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Data services via receivers independent of navigation systems

  • US 9,151,624 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2010
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-navigation based system for providing data services in a mobile environment, comprising:

  • a Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (“

    SDARS”

    ) receiver, said receiver arranged to receive one or more data feeds in addition to audio content via a broadcast;

    a location determination mechanism for determining a current location of said SDARS receiver in said mobile environment;

    anda display integrated within a head unit of said SDARS receiver for graphically displaying data from said one or more received data feeds corresponding to the current location, said display also used to display textual or graphic data associated with an audio program of said SDARS;

    wherein the data corresponding to the current location includes weather service data and at least one of fuel service data and movie listings data,wherein, in operation, the SDARS receiver decodes data from said one or more data feeds and selectively displays said data corresponding to the current location on said display, without first storing said data in storage,wherein upon signaling by a user, said data is sorted by at least one of proximity to the current location and provider name or affiliation, and redisplayed according to the chosen sorting criterion, andwherein said weather service data is displayed as overlaid on one or more static maps.

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