Systems and Methods for Delivering Content to Vehicles

• US 20120259951A1
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc. (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc. (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Schalk, Thomas Barton, Saenz, Leonel, Burch, Barry, Hallmi, Sammy, Nelson, Scott, Hirschenberger, Frank, Snow, Karen
• Application Number:
  US13/524,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20120259951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/38 Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/62 for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

A content delivery system includes a remote data center in wireless communication with a vehicle telematics system. The remote data center includes a content server, an automated voice recognition system, and a database. The remote data center utilizes combinations of GPS information, voice automation technology, and preconfigured vehicle operator preferences to deliver content to vehicles over a wireless link. The content delivery system includes a web portal at which vehicle operators configure personal profiles, including information regarding personal preferences and/or information pertaining to application access. The web portal feeds the profile information to the remote data center over a remote Internet connection. The remote data center stores the preconfigured vehicle operator profiles in the database, which is later accessed in response to vehicle operator commands recognized by the voice recognition system.

Claims

1. A method for providing telematics information via a remote data center, comprising:

storing user profile information at the remote data center;

providing a telematics connection between a telematics system of a vehicle and the remote data center;

receiving a request from the telematics system at the remote data center;

interpreting the request at the remote data center;

selecting, at the remote data center, relevant user profile information;

determining, at the remote data center, result information for the request based on the relevant user profile information; and

routing content to the telematics system, the content comprising at least a portion of the result information.

2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises receiving the user profile information at the remote data center from a web portal.

3. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises:

storing, at the remote data center, pre-configured user profiles containing at least the user profile information; and

accessing the user profiles at the remote data center in response to the received request.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user profile information comprises predefined user preferences.

5. The method according to claim 4, which further comprises utilizing the predefined user preferences by the remote data center in ranking the result information.

6. The method according to claim 4, which further comprises storing the predefined user preferences in a database at the remote data center.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the received request is a spoken request from a user at the vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the spoken request comprises a one-phrase command.

9. The method according to claim 8, which further comprises:

recognizing the one-phrase command with a voice recognition system of the remote data center; and

with the remote data center, automatically associating the one-phrase command with one or more predefined user preferences.

10. The method according to claim 9, which further comprises utilizing the one or more predefined user preferences to provide preferred result information.

11. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises keeping track of a user'"'"'s past successful usage with a tracking system of the remote data center.

12. The method according to claim 11, which further comprises learning and recognizing user preferences using the tracking system of the remote data center.

13. A method for providing telematics information via a telematics system, comprising:

storing predefined user preferences in a data center remote from a vehicle;

establishing a telematics connection between the telematics system of the vehicle and the remote data center;

sending a spoken request for telematics content to the remote data center from the vehicle; and

receiving telematics content from the remote data center in response to the spoken request, the received telematics content being based on the predefined user preferences.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the spoken request comprises a one-phrase command.

15. The method according to claim 14, which further comprises:

recognizing the one-phrase command with a voice recognition system of the remote data center; and

with the remote data center, automatically associating the one-phrase command with one or more of the predefined user preferences.

16. A data processing system, comprising:

a data center having a content database operable to store user profile information, result information, and content;

a telecommunications network link operable to provide a telematics connection between a telematics system of a vehicle and the data center;

a voice recognition system operable to;

receive a request from the telematics system;

interpret the request;

locate user profile information in the content database that is relevant to the request;

determine result information for the request based upon the located user profile information; and

route content to the telematics system, the content comprising at least a portion of the result information.

17. The data center according to claim 16, wherein:

the remote data center is operable to communicate with a web portal; and

the remote data center receives the user profile information from the web portal.

18. The data center according to claim 16, wherein:

the user profile information comprises predefined user preferences; and

the content database stores the predefined user preferences.

19. The data center according to claim 16, further comprising a tracking system operable to keep track of past successful usage.

20. The data center according to claim 16, wherein the content database is operable to store and provide marketing information based upon the predefined user preferences.