In-vehicle entertainment method and system for executing the same
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1. An in-vehicle entertainment method, comprising:
- playing through an in-vehicle audio component a received program content broadcast from a remote location;
receiving, at an in-vehicle telematics unit and during the playing of the received program content, a user input selecting an identifier, wherein the selected identifier is associated with an electronic device remote from the vehicle;
generating, via a processing device of the in-vehicle telematics unit, an alert consisting of i) an identification of the received program content, or ii) a channel from which the received program content is playing, or iii) combinations of i and ii, or iv) i, ii, or iii and a timestamp of when the alert is generated, or v) i, ii, iii, or iv and an identification of a sender of the alert;
transmitting the alert via a communication system from the vehicle to the electronic device during the playing of the received program content; and
at least one of displaying the alert on a screen of the electronic device or playing the alert via an audio component of the electronic device to inform a user of the electronic device of information contained in the alert.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle entertainment method includes playing through an in-vehicle audio component a received program content broadcast from a remote location; and receiving, during the playing of the received program content, a user input selecting an identifier. The selected identifier is associated with an electronic device remote from the vehicle. The method further includes transmitting, from the vehicle to the electronic device during the playing of the received program content, an alert identifying the received program content, a channel from which the received program content is playing, or combinations thereof.
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1. An in-vehicle entertainment method, comprising:
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playing through an in-vehicle audio component a received program content broadcast from a remote location; receiving, at an in-vehicle telematics unit and during the playing of the received program content, a user input selecting an identifier, wherein the selected identifier is associated with an electronic device remote from the vehicle; generating, via a processing device of the in-vehicle telematics unit, an alert consisting of i) an identification of the received program content, or ii) a channel from which the received program content is playing, or iii) combinations of i and ii, or iv) i, ii, or iii and a timestamp of when the alert is generated, or v) i, ii, iii, or iv and an identification of a sender of the alert; transmitting the alert via a communication system from the vehicle to the electronic device during the playing of the received program content; and at least one of displaying the alert on a screen of the electronic device or playing the alert via an audio component of the electronic device to inform a user of the electronic device of information contained in the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for executing an in-vehicle entertainment method, the system comprising:
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an in-vehicle system configured to receive and store an identifier; an other in-vehicle system configured to display the identifier to an in-vehicle user such that the user may select the identifier as a received program content is played through an in-vehicle audio component; an in-vehicle telematics unit; a text message or an audio message configured to be generated by the in-vehicle telematics unit in response to receiving the selected identifier and configured to be displayed or played via an electronic device configured to receive such message, the text or audio message including an alert which consists of the selected identifier and i) an identification of the received program content, or ii) a channel from which the received program content is playing, or iii) combinations of i and ii, or iv) i, ii, or iii and a timestamp of when the alert is generated, or v) i, ii, iii, or iv and an identification of a sender of the alert; a central computer system in operative communication with the vehicle, and configured to receive the alert from the in-vehicle telematics unit; and the electronic device located remote from the vehicle and associated with the selected identifier, the electronic device configured to receive, from the central computer system, the alert. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An in-vehicle entertainment method, comprising:
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transmitting a list of identifiers from an Internet-enabled program to the vehicle; playing through an in-vehicle audio component a received program content broadcast from a remote location; receiving, at an in-vehicle telematics unit and during the playing of the received program content, a user input selecting an identifier from the list of identifiers stored in the vehicle, wherein the selected identifier is associated with an electronic device remote from the vehicle; generating, via a processing device of the in-vehicle telematics unit, an alert consisting of i) an identification of the received program content, or ii) a channel from which the received program content is playing, or iii) combinations of i and ii, or iv) i, ii, or iii and a timestamp of when the alert is generated, or v) i, ii, iii, or iv and an identification of a sender of the alert; transmitting the alert from the vehicle to a centralized computer system; routing the alert from the centralized computer system to the electronic device; and at least one of displaying the alert on a screen of the electronic device or playing the alert via an audio component of the electronic device to inform a user of the electronic device of information contained in the alert.
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