Method and system for presenting media content in a mobile vehicle communication system

• US 8,170,468 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2004
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Dorfstatter, Walter A., Patenaude, Russell A., Resser, Brad T.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US11/013,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128301A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,694 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.04, 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 455/45, 455/154.1, 455/3.02, 455/427, 455/553, 455/557, 455/397, 370/351, 370/326, 370/442, 725/131, 725/1, 725/39, 715/744, 715/765, 718/100
• US Class Current: 455/3.04
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/62 for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/49 for identifying locations

Abstract

A method of presenting channels to the user of a multi-channel wireless media service is provided. A user input is received in a mobile unit, wherein the user input has an associated category. At least one channel of the multi-channel wireless media service responsive to the user input is determined based upon a relationship of the channel to the associated category. Access to the channel is provided to the user. Alternative methods as well as systems and programs for accomplishing the method are provided.

Claims

1. A method of presenting channels to a user of a multi-channel wireless media service comprising:

at a telematics unit, tracking an interaction of the user with a plurality of media devices to construct a user media preference profile;

receiving a multi-channel wireless media signal at the telematics unit;

determining at least one channel of the multi-channel wireless media signal based upon the user media preference profile; and

presetting a media player to play the determined at least one channel without contemporaneous user selection of the channel.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the interaction of the user with a plurality of media devices comprises a channel selection.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a list, wherein the list comprises the determined at least one channel.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

providing the list to the user.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

selecting determined channels from the list and

automatically pre-setting a media player with the determined channels.