Intelligent switching of audio sources
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1. A system, comprising:
- a computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in a vehicle, the audio system rendering a first instance of a content item, the content item received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network; and
logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to cause the processor to perform;
determining alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to the vehicle, including monitoring short range wireless signals for a presence of a wireless device in the vehicle;
determining a signal quality trigger event;
anticipating a time of an interruption in a signal from the content provider based on the signal quality trigger event;
determining a location in the first instance of the content item when the time of the interruption will occur;
searching the alternative sources of content for the content item to identify a second instance of the content item and a plurality of alternative content items; and
upon arrival of the time of the interruption in the signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item;
presenting the second instance of the content item, through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing an application of wireless device to stream the second instance of the content item at the location, andwhen the second instance of the content item is not identified;
displaying via a user interface the plurality of alternative content items,receiving an input via the user interface screen in the vehicle, the input identifying a replacement content item selected from the plurality of alternative content items, andpresenting the replacement content item through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing the application of wireless device to stream the alternative content item in response to the receiving of the input.
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Abstract
Intelligent switching of audio sources includes determining, via a computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in a vehicle, alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to the vehicle. The audio system renders an instance of a content item that has been received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network. Upon determining an interruption in a signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item, the intelligent switching of audio sources also includes presenting an alternative content item, through the audio system, from one of the alternative sources of content.
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18 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in a vehicle, the audio system rendering a first instance of a content item, the content item received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network; and logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to cause the processor to perform; determining alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to the vehicle, including monitoring short range wireless signals for a presence of a wireless device in the vehicle; determining a signal quality trigger event; anticipating a time of an interruption in a signal from the content provider based on the signal quality trigger event; determining a location in the first instance of the content item when the time of the interruption will occur; searching the alternative sources of content for the content item to identify a second instance of the content item and a plurality of alternative content items; and upon arrival of the time of the interruption in the signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item; presenting the second instance of the content item, through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing an application of wireless device to stream the second instance of the content item at the location, and when the second instance of the content item is not identified; displaying via a user interface the plurality of alternative content items, receiving an input via the user interface screen in the vehicle, the input identifying a replacement content item selected from the plurality of alternative content items, and presenting the replacement content item through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing the application of wireless device to stream the alternative content item in response to the receiving of the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18)
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10. A method, comprising:
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determining, via a computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in a vehicle, including monitoring short range wireless signals for a presence of a wireless device in the vehicle, alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to the vehicle, the audio system rendering instance first instance of a content item, the content item received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network; determining a signal quality trigger event; anticipating a time of an interruption in a signal from the content provider based on the signal quality trigger event; determining a location in the first instance of the content item when the time of the interruption will occur; searching the alternative sources of content for the content item to identify a second instance of the content item and a plurality of alternative content items; and upon arrival of the time of the interruption in the signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item; presenting the second instance of the content item, through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing an application of wireless device to stream the second instance of the content item at the location, and when the second instance of the content item is not identified; displaying via a user interface the plurality of alternative content items, receiving an input via the user interface screen in the vehicle, the input identifying a replacement content item selected from the plurality of alternative content items, and presenting the replacement content item through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing the application of wireless device to stream the alternative content item in response to the receiving of the input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to perform:
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determining alternative sources of content that are communicatively available to a vehicle, including monitoring short range wireless signals for a presence of a wireless device in the vehicle, the computer processor communicatively coupled to an audio system in the vehicle, the audio system rendering a first instance of a content item, the content item received from a content provider, as a source of content, over a network; determining a signal quality trigger event; anticipating a time of an interruption in a signal from the content provider based on the signal quality trigger event; determining a location in the first instance of the content item when the time of the interruption will occur; searching the alternative sources of content for the content item to identify a second instance of the content item and a plurality of alternative content items; and upon arrival of the time of the interruption in the signal from the content provider with respect to the instance of the content item; presenting the second instance of the content item, through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing an application of wireless device to stream the second instance of the content item at the location, and when the second instance of the content item is not identified; displaying via a user interface the plurality of alternative content items, receiving an input via the user interface screen in the vehicle, the input identifying a replacement content item selected from the plurality of alternative content items, and presenting the replacement content item through the audio system, from the wireless device by causing the application of wireless device to stream the alternative content item in response to the receiving of the input.
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