Method and system for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform via broadcast services
View Patent ↗A mobile platform is equipped with a transceiver to receive a broadcast message and to execute two-way wireless communications. The mobile platform is also equipped with an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and a human-machine interface. A first message is formed at the communications source, broadcasted, and received at the mobile platform by way of the transceiver. A portion of the first message is selectively cached in the electronic memory storage device and selectively communicated to the human-machine interface. A second message is formed and wirelessly communicated between the communications source and the mobile platform by way of the two-way wireless communications device.
1. Method for communicating a message to user of a mobile platform, comprising:
equipping the mobile platform with a transceiver operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and a human-machine interface;
forming a first message comprising a one-way message;
broadcasting the one-way first message from a communications source;
receiving the one-way first message broadcast from the communications source at the mobile platform via the transceiver;
selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device and selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and,
forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform via the transceiver, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the communication source selectively retransmits the missing content to the mobile platform via the one-way first message or via the two-way second message.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling the communications source to form the one-way first message.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the one-way first message comprises obtaining information comprising one of text, fixed image, video, and, audio.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining information comprising one of news, weather, sports, and local traffic.
5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising regularly updating the information.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining information comprising available service providers.
7. The method of claim 3 , wherein obtaining content further comprises obtaining one of commercially prepared video and audio recordings.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the one-way first message comprises assembling content for the one-way first message from a content provider at the communications source based upon the two-way second message.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the content provider comprises an enterprise service provider generating the content for the one-way first message.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the enterprise service provider facilitating acquiring the message content originating from a second content provider.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the one-way first message comprises obtaining software executable in the mobile platform.
12. The method of claim 1 , comprising communicating the portion of the one way first message cached in the electronic memory storage device to the human-machine interface.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising selectively communicating the one-way first message to a plurality of human-machine interfaces when the mobile platform comprises a motor vehicle.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the two-way second message based upon a state of a parameter of the mobile platform.
15. The method of claim 14 , comprising determining the state of the parameter of the mobile platform based upon an input by the user to the human-machine interface.
16. The method of claim 14 , comprising determining the state of the parameter of the mobile platform based upon an input monitored by the mobile platform.
17. Method for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform, the mobile platform comprising a transceiver device operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and, a human-machine interface, the method comprising:
receiving a one-way first message broadcast from a communications source at the mobile platform;
selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device;
selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and,
authenticating the first message by forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the communication source selectively retransmits the missing content to the mobile platform via the one-way first message or via the two-way second message.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising enabling the communication source to form the one-way first message.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein forming the one-way first message comprises assembling content for the one-way first message by generating the content for the one-way first message and facilitating acquiring content originating from a second content provider.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising forming the one-way first message based upon the two-way second message.
21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising forming the two-way second message based upon an input by the user to the human-machine interface.
22. Method for communicating information to a user of a mobile platform, the mobile platform comprising a transceiver device operative to receive a broadcast message and execute two-way wireless communications, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and, a human-machine interface, the method comprising:
receiving a one-way first message broadcast from a communications source at the mobile platform;
selectively caching a portion of the one-way first message in the electronic memory storage device;
selectively communicating a portion of the one-way first message to the human-machine interface; and,
forming and wirelessly communicating a second message comprising a two-way message between the communications source and the mobile platform, the content of the two-way second message enabling the mobile platform to initiate and request content of the one-way first message broadcasted from the communication source to the mobile platform and request retransmission of missing content in the one-way first message, wherein the missing content is received at the mobile platform by selectively requesting retransmission via either the one-way first message or the two-way second message.