METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PLACE SHIFTING CONTENT TO A VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for transferring content between a base station and a vehicle entertainment system, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user, at a vehicle entertainment system, requesting presentation of content, from at least one content source, located remotely with respect to the vehicle entertainment system;
transmitting the request to a base station, the request including authentication information of the user for the base station;
receiving the content, at the base station, from the at least one content source, responsive to the base station receiving the request from the vehicle entertainment system;
transmitting the content wirelessly, from the base station, to the vehicle entertainment system; and
presenting the content to the user through the vehicle entertainment system.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for transferring content from a home entertainment system to a vehicle entertainment system through a wireless connection. A user requests to experience content, through a vehicle entertainment system that is stored or otherwise made available through a content source that is located remotely with respect to the vehicle entertainment system. The vehicle entertainment system transmits a request to a base station communicatively coupled to the content source and the base station responsively retrieves the content from the content source and transmits the content over a wireless connection to the vehicle entertainment system.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for transferring content between a base station and a vehicle entertainment system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user, at a vehicle entertainment system, requesting presentation of content, from at least one content source, located remotely with respect to the vehicle entertainment system; transmitting the request to a base station, the request including authentication information of the user for the base station; receiving the content, at the base station, from the at least one content source, responsive to the base station receiving the request from the vehicle entertainment system; transmitting the content wirelessly, from the base station, to the vehicle entertainment system; and presenting the content to the user through the vehicle entertainment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle entertainment system comprising:
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an interface module that receives a request from a user requesting presentation of content from at least one content source located remotely with respect to the vehicle entertainment system, the at least one content source communicatively coupled to a base station; a storage medium that stores authentication information of the user for the base station; a wireless module communicatively coupled to the storage medium that transmits the request to the base station, the wireless module automatically including the authentication information of the user with the request, the wireless module further operable to receive the content from the base station; and a presentation device communicatively coupled to the wireless module that presents the content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a base station communicatively coupled to at least one content source; a vehicle entertainment system that receives a request from a user for presentation of content from the at least one content source that is located remotely with respect to the vehicle entertainment system, the vehicle entertainment system further operating to transmit the request to the vehicle entertainment system, the request including authentication information of the user for the base station; wherein the base station is operable to; receive the request from the vehicle entertainment system; authenticate the user based on the authentication information; transmit a command to control the output of the content by the at least one content source; receive the outputted content from the at least one content source; and transmit the content to the vehicle entertainment system; wherein the vehicle entertainment system receives the content from the base station and presents the content to a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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