SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO VEHICLES IN EXCHANGE FOR VEHICLE INFORMATION

• US 20160171800A1
• Filed: 02/22/2016
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Ayoub, Ramy P., D'Avello, Robert F., Giunta, Gus S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096872 where instructions are given per voice
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096877 where the input to the navigation device is provided by a suitable I/O arrangement details of I/O arrangements for onboard navigation computers G01C21/36; I/O arrangements for general purpose computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0025 in a remote control unit remote control tuning in general H03J9/00

Abstract

A system and method for providing content from a source to a vehicle is disclosed. The content is restricted by associating the content with at least one requirement for vehicle information from a vehicle to which the content is provided. When restricted content is requested, a vehicle system obtains vehicle related information from the vehicle. The vehicle information is transferred to the vehicle system from the source, and the restricted content is transferred from the source to the vehicle system. The vehicle system, the source, or both determine whether the vehicle information meets the at least one requirement restricting the content. As long as the requirement for vehicle information is met, processing of the restricted content is allowed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing content to users of an automotive environment, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors in a vehicle via a long-range communication link, content for presentation in the vehicle, including an indication of conditions for presenting the content in the vehicle;

determining, by the one or more processors, a current operating condition of the vehicle; and

determining, by the one or more processors, at least one of;

a timing or a manner in which the content is presented based on the indicated conditions and the current operating condition of the vehicle.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the received content is compatible with a communication interface of the vehicle.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is not presented until the indicated conditions are met.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is only partially presented until all of the indicated conditions are met.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the current operating condition of the vehicle is based on diagnostic information of the vehicle.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the indicated conditions can include one or more of:

a current speed, an engine status, a current location, a number of passengers in the vehicle, or vehicle fuel consumption.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, by the one or more processors via a user interface communicatively coupled to the vehicle, the content according to the determined timing or manner.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, by the one or more processors via an audio system communicatively coupled to the vehicle, the content according to the determined timing or manner.

9. A vehicle system, comprising:

one or more communication interfaces;

one or more processors in a vehicle communicatively coupled to the one or more communication interfaces;

a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the vehicle system to;

receive, via the one or more communication interfaces, content for presentation in the vehicle, including an indication of conditions for presenting the content in the vehicle;

determine a current operating condition of the vehicle; and

determine at least one of;

a timing or a manner in which the content is presented based on the indicated conditions and the current operating condition of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the received content is compatible with the one or more communication interfaces.

11. The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the content is not presented until the indicated conditions are met.

12. The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the content is only partially presented until all of the indicated conditions are met.

13. The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the current operating condition of the vehicle is based on diagnostic information of the vehicle.

14. The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the indicated conditions can include one or more of:

a current speed, an engine status, a current location, a number of passengers in the vehicle, or vehicle fuel consumption.

15. The vehicle system of claim 9, further including a user interface, wherein the instructions cause the vehicle system to:

present, via the user interface, the content according to the determined timing or manner.

16. The vehicle system of claim 9, further including an audio system, wherein the instructions cause the vehicle system to:

present, via audio system, the content according to the determined timing or manner.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to one or more processors in a vehicle and storing thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via a long-range communication link, content for presentation in a vehicle, including an indication of conditions for presenting the content in the vehicle;

determine a current operating condition of the vehicle; and

determine at least one of;

a timing or a manner in which the content is presented based on the indicated conditions and the current operating condition of the vehicle.

18. The computer-readable memory of claim 17, wherein the content is not presented until the indicated conditions are met.

19. The computer-readable memory of claim 17, wherein the content is only partially presented until all of the indicated conditions are met.

20. The computer-readable memory of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to present, via a user interface communicatively coupled to the vehicle, the content according to the determined timing or manner.