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US 9,794,011 B2Granted
Activating a digital radio broadcast receiver in a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLawrence D. Cepuran, William J. Clifford
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Abstract
A system and method of controlling a digital radio broadcast receiver in a vehicle includes: detecting an instruction to activate the digital radio broadcast receiver; accessing a software application at the vehicle in response to the instruction; and activating the digital radio broadcast receiver in the vehicle at the direction of the software application.
Claims14
A method of controlling a digital radio broadcast receiver in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) detecting an instruction to activate the digital radio broadcast receiver;
- (b) transmitting a vehicle identifier to a central facility in response to step (a);
- (c) receiving a software application or a code unlocking a software application at the vehicle;
- (d) accessing the software application, wherein the software application enables audio that is received as packet data transmissions over a wireless carrier system comprising a cellular telephone system or that is received as broadcasted in-band on-channel (IBOC) radio;
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- (e) activating the digital radio broadcast receiver in the vehicle at the direction of the software application.
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A method of controlling a digital radio broadcast receiver in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) presenting a vehicle owner in a vehicle an option to activate the digital radio broadcast receiver;
- (b) receiving a selection at the vehicle to activate the digital radio broadcast receiver;
- (c) wirelessly transmitting a computer-readable instruction representing the selection from a vehicle telematics unit to a remote facility;
- (d) receiving a software application at the vehicle telematics unit from the remote facility;
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- (e) activating the digital radio broadcast receiver in the vehicle using the software application.
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