System and method for updating vehicle media content
AssigneeEmbarq Holdings Company, LLC
InventorsJAMIE C. HOWARTER, Richard G. Bradford
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Abstract
A system and method for updating media content for a vehicle. Media content for a vehicle is received through a home network. The media content is stored for playback by one or more devices of the vehicle. A selection of additional media content available through the home network listed in an index is received. The additional media content selected from the index is queued for download based on access to an available network. An available network is searched for. The additional media content is downloaded to the vehicle through the available network and the home network in response to detecting the available network.
Claims20
A method for updating media content for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving media content for a vehicle through a home network;
- storing the media content for playback by one or more devices of the vehicle;
- receiving a selection of additional media content available through the home network listed in an index;
- queuing the additional media content selected from the index for download based on access to an available network;
- searching for the available network;
- and
- downloading the additional media content to the vehicle through the available network and the home network in response to detecting the available network.
A vehicle system for updating media content, the vehicle system comprising:
- a transceiver operable to communicate media content with one or more wireless networks and one or more media devices within the vehicle;
- a signal indicator in communication with the transceiver, the signal indicator operable to indicate the accessibility of the one or more wireless networks to a the vehicle system;
- a user interface in communication with the transceiver, the user interface operable to receive selections of the media content from an index of media content available for download through a home network, the user interface further operable to distribute the media content to the one or more media devices;
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- a memory in communication with the transceiver, the memory operable to queue the media content selected to be downloaded from the home network, the memory further operable to store the media content for playback.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a processor for executing a set of instructions;
- and
- a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are configured to:
- receive a selection of media content available through a home network listed in an index;
- queue the media content selected from the index for download based on access to an available network;
- search for the available network;
- download the additional media content through the available network to the vehicle system form the home network in response to detecting the available network;
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- stream the additional media content to one or more devices in communication with the vehicle system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.