one single-action preset button being customizable that in response to only a single-action instructs said controller to select a specific input source from a plurality of input sources having at least one selection and to select a specific selection of said at least one selection of each said input source.

5. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein said input sources include at least one of an AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, web browser, mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers, microblog, and video interface.

6. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein said single-action button is a hard key button disposed on display adjacent the display interface.

7. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein said single-action button is a soft-touch button displayed on said display interface.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said soft-touch button is in a first location on said display interface and wherein said soft-touch button is capable of being dragged and dropped to a new location.

9. The system as set forth in claim 1 further including a secondary device remote of said controller and capable of receiving the user input from a user to be transferred to the controller.

10. A vehicle entertainment system capable of being remotely customized, said system comprising:

a controller capable of receiving user input;

an internet connection capable of transmitting the user input to said controller to allow for the remote customization of said system; and

a display in communication with said controller and capable of implementing said received user input, and wherein said display includes a display interface capable of customization based on the received user input.

11. The system as set forth in claim 10 wherein said display interface is capable of remote customization to the at least one of theme, font, color, shape, size, layout, application, graphics, and presets.

12. The system as set forth in claim 10 further including a secondary device remote of said controller and capable of obtaining the user input from a user to be transmitted to said controller.

13. The system as set forth in claim 10 wherein said internet connection is one of a wired, wireless, network or ethernet connection.

14. The system as set forth in claim 10 wherein said display interface includes at least one single-action preset button being customizable that in response to only a single-action instructs said controller to select a specific input source from a plurality of input sources having at least one selection and to select a specific selection of said at least one selection of each said input source.

15. The system as set forth in claim 14 including at least one output interface providing an output of the specific input source and the specific selection in response to said single-action.

16. The system as set forth in claim 14 wherein said single-action button is a soft-touch button displayed on said display interface.

17. The system as set forth in claim 14 wherein said specific selection is an instruction to customize at least one of theme, font, color, shape, size, layout, application, graphics, and preset.

18. The system as set forth in claim 14 wherein said input sources include at least one of an AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, web browser mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers, microblog interface, and video interface.

19. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is said mobile phone interface and said specific selection is an instruction to the mobile phone to dial a particular phone number.

20. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is said music player and said specific selection is an instruction to provide audio output from one of an album, an artist or a playlist on said music player.

21. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is said CD changer and said specific selection is a specific CD location within said CD changer.

22. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is said navigation interface and said specific selection is an instruction to the navigation system to provide directions to a specific destination.

23. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is at least one of said web browser, mass storage device, computer interface, and video interface, and wherein said specific selection is an instruction to customize at least one of theme, font, color, shape, size, layout, application, graphics, and presets.

24. The system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said input source is said microblog interface and said specific selection is an instruction to provide a blog entry to a microblog.

25. The system as set forth in claim 24 wherein said blog entry is limited to 200 characters.

26. A method of remotely customizing a vehicle entertainment system having a controller capable of receiving user input and a display including a display interface capable of implementing the user input, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving user input through an internet connection by the controller within the vehicle entertainment system; and

implementing the user input on the display in communication with the controller.

27. The method as set forth in claim 26 further including the step of entering the user input into a secondary device to be transmitted to the controller to remotely customize the vehicle entertainment system.

28. The method as set forth in claim 26 further including the step of entering new user input into the secondary device to be transmitted to the controller to replace the previous user data.

29. The method as set forth in claim 26 wherein said user input is capable of customization to the at least one of theme, font, color, shape, size, layout, application, graphics, and presets.

30. The method as set forth in claim 26 further including a step of selecting at least one selection within a selected input source within the vehicle entertainment system.

31. The method as set forth in claim 30 wherein the selecting at least one selection step is further defined as:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button;

performing a specific action relating to the selected input source.

32. The method as set forth in claim 31 wherein said input source include at least one of an AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, web browser, mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers, microblog, and video interface.