Method and system for obtaining content data in an in-vehicle infotainment system from a set top box
A system and method for communicating content data to an in-vehicle system includes the in-vehicle infotainment system detecting a home local area network and joining the home local area network. The home local area network comprises a set top box. The in-vehicle infotainment system communicates a data request to the set top box in response to joining the local area network. The set top box communicates data corresponding to the request to the in-vehicle infotainment system through the local area network. The in-vehicle system stores the data at the in-vehicle infotainment system.
1. A method comprising:
detecting a home local area network at an in-vehicle infotainment system;
joining the home local area network comprising a set top box;
in response to joining the home local area network, communicating a first content position request signal associated with a first user profile from the in-vehicle infotainment system to the set top box;
in response to joining the home local area network, communicating a second content position request signal associated with a second user profile from the in-vehicle infotainment system to the set top box;
receiving, at the in-vehicle infotainment system, first content position data for content and a first playlist associated with the first user profile, said first content position data and said first playlist communicated in response to the first content position request signal through the home local area network, said first content position data corresponding to a first last playback position stored in the set top box, said first playlist corresponding to a first list of video content stored within the set top box for later playback;
receiving, at the in-vehicle infotainment system, second content position data for content and a second playlist associated with the second user profile, said second content position data and said second playlist communicated in response to the second content position request signal through the home local area network, said second content position data corresponding to a second last playback position stored in the set top box, said second playlist corresponding to a second list of video content stored within the set top box for later playback, wherein said second playlist is different than the first playlist;
storing the first content position data and the first playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system; storing the second content position data and the second playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system; displaying the first playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system; displaying the second playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system;
generating a first playlist request based on the first playlist; generating a second playlist request based on the second playlist; playing content from the first playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system up to a first content position in response to the first playlist request; playing content from the second playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system up to a second content position in response to the second playlist request;
communicating the first content position to the set top box from the in-vehicle infotainment system through the home local area network, causing the set top box to store the first content position therein, communicating the second content position to the set top box from the in-vehicle infotainment system through the home local area network, causing the set top box to store the second content position therein;
and separately displaying the first playlist and the second playlist through the in-vehicle infotainment system.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing a password for accessing the home local area network in the in-vehicle infotainment system, wherein joining the home local area network comprises communicating the password to a router associated with the home local area network.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein communicating the first content position request signal comprises communicating the first content position request signal with an in-vehicle infotainment system identifier.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein prior to receiving, communicating the first content position data from the set top box to the in-vehicle infotainment system.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising playing back content at the set top box from the second content position.
6. A system comprising:
an in-vehicle infotainment system detecting a home local area network and joining the home local area network, said home local area network comprising a set top box; said in-vehicle infotainment system, communicating a first content position request signal associated with a first user profile and a second content position request signal associated with a second user profile to the set top box in response to joining the home local area network;
said in-vehicle infotainment system, receiving first content position data for content and a first playlist associated with the first user profile, said first content position data and said first playlist communicated from the set top box in response to the first content position request signal through the home local area network, said first content position data corresponding to a first last playback position stored in the set top box, said first playlist corresponding to a list of content stored within the set top box for later playback;
said in-vehicle infotainment system, receiving second content position data for content and a second playlist associated with the second user profile, said second content position data and said second playlist communicated from the set top box in response to the second content position request signal through the home local area network, said second content position data corresponding to a second last playback position stored in the set top box, said second playlist corresponding to a list of content stored within the set top box for later playback;
said in-vehicle infotainment system storing the first content position data and the first playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system, displaying the first playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system, generating a first playlist request based on the first playlist, and playing content up to a first content position in response to the first playlist request;
said in-vehicle infotainment system storing the second content position data and the second playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system, displaying the second playlist at the in-vehicle infotainment system separately from the first playlist, said second playlist different than the first playlist, generating a second playlist request based on the second playlist, and
playing content up to a second content position in response to the second playlist request;
said in-vehicle infotainment system communicating the first content position to the set top box through the home local area network; said in-vehicle infotainment system communicating the second content position to the set top box through the home local area network;
said set top box storing the first content position therein; and said in-vehicle infotainment system causing said set top box to store the second content position therein.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the in-vehicle infotainment system stores a password for accessing the home local area network therein and communicates the password to a router associated with home local area network when joining the home local area network.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein the first content position request signal comprises an in-vehicle infotainment system identifier.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the in-vehicle infotainment system generates a playlist request that corresponds to content from a first playlist associated with the first user profile and a second playlist associated with a second user profile from the set top box.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the in-vehicle infotainment system separately displays the first playlist and the second playlist.