INTEGRATING AUDIO CONTENT WITH ADDITIONAL DIGITAL CONTENT

• US 20160380713A1
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Whikehart, J. William, Mere, Shadi, Wingrove, Theodore Charles
• Granted Patent: US 10,536,232 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/24 Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/64 for providing detail information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/88 which are wireless networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for integrating audio content presented via an audio playback device with additional digital content are provided herein. The system includes a content retriever configured to retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station, and retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being associated with an audio program; and being configured to output the additional digital content. Further included herein is a method for delaying a delivery of additional audio content.

Claims

1. A system for integrating audio content presented via an audio playback device with additional digital content, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the integration of the audio content;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a content retriever configured to retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station, and retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being associated with an audio program; and

a display driver configured to communicate the additional digital content to an human-machine interface (HMI) display along with the presentation of the audio content.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a mode receiver configured to receive a notification of a mode of the audio playback device, wherein in response to the mode being a reception of the terrestrial radio station, the content retriever retrieves the additional digital content.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a display selector configured to allow a user to decide whether the additional digital content is displayed.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional digital content is defined by a graphical user interface that in response to being accessed, delivers content from a third-party source.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the display driver is configured to delay the delivery of the additional digital content until a predefined event has occurred.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the predefined event is a signal associated with parking.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional digital content is non-audio content and served simultaneously from the Internet streaming channel with digital audio content.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional digital content includes time data, the time data indicating a specific point at the audio content to be displayed.

18. The system according to claim 2, wherein the mode switches to the reception of the terrestrial radio station and a presentation of the additional digital content in response to the Internet streaming channel being unavailable.

9. A method for delaying a delivery of additional audio content, comprising:

receiving audio content from a first terrestrial sourced radio station, the first terrestrial sourced radio station associated with an Internet streaming channel;

receiving an indication to switch from the first terrestrial sourced radio station to another media;

after performing the switch, recording audio content from the first terrestrial sourced radio station; and

recording a record of additional digital content associated with audio content from the Internet streaming channel; and

providing a playback option, in which the recorded audio content from the first terrestrial sourced radio station is presented along with the recorded additional digital content.

19. The method according to claim 9, further comprising switching to a reception of the terrestrial radio station and a presentation of the additional digital content in response to the Internet streaming channel being unavailable.

10. A system for integrating audio content presented via an audio playback device with additional digital content, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the integration of the audio content;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a content retriever configured to retrieve the audio content from a terrestrial radio station, and retrieve the additional digital content from an Internet streaming channel, the terrestrial radio station and the Internet streaming channel being registered as providing a matching audio program; and

an augmented content driver configured to communicate the additional digital content to an output device.

11. The system according to claim 10, further comprising a mode receiver configured to receive a notification of a mode of the audio playback device, wherein in response to the mode being a reception of the terrestrial radio station, the content retriever retrieves the additional digital content.

12. The system according to claim 10, further comprising a display selector configured to allow a user to decide whether the additional digital content is outputted.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the additional digital content is defined by a graphical user interface that in response to being accessed, delivers content from a third-party source.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the augmented content driver is configured to delay the delivery of the additional digital content until a predefined event has occurred.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the predefined event is a signal associated with parking.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein the additional digital content includes time data, the time data indicating a specific point at the audio content to be displayed.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the received audio content includes information associated with matching the terrestrial broadcast station with the Internet streaming channel.