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US 9,287,938 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for transmission of song identifications
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorDieter Kriegel
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for the transmission of song identifications from an information/entertainment appliance in a vehicle to one mobile appliance from a plurality of mobile appliances via at least one interface.
Claims10
A method for transmitting song identifiers from an infotainment device in a vehicle to a mobile device from a plurality of mobile devices via at least one interface, the method comprising:
- identifying all mobile devices connected and/or connectable via the interface;
- determining whether a preset for an identified mobile device has been stored that specifies transmission to the identified mobile device;
- and
- transmitting stored song identifiers from the infotainment device,
- wherein if the identified mobile devices include only a single mobile device with this preset, the song identifiers are transmitted automatically to this mobile device, and
- wherein, if the identified mobile devices include only a mobile device for which this preset has not been stored or at least two mobile devices with this preset, the song identifiers are transmitted to a selected mobile device after a mobile device is selected from the plurality of identified mobile devices by a user.
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A system for controlling a transmission of song identifiers from an infotainment device in a vehicle to a mobile device from a plurality of mobile devices, the system comprising:
- at least one interface configured to connect at least one identified mobile device to the infotainment device;
- at least one memory unit configured to store song identifiers;
- a device configured to identify all mobile devices connected and/or connectable to the infotainment device via the interface;
- and
- at least one computer unit configured to determine whether a preset for an identified mobile device is stored that specifies an automatic transmission to the identified mobile device;
- wherein, if the identified mobile devices include a single mobile device with this preset, the computer unit automatically transmits the song identifiers to the single mobile device, and
- wherein, if the identified mobile devices include only a mobile device for which this preset has not been stored or at least two mobile devices with this preset, the computer unit transmits the song identifiers to a selected one of the mobile devices after a mobile device is selected from the plurality of the identified mobile devices by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.