Vehicle internet radio interface
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1. An in-vehicle communication system comprising:
- a control unit in a vehicle, wherein the control unit is configured to communicate over a data network; and
a profile server storing at least one profile including a user-modifiable list of channels;
the control unit accessing internet radio over the data network, the control unit accessing the at least one profile on the profile server over the data network to control access to internet radio over the data network, wherein the user-modifiable list of channels in the at least one profile can be modified by the control unit and wherein the modification is uploaded over the data network by the control unit to the profile server, the control unit playing internet radio in the vehicle based upon the modified list of channels in the at least one profile and based upon voice commands received from a user in the vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention provides a internet radio interface for use in vehicles. The interface allows a device unit, with wireless capability and voice interface technology, to communicate with a vehicle, mobile phone, and portal in order to manage and upload various user preferences to the device unit as set out by the user prior to getting into the vehicle. The device unit interacts with the user to permit various functions and access preferable channels as well as managing secondary functions of the user, including cell phone communications.
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1. An in-vehicle communication system comprising:
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a control unit in a vehicle, wherein the control unit is configured to communicate over a data network; and a profile server storing at least one profile including a user-modifiable list of channels; the control unit accessing internet radio over the data network, the control unit accessing the at least one profile on the profile server over the data network to control access to internet radio over the data network, wherein the user-modifiable list of channels in the at least one profile can be modified by the control unit and wherein the modification is uploaded over the data network by the control unit to the profile server, the control unit playing internet radio in the vehicle based upon the modified list of channels in the at least one profile and based upon voice commands received from a user in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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