# US 7,467,028 B2 · System and method for transferring information to a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,467,028 B2 - Document ID: US7467028B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/867,218 - Filed: 2004-06-15 - Published: 2005-12-15 - Granted: 2008-12-16 - Earliest claimed: 2004-06-15 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Michael Pilgrim; John Vilkinofsky; Nathaniel W. Diedrich; Andrew T. Goeppner; Ross C. Miller; Jason A. Dutter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7467028B2 ## CPC - B60R 16/0231: {Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle (monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P)} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system and method for transferring information to a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system and method can send music files from a computer to an on board unit associated with a motor vehicle. The music files can be sent in a variety of different ways, including wirelessly. In some cases, the on board music collection can also be remotely managed from a computer in wireless communication with the on board unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motor vehicle comprising: a central unit including a display configured to display information and configured to be visible within a portion of the passenger compartment, an input device, a storage device, and a wireless antenna port configured to communicate with a wireless antenna; wherein the wireless antenna is configured to communicate with a wireless network that is configured to communicate with an external computer; wherein the central unit is configured to receive an untagged music file from the wireless antenna port if a first identifier received from the external computer is substantially similar to a second identifier stored on the central unit, wherein the first identifier corresponds to central unit identifying information associated with the central unit, the first identifier including information uniquely associated with the central unit; wherein the central unit is configured to compare the first identifier with the second identifier stored on the central unit; wherein the central unit is configured to receive a plurality of music tags from a comprehensive music tagging database linked to the external computer to create a music tagging database on the storage device; wherein the central unit is configured to store the untagged music file on the storage device; and wherein the central unit is configured to associate a music tag from the music tagging database on the storage device with the untagged music file. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the wireless antenna is configured to communicate with a broadband wireless access network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the central unit can receive an instruction through the wireless antenna. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the central unit includes provisions to communicate with a second wireless network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the provisions include a second wireless antenna port in communication with a second wireless antenna, wherein the second wireless antenna is configured to communicate with the second wireless network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the provisions include a local wireless antenna port in communication with a local wireless antenna, wherein the local wireless antenna is configured to communicate with a wireless telephone. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the untagged music file is a compressed file. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the untagged music file is an uncompressed file. ### Claim 9 A method for transferring an untagged music file from a computer to an on-board unit (OBU) associated with a motor vehicle comprising the steps of: receiving a first identifier from the computer corresponding to OBU identifying information associated with the OBU, the first identifier including information uniquely associated with the OBU; comparing the first identifier with a second identifier stored on the OBU; transferring a plurality of music tags from a comprehensive music tagging database linked to the computer to the OBU to create a music tagging database on the OBU; transferring the untagged music file to the OBU if the first identifier is substantially similar to the second identifier; storing the untagged music file in a database on the OBU; and associating the untagged music file with a music tag from the music tagging database. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein access to the OBU is denied if the first identifier is different than the second identifier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the first identifier is related to a Vehicle Identification Number associated with the motor vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the second identifier is received from a user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the method is executed by an application running on a computer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the application is stored on a disk provided to a user and the second identifier is also stored on the disk. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the second identifier is retrieved from a memory associated with a computer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein a second opportunity to enter the second identifier is provided if a first attempt to enter the second identifier was unsuccessful.