Method and apparatus for remotely configuring a wireless communication device

A method of remotely configuring a wireless communication device comprising the steps of:

• recording content on a remote wireless network;
• remotely content a plurality of formats for providing content on said wireless communication device for a corresponding plurality of users;
• remotely selecting said plurality of formats for displaying content on said wireless communication device;
• receiving configuration data representing said plurality of formats from a remote wireless network and an internet gateway;
• providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user;
• selecting content from a displayed format of said plurality of formats by a corresponding user;
• displaying the selected content, wherein the selected content is formatted by the format
• associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network;
• and
• locally transferring data between said wireless communication device and another wireless communication device.

A remotely configurable wireless communication device comprising:

• a receiver for receiving configuration data and recording content from a remote wireless network for providing content according to a plurality of predetermined formats for a corresponding plurality of users based upon said configuration data on said wireless communication device;
• a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of a format by a user of said plurality of corresponding predetermined formats;
• and
• a means for providing said content selected from said format to a user.

A system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle comprising:

• a remote wireless network for transferring data and recording content;
• at least one remote device coupled to said network for configuring a plurality of formats for displaying content on a display for a corresponding plurality of users;
• a receiver for receiving configuration data from the remote wireless network representative of said plurality of formats for displaying content on said wireless communication device;
• a display for displaying content;
• and
• a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that display live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of content by a user based upon a selected corresponding format of such plurality of formats.

A system for remotely configuring a wireless communication device in a vehicle comprising:

• a remote wireless network for transferring data by way of an internet gateway and recording content;
• at least one remote device coupled to said network for configuring a plurality of formats for displaying content on a display for a corresponding plurality of users;
• a receiver for receiving configuration data from the remote wireless network representative of said plurality of formats from said network for displaying content on said wireless communication device;
• a display for displaying content selected from a format of said plurality of formats;
• a user interface for providing a first hierarchical menu displaying available user configurations for selection by a particular user and for providing the selected content formatted by the format associated with a particular user into a second hierarchical menu that displays live content being broadcast from the remote network and content recorded on the remote network and for enabling the selection of content by a user based upon said corresponding format;
• and
• an interface for locally transferring data between said wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device.