System and method for transferring information to a motor vehicle
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
- a central unit including a display configured to display information and configured to be visible within a portion of the passenger compartment, an input device, a storage device, and a wireless antenna port configured to communicate with a wireless antenna;
wherein the wireless antenna is configured to communicate with a wireless network that is configured to communicate with an external computer;
wherein the central unit is configured to receive an untagged music file from the wireless antenna port if a first identifier received from the external computer is substantially similar to a second identifier stored on the central unit, wherein the first identifier corresponds to central unit identifying information associated with the central unit, the first identifier including information uniquely associated with the central unit;
wherein the central unit is configured to compare the first identifier with the second identifier stored on the central unit;
wherein the central unit is configured to receive a plurality of music tags from a comprehensive music tagging database linked to the external computer to create a music tagging database on the storage device;
wherein the central unit is configured to store the untagged music file on the storage device; and
wherein the central unit is configured to associate a music tag from the music tagging database on the storage device with the untagged music file.
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Abstract
A system and method for transferring information to a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system and method can send music files from a computer to an on board unit associated with a motor vehicle. The music files can be sent in a variety of different ways, including wirelessly. In some cases, the on board music collection can also be remotely managed from a computer in wireless communication with the on board unit.
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16 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
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a central unit including a display configured to display information and configured to be visible within a portion of the passenger compartment, an input device, a storage device, and a wireless antenna port configured to communicate with a wireless antenna; wherein the wireless antenna is configured to communicate with a wireless network that is configured to communicate with an external computer; wherein the central unit is configured to receive an untagged music file from the wireless antenna port if a first identifier received from the external computer is substantially similar to a second identifier stored on the central unit, wherein the first identifier corresponds to central unit identifying information associated with the central unit, the first identifier including information uniquely associated with the central unit; wherein the central unit is configured to compare the first identifier with the second identifier stored on the central unit; wherein the central unit is configured to receive a plurality of music tags from a comprehensive music tagging database linked to the external computer to create a music tagging database on the storage device; wherein the central unit is configured to store the untagged music file on the storage device; and wherein the central unit is configured to associate a music tag from the music tagging database on the storage device with the untagged music file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for transferring an untagged music file from a computer to an on-board unit (OBU) associated with a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first identifier from the computer corresponding to OBU identifying information associated with the OBU, the first identifier including information uniquely associated with the OBU; comparing the first identifier with a second identifier stored on the OBU; transferring a plurality of music tags from a comprehensive music tagging database linked to the computer to the OBU to create a music tagging database on the OBU; transferring the untagged music file to the OBU if the first identifier is substantially similar to the second identifier; storing the untagged music file in a database on the OBU; and associating the untagged music file with a music tag from the music tagging database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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