Method and system of sharing a broadcast preset table between a vehicle tuner and an external device
First Claim
1. A method of sharing a preset table between a vehicle infotainment system comprising a vehicle tuner, memory for storing a first preset table and a broadcast signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal based on the first preset table, and an external device configured to couple to the vehicle infotainment system, comprising:
- storing the first preset table in the memory, the first preset table comprising first regional information and at least one combination of first station identification information and a first tuning frequency corresponding to the first station identification information;
receiving a second preset table from the external device, the second preset table comprising second regional information and at least one combination of second station identification information and a second tuning frequency corresponding to the second station identification information obtained from internet;
comparing the first preset table with the second preset table; and
making the first preset table and the second preset table identical, if the first preset table and the second preset table are different, by selecting the second preset table based on station'"'"'s network information as to either a provider or an affiliate of a network,wherein the first preset table comprises a first preference profile comprising a first set of preference by a user and the second preset table comprises a second preference profile comprising a second set of preference, the method further comprising;
selecting the second preset table based on similarity of the first preference profile and the second preference profile.
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Abstract
A method of sharing a preset table between a vehicle infotainment system including a vehicle tuner, memory for storing a first preset table and a broadcast signal receiver that receives a broadcast signal based on the first preset table, and an external device coupled to the vehicle infotainment system, includes storing the first preset table in the memory, the first preset table including first regional information and at least one combination of first station identification information and a first tuning frequency corresponding to the first station identification information, receiving a second preset table from the external device, the second preset table including second regional information and at least one combination of second station identification information and a second tuning frequency corresponding to the second station identification information, comparing the first preset table with the second preset table, and making the first preset table and the second preset table identical, if the first preset table and the second preset table are different.
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1. A method of sharing a preset table between a vehicle infotainment system comprising a vehicle tuner, memory for storing a first preset table and a broadcast signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal based on the first preset table, and an external device configured to couple to the vehicle infotainment system, comprising:
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storing the first preset table in the memory, the first preset table comprising first regional information and at least one combination of first station identification information and a first tuning frequency corresponding to the first station identification information; receiving a second preset table from the external device, the second preset table comprising second regional information and at least one combination of second station identification information and a second tuning frequency corresponding to the second station identification information obtained from internet; comparing the first preset table with the second preset table; and making the first preset table and the second preset table identical, if the first preset table and the second preset table are different, by selecting the second preset table based on station'"'"'s network information as to either a provider or an affiliate of a network, wherein the first preset table comprises a first preference profile comprising a first set of preference by a user and the second preset table comprises a second preference profile comprising a second set of preference, the method further comprising; selecting the second preset table based on similarity of the first preference profile and the second preference profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle infotainment system, comprising:
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a vehicle tuner; a communication interface configured to couple to an external device; a table memory manager comprising memory and configured to store a first preset table comprising first regional information and at least one set of first station identification information and a first tuning frequency corresponding to the first station identification information; a broadcast signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal based on the first preset table; wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a second preset table comprising second regional information and at least one set of second station identification information and a second tuning frequency corresponding to the second station identification information obtained from internet from the external device; wherein the table memory manager is configured to compare the first preset table with the second preset table, and to make the first preset table and the second preset table identical, if the first preset table and the second preset table are different, by selecting the second preset table based on station'"'"'s network information as to either a provider or an affiliate of a network; wherein the first preset table comprises a first preference profile comprising a first set of preference by a user and the second preset table comprises a second preference profile comprising a second set of preference; and wherein the table memory manager is configured to select the second preset table based on similarity of the first preference profile and the second preference profile. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for implementing a method of managing a second preset table on a device configured to couple to a vehicle infotainment system comprising a vehicle tuner and a first preset table, comprising:
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allowing a user to edit the second preset table; and transmitting the second preset table to the vehicle infotainment system for updating the first preset table in the vehicle infotainment system, wherein the first preset table comprises first regional information and at least one combination of first station identification information and a first tuning frequency corresponding to the first station identification information and wherein the second preset table comprises second regional information and at least one combination of second station identification information and a second tuning frequency corresponding to the second station identification information obtained from internet, and wherein the first preset table comprises a first preference profile comprising a first set of preference by a user and the second preset table comprises a second preference profile comprising a second set of preference, the method further comprising; receiving the first preference profile from the vehicle infotainment system; and selecting the second preset table based on similarity of the first preference profile and the second preference profile, based on station'"'"'s network information as to either a provider or an affiliate of a network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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