Method and apparatus for remotely configuring a wireless communication device

• US 6,728,531 B1
• Filed: 09/20/2000
• Issued: 04/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hede, William S., Bhaskaran, Parvathy, Lee, Jeffrey S., Smith, Merlin, Geranen, Scott, Gratch, Brian S., Knappenberger, David T.
• Primary Examiner(s): APPIAH, CHARLES NANA
• Application Number:
  US09/665,726
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/151.1, 455/160.1, 455/161.1, 455/161.2, 455/161.3, 455/179.1, 455/185.1, 455/186.1, 455/3.04, 455/3.05, 455/3.06, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 379/101.01, 709/217, 709/228, 709/229, 725/86
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/00 Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/16 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/20 digital audio broadcasting [DAB]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/30 characterised by the use of a return channel, e.g. for collecting users' opinions, for returning broadcast space/time information or for requesting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

An internet radio for portable applications and uses such as in an automobile enables remotely configuring a wireless communication device comprising the steps of remotely configuring a format for providing content on said wireless communication device for a first user; remotely configuring a second format for providing content on said wireless communication device for a second user; receiving configuration data representing said format for said first user and said format for said second user from a remote network; and providing selected content from content downloaded from said network. Customized information is also communicated to the radio such as stock quotes, travel information, advertising, and e-mail. Onboard global positioning allows for channel updating by location, traffic information, geographic advertising and available similar content.

Claims

1. A method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device comprising the steps of:

recording content on a remote wireless network;

remotely configuring a first format for providing content on said wireless communication device for a first user;

remotely configuring a second format for providing content on said wireless communication device for a second user;

receiving configuration data representing said first format for said first user and said second format for said second user from a remote wireless network;

providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user; and

providing selected content from content downloaded from said remote wireless network, wherein the selected content is formed by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network.

2. The method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said step of providing includes displaying a service application on the second menu that is available for download to the wireless communication device, wherein the service application will modify the format configuration for a particular user.

3. The method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said step of providing comprises providing events on a hierarchical menu based on a prestored profile for a particular user.

4. A method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device comprising the steps of:

recording content on a remote wireless network;

remotely content a plurality of formats for providing content on said wireless communication device for a corresponding plurality of users;

remotely selecting said plurality of formats for displaying content on said wireless communication device;

receiving configuration data representing said plurality of formats from a remote wireless network and an internet gateway;

providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user;

selecting content from a displayed format of said plurality of formats by a corresponding user;

displaying the selected content, wherein the selected content is formatted by the format

associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network; and

locally transferring data between said wireless communication device and another wireless communication device.

5. The method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device of claim 4 wherein said step of displaying content on a wireless communication device displaying a service application on the second menu that is available for download to the wireless communication device, wherein the service application will modify the format configuration for a particular user.

6. The method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device of claim 4 wherein the stop of displaying include displaying events on a hierarchical menu based on a prestored profile stored on the remote network for a particular user.

7. A remotely configurable wireless communication device comprising:

a receiver for receiving configuration data and recording content from a remote wireless network for providing content according to a plurality of predetermined formats for a corresponding plurality of users based upon said configuration data on said wireless communication device;

a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of a format by a user of said plurality of corresponding predetermined formats; and

a means for providing said content selected from said format to a user.

8. The remotely configurable wireless communication device of claim 7 wherein said user interface can display a service application on the second menu that is available for download to the wireless communication device, wherein the service application will modify the format configuration for a particular user.

9. The remotely configurable wireless communication device of claim 7 wherein the user interface can display events on a hierarchical menu based on a prestored profile for a particular user.

10. A system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle comprising:

a remote wireless network for transferring data and recording content;

at least one remote device coupled to said network for configuring a plurality of formats for displaying content on a display for a corresponding plurality of users;

a receiver for receiving configuration data from the remote wireless network representative of said plurality of formats for displaying content on said wireless communication device;

a display for displaying content; and

a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that display live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of content by a user based upon a selected corresponding format of such plurality of formats.

11. The system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle of claim 10 wherein said user interface can display a service application on the second menu that is available for download to the wireless communication device, wherein the service application will modify the format confutation for a particular user.

12. The system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle of claim 10 wherein the user interface can display events on a hierarchical menu based on a prestored profile for a particular user.

13. A system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle comprising:

a remote wireless network for transferring data by way of an internet gateway and recording content;

at least one remote device coupled to said network for configuring a plurality of formats for displaying content on a display for a corresponding plurality of users;

a receiver for receiving configuration data from the remote wireless network representative of said plurality of formats from said network for displaying content on said wireless communication device;

a display for displaying content selected from a format of said plurality of formats;

a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of content by a user based upon said corresponding format; and

an interface for locally transferring data between said wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device.