Telematics application for implementation in conjunction with a satellite broadcast delivery system

• US 7,224,935 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Chrysochoos, Michael, King, Jack Harold, Fedak, Taras O., Bator, Philip Mark, Zerod, Richard, Messina, Andrew Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): Orgad; Edan
• Application Number:
  US09/727,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20020065037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,372 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.02, 455/3.04, 455/3.06, 455/12.1, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/574.1, 701/1, 701/13, 701/24, 701/25, 701/26, 701/28, 701/36, 701/44, 701/45, 701/120, 701/200, 701/201
• US Class Current: 455/3.02
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/1858 Arrangements for data transmission on the physical system, i.e. for data bit transmission between network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/38 Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/55 for traffic information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/70 characterised in that receivers can be addressed
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/13 Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00

Abstract

A method of showing approval or disapproval of an item overheard on an audio system. The method includes sending an item via radio waves to an audio system, listening to the item on the audio system and activating a button to indicate approval or disapproval of the item.

Claims

1. A two-way satellite digital audio radio system comprising:

a ground station;

an information source means for providing information connected to said ground station;

a satellite in communication with said ground station;

a vehicle comprising a telematics interface means for providing telematics applications;

a satellite-air interface means for providing communication between said satellite and said telematics interface means;

wherein said telematics interface means comprises a back-channel that is in communication with said information source independently of said satellite.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said telematics interface means further comprises:

an antenna that receives signals from said satellite air interface; and

a receiver means for receiving signals from said antenna.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said telematics interface means comprises a global positioning system for determining the location of said vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transformation system to support varying hardware platforms.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second interface means for allowing communication between said back channel and said information source.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said telematics interface means further comprises a receiver device partitioning means that is connected with said receiver and for receiving digital data from said receiver and extracting telematics-specific data from said digital data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said telematics interface means comprises a button that when depressed allows the purchase of an item.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said telematics interface means comprises a button that when depressed indicates a like or dislike of an item.

9. A two-way satellite digital audio radio system comprising:

a ground station;

an information source connected to said ground station;

a satellite in communication with said ground station;

a vehicle comprising a telematics interface device;

a satellite-air interface that provides communication between said satellite and said telematics device;

a transformation system to support varying hardware platforms; and

wherein said telematics interface device comprises;

a back-channel that is in communication with said information source independently of said satellite;

an antenna that receives signals from said satellite air interface;

a receiver that receives signals from said antenna;

a receiver device partitioning system that is connected with said receiver and receives digital data from said receiver and extracts telematics-specific data from said digital data, wherein said receiver device partitioning system comprises;

a data channel decoder that conducts channel decoding of said digital data; and

a data service decoder that converts said digital data to a format that is functionally usable for said telematics interface device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said information source comprises a web site.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said information source comprises a profile database.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said information source comprises recorded music.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein said telematics interface device comprises a button that when depressed indicates a like or dislike of an item.

14. A two-way satellite digital audio radio system comprising:

a ground station;

an information source connected to said ground station;

a satellite in communication with said ground station;

a vehicle comprising a telematics interface device;

a satellite-air interface that provides communication between said satellite and said telematics device;

wherein said telematics interface device comprises;

a back-channel that is in communication with said information source independently of said satellite;

an antenna that receives signals from said satellite air interface;

a receiver that receives signals from said antenna;

a receiver device partitioning system that is connected with said receiver and receives digital data from said receiver and extracts telematics-specific data from said digital data, wherein said receiver device partitioning system comprises;

a data channel decoder that conducts channel decoding of said digital data; and

a data service decoder that converts said decoded digital data to a format that is functionally usable for said telematics interface device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said information source comprises a web site.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein said information source comprises a profile database.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said information source comprises recorded music.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said telematics interface device comprises a button that when depressed indicates a like or dislike of an item.