Method and system for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform via broadcast services

• US 8,010,136 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Talty, Timothy J., MacDonald, Andrew J., Saraydar, Cem U., Ames, Michael B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly; Nghi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wyche; Myron
• Application Number:
  US11/829,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20080032721A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,495 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/422.1, 455/466, 455/552.1
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A mobile platform is equipped with a transceiver to receive a broadcast message and to execute two-way wireless communications. The mobile platform is also equipped with an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and a human-machine interface. A first message is formed at the communications source, broadcasted, and received at the mobile platform by way of the transceiver. A portion of the first message is selectively cached in the electronic memory storage device and selectively communicated to the human-machine interface. A second message is formed and wirelessly communicated between the communications source and the mobile platform by way of the two-way wireless communications device.

Claims

1. Method for communicating a message to user of a mobile platform, comprising:

equipping the mobile platform with a transceiver operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and a human-machine interface;

forming a first message comprising a one-way message;

broadcasting the one-way first message from a communications source;

receiving the one-way first message broadcast from the communications source at the mobile platform via the transceiver;

selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device and selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and

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forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform via the transceiver, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the communication source selectively retransmits the missing content to the mobile platform via the one-way first message or via the two-way second message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the communications source to form the one-way first message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein forming the one-way first message comprises obtaining information comprising one of text, fixed image, video, and, audio.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining information comprising one of news, weather, sports, and local traffic.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising regularly updating the information.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining information comprising available service providers.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining one of commercially prepared video and audio recordings.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein forming the one-way first message comprises assembling content for the one-way first message from a content provider at the communications source based upon the two-way second message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the content provider comprises an enterprise service provider generating the content for the one-way first message.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the enterprise service provider facilitating acquiring the message content originating from a second content provider.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein forming the one-way first message comprises obtaining software executable in the mobile platform.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising communicating the portion of the one way first message cached in the electronic memory storage device to the human-machine interface.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising selectively communicating the one-way first message to a plurality of human-machine interfaces when the mobile platform comprises a motor vehicle.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming the two-way second message based upon a state of a parameter of the mobile platform.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising determining the state of the parameter of the mobile platform based upon an input by the user to the human-machine interface.

16. The method of claim 14, comprising determining the state of the parameter of the mobile platform based upon an input monitored by the mobile platform.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising enabling the communication source to form the one-way first message.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein forming the one-way first message comprises assembling content for the one-way first message by generating the content for the one-way first message and facilitating acquiring content originating from a second content provider.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising forming the one-way first message based upon the two-way second message.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising forming the two-way second message based upon an input by the user to the human-machine interface.

17. Method for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform, the mobile platform comprising a transceiver device operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and, a human-machine interface, the method comprising:

receiving a one-way first message broadcast from a communications source at the mobile platform;

selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device;

selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and

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authenticating the first message by forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the communication source selectively retransmits the missing content to the mobile platform via the one-way first message or via the two-way second message.

22. Method for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform, the mobile platform comprising a transceiver device operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and, a human-machine interface, the method comprising:

receiving a one-way first message broadcast from a communications source at the mobile platform;

selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device;

selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and

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forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the missing content is received at the mobile platform by selectively requesting retransmission via either the one-way first message or the two-way second message.