Terminal apparatus, content transmission method, and content playback system

1. An in vehicle apparatus, comprising:

a display disposed in a vehicle;

a first communication interface that connects to a first data input device over a first communication channel, the first communication channel including a gateway apparatus;

a second communication interface that connects to a second device over a second communication channel that provides streaming content to the in-vehicle apparatus from the second device, the first communication channel being different that the second communication channel, and the second communication channel excluding the gateway apparatus; and

circuitry configured to

provide, via the first communication channel, command information from the first data input device to control a content streaming mode, and

in response to receiving command information from the first data input device, provide control information over the second communication channel that controls an operation of the content streaming mode of the second device for playing the content in the vehicle.

2. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication interface is configured to communicate over a Controller Area Network (CAN).

3. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface is configured to provide the streaming content over one of Bluetooth or a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

4. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the command information is issued in response to a user input operation.

5. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the user input operation includes actuation of at least one a button or a dial.

6. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry includes equalizer setting circuitry that determines an equalizer setting at a time of reception of the streaming content.

7. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising the gateway apparatus, wherein the gateway apparatus is configured to receive data in an identifier field and a data field from the first data input device, the data field being in an inclusive range of 0 to 8 bytes, and transmit a packet to the first communication interface, the packet including information in addition to the identifier field and the data field.

8. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface is further configured to receive meta data corresponding to the streaming content.

9. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface is further configured to receive data of an image of at least one of an album art, a song name, or an artist name corresponding to the streaming content.

10. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to cause the display to display the image of at least one of the album art, the song name, or the artist name.

11. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry further comprising equalizer setting circuitry configured to set an operation condition of an equalizer based on equalizer setting information, wherein the first communication circuitry is further configured to receive the equalizer setting information at a time of the reception of the streaming content.

12. A method for operating an in vehicle apparatus, comprising:

controlling a content streaming mode, including

receiving command information from a first data input device to a first communication interface,

sending the command information from the first communication interface over a first communication channel, the first communication channel including a gateway apparatus, and

in response to receiving the command information, causing circuitry to control the content streaming mode of the in vehicle apparatus;

providing streaming content from a second device to the circuitry via a second communication interface and a second communication channel, the first communication channel being different that the second communication channel, and the second communication channel excluding the gateway apparatus;

in response to receiving the command information from the first data input device, providing control information over the second communication channel and controlling an operation of the content streaming mode of the second device for playing the streaming content in the vehicle; and

displaying on a display information related to the streaming content.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the first communication interface is configured to communicate over a Controller Area Network (CAN).

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second communication interface is configured to provide the streaming content over one of Bluetooth or a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the command information is issued in response to a user input operation.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the user input operation includes actuation of at least one a button or a dial.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry includes equalizer setting circuitry that determines an equalizer setting at a time of reception of the streaming content.

18. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising the gateway apparatus, wherein the gateway apparatus is configured to receive from the first data input device an identifier field and a data field, the data field being in an inclusive range of 0 to 8 bytes, and transmit a packet to the first communication interface, the packet including information in addition to the identifier field and the data field.

19. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second communication interface is further configured to receive meta data corresponding to the streaming content.

20. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second communication interface is further configured to receive data of an image of at least one of an album art, a song name, or an artist name corresponding to the streaming content.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to cause the display to display the image of at least one of the album art, the song name, or the artist name.

22. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry further comprising equalizer setting circuitry configured to set an operation condition of an equalizer based on equalizer setting information, wherein the first communication circuitry is further configured to receive the equalizer setting information at a time of the reception of the streaming content.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

controlling a content streaming mode, including

receiving command information from a first data input device to a first communication interface,

sending the command information from the first communication interface over a first communication channel, the first communication channel including a gateway apparatus,

in response to receiving the command information, causing circuitry to control the content streaming mode of the in vehicle apparatus;

providing streaming content from a second device to the circuitry via a second communication interface and a second communication channel, the first communication channel being different that the second communication channel, and the second communication channel excluding the gateway apparatus;

in response to receiving the command information from the first data input device, providing control information over the second communication channel and controlling an operation of the content streaming mode of the second device for playing the streaming content in the vehicle; and

displaying on a display information related to the streaming content.