US 6,608,993 B1 · Vehicular audio data file handling apparatus system and method

Abstract

An audio data file-handling device which may receive one or more audio data files from a base station. This file transfer may be accomplished utilizing wireless transmissions. Furthermore, the base station may accumulate one or more audio data files from a variety of content sources and communication paths. An audio data file distribution system which accumulates audio data files in a base station and uploads at least one accumulated audio data file to an audio data file handling device. A user interface, such as a wireless control unit, may send a trigger signal to the base station either directly or via the audio data file-handling device. This triggering signal triggers the upload of audio data files from the base station to the audio data file-handling device. The triggering signal may also be generated upon a vehicle start condition or upon the arrival of a designated time. Furthermore, cellular or other wireless networks may be utilized to transfer audio data files over long distances.

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Dependent claims

An audio data file handling apparatus, comprising:

a wireless receiving unit, said wireless receiving unit receiving at least one audio data file;
a memory operatively connected to said wireless receiving unit;
a controller operatively connected to said wireless receiving unit and said memory;
and
a condition detector operatively connected to said controller;
said controller monitoring said condition detector such that when said condition detector detects satisfaction of the condition, said controller triggers a base station to upload at least one audio data file to said wireless receiving unit,
said controller storing the audio data file received from the base station via said wireless receiving unit in said memory,
said condition detector detecting a start condition of a vehicle in which the audio data file handling apparatus is located.

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Abstract

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