IP Library Patent Application 12210884
Patent Application
App. No. 12/210,884

VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL PERSONALIZATION SETTINGS

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App. No.
12/210,884
Abstract

The personalized content system of the system combines a summary music identification value creation and identification algorithm that represents a mathematical summary music identification of a song, an audio file, or other relational music criteria and data (e.g. title, artist, genre, style, beats per minute, etc.) or any combination thereof. The derived value represents the musical taste or style attributes of a song or style. The analysis and generation of the summary music identification value is intended to take place while outside the vehicle where attention can be paid and vehicle distraction and safety is not an issue. A user can generate a single summary music identification value or can generate multiple summary music identification values for different criteria. In other cases, summary music identification values can be defined for genre, but with a much more personal touch possible than with fixed playlist radio stations. In another embodiment, a user can obtain and use someone else's summary music identification value (e.g. a celebrity, artist, friend, etc.) and use it with the system.

Claims (12)

1 . A system comprising:

a storage device storing personalization settings for a user;

an infotainment system in communication with the storage device for retrieving the personalization settings and for configuring the infotainment system based on the personalization settings.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the storage device comprises a database on a network.

3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the infotainment system is in wireless communication with the database on the network.

4 . The system of claim 3 wherein the infotainment system communicates with the database via a wireless internet connection.

5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the storage device is a portable memory device.

6 . The system of claim 5 wherein the infotainment system is in wireless communication with the portable memory device.

7 . The system of claim 5 wherein the infotainment system is physically connected to the portable memory device.

8 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable memory device is a smart card.

9 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable memory device is a vehicle key.

10 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable memory device is an RFID device.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE Recorded Nov 14, 2012
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 029294/0254 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 17, 2011
From: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 025823/0354 →
RELEASE Recorded Feb 15, 2011
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 025795/0143 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 8, 2009
From: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; BECKER SERVICE-UND VERWALTUNG GMBH; CROWN AUDIO, INC.; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (MICHIGAN), INC.; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS HOLDING GMBH; HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.; HARMAN CONSUMER GROUP, INC.; HARMAN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH; HARMAN FINANCIAL GROUP LLC; HARMAN HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG; HARMAN MUSIC GROUP, INCORPORATED; HARMAN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BETEILIGUNGS GMBH; HARMAN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT GMBH; HBAS INTERNATIONAL GMBH; HBAS MANUFACTURING, INC.; INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS GMBH NAVIGATION-MULTIMEDIA; JBL INCORPORATED; LEXICON, INCORPORATED; MARGI SYSTEMS, INC.; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (WAVEMAKERS), INC.; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CANADA CORPORATION; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CO.; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS GMBH; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.; XS EMBEDDED GMBH (F/K/A HARMAN BECKER MEDIA DRIVE TECHNOLOGY GMBH)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 022659/0743 →