PERSONAL MEDIA STREAMING APPLIANCE ECOSYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for providing media content from a media delivery system to a personal media streaming appliance (PMSA) for playback in a vehicle, the media delivery system having a media server application configured to stream stored media content to the PMSA, the method comprising:
- receiving a preset signal from a preset signal source of the PMSA, wherein the PMSA is associated with a user account and constructed for installation and use in the vehicle;
providing at least a portion of first content of the stored media content associated with the user account to the PMSA responsive to receiving the preset signal;
receiving, while the PMSA is in an inactive state, a preset adjustment for the PMSA from a media playback application operating on a mobile device;
responsive to the PMSA entering an active state, providing an updated setting to the PMSA based on the preset adjustment;
receiving a second preset signal from the PMSA, wherein the second preset signal is associated with the preset signal source; and
providing at least a portion of second content of the stored media content associated with the user account responsive to receiving the second preset signal to the PMSA.
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Abstract
A system is provided for streaming media content in a vehicle. The system includes a personal media streaming appliance system configured to connect to a media delivery system and receive media content from the media delivery system at least via a cellular network. The personal media streaming appliance system operates to transmit a media signal representative to the received media content to a vehicle media playback system so that the vehicle media playback system operates to play the media content in the vehicle. The personal media streaming appliance system can be part of an ecosystem, in which one or more settings of the appliance can be remotely configured using another computing device in the ecosystem.
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1. A method for providing media content from a media delivery system to a personal media streaming appliance (PMSA) for playback in a vehicle, the media delivery system having a media server application configured to stream stored media content to the PMSA, the method comprising:
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receiving a preset signal from a preset signal source of the PMSA, wherein the PMSA is associated with a user account and constructed for installation and use in the vehicle; providing at least a portion of first content of the stored media content associated with the user account to the PMSA responsive to receiving the preset signal; receiving, while the PMSA is in an inactive state, a preset adjustment for the PMSA from a media playback application operating on a mobile device; responsive to the PMSA entering an active state, providing an updated setting to the PMSA based on the preset adjustment; receiving a second preset signal from the PMSA, wherein the second preset signal is associated with the preset signal source; and providing at least a portion of second content of the stored media content associated with the user account responsive to receiving the second preset signal to the PMSA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing media content in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a media delivery system comprising; a media data store storing media content; a media server application configured to stream media content from the media data store to a client device; and a personal media streaming appliance (PMSA) configured for installation and use in the vehicle, and associated with a user account; and a media playback application operating on a mobile device and associated with the user account, wherein the media delivery system is configured to; obtain, while the PMSA is in an inactive state, a playback configuration adjustment from the media playback application; and responsive to the PMSA entering an active state, provide an updated setting to the PMSA based on the playback configuration adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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