PORTABLE AND PERSONALIZED PASSENGER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IN CONNECTED CAR

• US 20160066013A1
• Filed: 08/26/2014
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LI, Zhiyun, LIU, Jiaming, ZHAO, Chenxi
• Application Number:
  US14/468,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20160066013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies

Abstract

An apparatus and method of providing portable and personalized infotainment via an in-vehicle system of a vehicle from an infotainment content provider is provided. The method includes registering at least one mobile device with the in-vehicle system of the vehicle upon the at least one mobile device entering a defined location about the vehicle, receiving infotainment content at the at least one registered mobile device via the in-vehicle system of the vehicle while the at least one registered mobile device is within the defined location about the vehicle, and receiving the infotainment content at the at least one registered mobile device via another network upon the at least one mobile device leaving the defined location about the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of providing portable and personalized infotainment via an in-vehicle system of a vehicle from an infotainment content provider, the method comprising:

registering at least one mobile device with the in-vehicle system of the vehicle upon the at least one mobile device entering a defined location about the vehicle;

receiving infotainment content at the at least one registered mobile device via the local system of the vehicle while the at least one registered mobile device is within the defined location about the vehicle; and

receiving the infotainment content at the at least one registered mobile device via another network upon the at least one mobile device leaving the defined location about the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one registered mobile devices receives individualized broadcast content via the in-vehicle system of the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one registered mobile devices receives a same broadcast content as every other of the at least one registered mobile devices via the in-vehicle system of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the at least one registered mobile device with the 1 in-vehicle system of the vehicle further comprises:

uniquely identifying the at least one mobile device; and

transmitting information uniquely identifying the at least one registered mobile device to the infotainment content provider.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the received infotainment content of the at least one registered mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the at least one registered mobile devices provides the monitored received content as a recommendation to another of the at least one registered mobile devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the infotainment content at the at least one registered mobile device via another network occurs for a defined period.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, after the defined period, the at least one registered mobile device may re-register directly with the infotainment content provider.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined location about the vehicle is determined by at least one of a sensor or a range of an in-vehicle communications device.

10. A system for providing portable and personalized infotainment, the system comprising:

an in-vehicle system comprising a processor and sensor, the in-vehicle system configured to determine an entry of at least one of a passenger and a driver of a vehicle and to identify a mobile device of the at least one of the passenger and the driver; and

an infotainment server configured to receive information of the mobile device and register the mobile device and to transmit infotainment content to the mobile device, a type of infotainment content transmitted to the mobile device determined based upon whether the user of the mobile device is one of a passenger and a driver of the vehicle,

wherein the mobile device receives the infotainment content via the in-vehicle system while the mobile device is within the vehicle, and

wherein the mobile device receives the infotainment content via another network when the mobile device is outside of the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile device receives a same broadcast content as every registered mobile device via the in-vehicle system.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the infotainment server is further configured to monitor the received infotainment content of the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the infotainment server is further configured to provide a recommendation to another mobile device based upon the monitored infotainment content of the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the receiving of the infotainment content at the mobile device via another network occurs for a defined period.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein, after the defined period, the mobile device may re-register directly with the infotainment content server.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein, the entry of the at least one passenger into the vehicle is determined by at least one of a sensor or a range of an in-vehicle communications device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein least one of a sensor is attached to one of a door of the vehicle and a seat of the vehicle.