IN-VEHICLE MOBILE MUSIC PURCHASE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing metadata that identifies a current song playing in a mobile digital radio receiver;
in response to a manual capture input signal, transmitting the captured metadata from the digital radio receiver to a wireless telecommunication device via a wired or short-range wireless connection, wherein the captured metadata is received by the wireless telecommunication device over a first interface of the wireless telecommunication device;
in the wireless telecommunication device, accessing a purchase configuration that stores user preferences for purchasing media, wherein the stored user preferences are preset prior to said capturing of the metadata and identify a particular music vendor; and
in the wireless telecommunication device, generating a purchase request based on said preset preferences and the captured metadata and wirelessly transmitting the generated purchase request to a remote location over a second different interface of the wireless telecommunication device, wherein the purchasing request is configured to automatically purchase the current song identified by the metadata from the particular vendor identified by the present preferences.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improvements in vehicle entertainment systems. A user (vehicle passenger) may wish to buy a song (or other media item) that is currently playing on the vehicle digital radio. In one embodiment, the user may direct a purchase command directly to a music vendor, without going through a central server. In the example of purchasing digital music files, such vendors currently may include iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody and others. The purchase command may be entered at the user'"'"'s mobile phone user interface. In another embodiment, the purchase request may be entered to the vehicle control system without the use of a mobile phone. The requested media item is downloaded to the vehicle and or to a designated alternative destination which may be the user'"'"'s home or office or mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing metadata that identifies a current song playing in a mobile digital radio receiver; in response to a manual capture input signal, transmitting the captured metadata from the digital radio receiver to a wireless telecommunication device via a wired or short-range wireless connection, wherein the captured metadata is received by the wireless telecommunication device over a first interface of the wireless telecommunication device; in the wireless telecommunication device, accessing a purchase configuration that stores user preferences for purchasing media, wherein the stored user preferences are preset prior to said capturing of the metadata and identify a particular music vendor; and in the wireless telecommunication device, generating a purchase request based on said preset preferences and the captured metadata and wirelessly transmitting the generated purchase request to a remote location over a second different interface of the wireless telecommunication device, wherein the purchasing request is configured to automatically purchase the current song identified by the metadata from the particular vendor identified by the present preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle system comprising:
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a digital radio receiver for receiving and playing a current song in a vehicle; a controller in the radio receiver that decodes metadata that identifies the current song; a long-range radio transmitter in the vehicle coupled to the controller in the radio receiver for transmitting the metadata to a remote location; a capture input button or softkey in the radio receiver to trigger the controller to transmit the decoded metadata that identifies the current song via the long-range radio transmitter in the vehicle; and the control configured to access a purchase configuration storing user preferences to generate a purchase request for the current song identified by the metadata, wherein the stored user preferences are preset prior to said triggering using the capture input button or softkey and identify a particular music vendor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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