SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHOWING COVER ART ON A DISPLAY

• US 20130117299A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 05/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Kraatz, Anthony J.
• Application Number:
  US13/433,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20130117299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/62 for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices

Abstract

A graphical display system for an audio system that receives data from a personal electronic device is provided. The personal electronic device is associated with a specific song. The graphical display system includes a display and a control module. The control module is in communication with the display and the personal electronic device. The control module has a control module memory that contains a database. The database includes a plurality of songs and metadata of the plurality of songs that indicates a title, an artist, a specific album, and a cover art that corresponds to each of the plurality of songs. The control module includes control logic for establishing a short range wireless connection between the control module and the personal electronic device. The control module includes control logic for receiving audio data that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection.

Claims

1. A graphical display system for an audio system that receives data from a personal electronic device, the personal electronic device associated with a specific song, the graphical display system comprising:

a display; and

a control module that is in communication with the display and the personal electronic device, the control module having a control module memory that contains a database, the database including a plurality of songs and metadata of the plurality of songs that indicates a title, an artist, a specific album, and a cover art that corresponds to each of the plurality of songs, the control module having;

a control logic for establishing a short range wireless connection between the control module and the personal electronic device;

a control logic for receiving audio data that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection;

a control logic for receiving a specific song title, a specific song artist, and a specific song album that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection;

a control logic for querying the database using the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album sent over the short range wireless connection with the plurality of songs stored in the database;

a control logic for determining if the database includes an identical song that matches the specific song, wherein the title, the artist, and the specific album of the identical song match the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album of the specific song;

a control logic for obtaining the cover art of the identical song from the database; and

a control logic for generating a graphical image data representing the cover art of the identical song that is shown on the display.

2. The graphical display system as recited in claim 1, wherein the control module includes control logic for generating a default graphical image representing a default icon that is shown on the display if the database does not include the identical song that matches the specific song,

3. The graphical display system as recited in claim 2, wherein the control module includes control logic for receiving a specific genre that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection.

4. The graphical display system as recited in claim 3, wherein the default icon is dependent on the specific genre of the specific song.

5. The graphical display system as recited in claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless connection conforms to one of IEEE Standard 802.15 and IEEE Standard 802.11.

6. The graphical display system as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal electronic device is one of a smartphone, portable media player, a portable navigation device, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

7. The graphical display system as recited in claim 1, wherein the control module is a radio control module for a vehicle.

8. A vehicle having a graphical display system, the graphical display system having an audio system that receives data from a personal electronic device, the personal electronic device associated with a specific song, the graphical display system comprising:

a display; and

a control module that is in communication with the display and the personal electronic device, the control module having a control module memory that contains a database, the database including a plurality of songs and metadata of the plurality of songs that indicates a title, an artist, a specific album, and a cover art that corresponds to each of the plurality of songs, the control module having;

a control logic for establishing a short range wireless connection between the control module and the personal electronic device;

a control logic for receiving audio data that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection;

a control logic for receiving a specific song title, a specific song artist, and a specific song album that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection;

a control logic for querying the database using the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album sent over the short range wireless connection with the plurality of songs stored in the database;

a control logic for determining if the database includes an identical song that matches the specific song, wherein the title, the artist, and the specific album of the identical song match the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album of the specific song;

a control logic for obtaining the cover art of the identical song from the database; and

a control logic for generating a graphical image data representing the cover art of the identical song that is shown on the display.

9. The vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein the control module includes control logic for generating a default graphical image representing a default icon that is shown on the display if the database does not include the identical song that matches the specific song.

10. The vehicle as recited in claim 9, wherein the control module includes control logic for receiving a specific genre that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection.

11. The vehicle as recited in claim 10, wherein the default icon is dependent on the specific genre of the specific song.

12. The vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein the short-range wireless connection conforms to one of IEEE Standard 802.15 and IEEE Standard 802.11.

13. The vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein the personal electronic device is one of a smartphone, portable media player, a portable navigation device, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

14. The vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein the control module is a radio control module.

15. A method of showing images on a display, comprising:

providing a personal electronic device associated with a specific song;

providing a control module that is in communication with the display and the personal electronic device, the control module having a control module memory that contains a database, the database including a plurality of songs and metadata of the plurality of songs that indicates a title, an artist, a specific album, and a cover art that corresponds to each of the plurality of songs;

establishing a short range wireless connection between the control module and the personal electronic device;

receiving audio data that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection by the control module;

receiving a specific song title, a specific song artist, and a specific song album that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection;

querying the database using the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album sent over the short range wireless connection with the plurality of songs stored in the database;

determining if the database includes an identical song that matches the specific song, wherein the title, the artist, and the specific album of the identical song match the specific song title, the specific song artist, and the specific song album of the specific song;

obtaining the cover art of the identical song from the database; and

generating a graphical image data representing the cover art of the identical song that is shown on the display.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, comprising generating a default graphical image representing a default icon that is shown on the display if the database does not include the identical song that matches the specific song,

17. The method as recited in claim 16, comprising receiving a specific genre that is associated with the specific song through the short range wireless connection by the control module.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the default icon is dependent on the specific genre of the specific song.

19. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the short-range wireless connection conforms to one of IEEE Standard 802.15 and IEEE Standard 802.11.

20. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the personal electronic device is one of a smartphone, portable media player, a portable navigation device, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.