CN101138038A - Wireless adaptor for content transfer - Google Patents
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments that wirelessly provide content from a content source to a content player. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to receive the content from the content source and a wired interface for a wired connection with the content player to route the content, as received by the wireless interface, for playback by the content player.
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Right of priority
The right of priority of the following U.S. Patent application in first to file of the application's request: the title of submitting on February 11st, 2005 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.US60/651 of " SEAMLESS TRANSACTIONS ACROSSDOMAINS AND DEVICES ", 961; The title of submitting on February 11st, 2005 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.US60/651 of " WIRELESS AUDIO ADAPTOR FORCAR RADIOS ", 963; The title of submitting on February 11st, 2005 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.US60/651 of " ZERO INSTALL WIRELESS AUDIOADAPTOR ", 960; The title of submitting on February 11st, 2005 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.US60/651 of " DAILY SET WITH MULTIPLE CONTENTCHANNELS ", 958; The title of submitting on February 11st, 2005 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application US60/651 of " SUPPLEMENTING DAILY SET WITH HOTCONTENT ", 959.All above-mentioned provisional application all are incorporated herein by reference at this.
Related application
The application combines the novel patented claim of following U.S. utility by reference comprehensively, all these utility application all transfer the application's assignee: " WIRELESSADAPTOR FOR CONTENT TRANSFER " (lawyer's official documents and correspondence No.BCS03802), " GRANTING GREATER RIGHTS TO STORED CONTENT " (lawyer's official documents and correspondence No.BCS03804), " AUTOMATIC CONTENT UPDATE FOR ATARGET DEVICE " (lawyer's official documents and correspondence No.BCS03805), " HOT CONTENTUPDATE FOR A TARGET DEVICE " (lawyer's official documents and correspondence No.BCS03806), the content of these utility application all is incorporated herein by reference at this.
Background technology
Portable content player and other can play content equipment, for example, medium such as music or video, more and more welcome, and be designed to play user's personal content usually.The user tends to use multiple media device, for example MP3 digital music player, cell phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), personal computer and automobile audio system, and have in these equipment and manyly can play user's personal content as content player.Yet not quick at present mode easily transmits content between a plurality of equipment of user.In addition, these devices tend are in having different user interfaces, come playing back music or other content very inconvenient for user learning and each equipment of operation like this.For example, some automakers are provided for and will be connected to the connection fittings of the automobile audio system in their vehicle such as portable music players such as MP3 players.Yet these existing connection fittings need the user that portable music player is wiredly connected to docking platform, and docking platform must further be wiredly connected to the automobile audio system in the vehicle routinely.When portable music player was docked, its user interface (showing and control knob) can lose efficacy usually, and the user must use the control knob of the automobile audio system that belongs to this vehicle to control the portable music player of butt joint limitedly.In addition, being generally the user provides limited numerical value to show, shows in progress song with indication on the Vehicular instrument panel display screen.Other existing vehicle connection fittings can adopt the title navigation of portable music player, are used for showing on the panel board of vehicle, for the user provides more detailed content information.Yet such connection fittings also need the butt joint of portable music player, docking platform to connect to the routine of vehicle, and when player was docked, the user interface of this player (showing and control knob) lost efficacy.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, described herein is from the wireless embodiment that content is provided to content player of content source with wireless mode.In one embodiment, a kind of wireless adapter is provided, this adapter comprise can operate be used for from the wave point of content source received content and be used for and the content player wired connection to transmit the wireline interface of content, wherein, this content is received by wave point, is reset by content player.
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Embodiment is next illustrated by example, and is not limited to following accompanying drawing, in these accompanying drawings, and the same same unit of reference number sign, wherein:
Fig. 1 diagram is according to the system that is used for content allocation of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 diagram is according to the example at the content allocation system shown in Fig. 1 of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 diagram is according to the operating environment of the wireless adapter of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 illustrates the wireless adapter according to the embodiment of the invention in more detail;
Fig. 5 illustrates wireless adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention in more detail;
Fig. 6 diagram is used for the method that wireless content transmits according to an embodiment of the invention.
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The principle of these embodiment is mainly described by the example of embodiment for the sake of simplicity and illustrative purposes.In description subsequently, many details have been illustrated, so that understand embodiment up hill and dale.Yet, for those of ordinary skills, it is evident that, also can implement this embodiment being not limited under the situation of these details.In other cases, do not describe well-known method and structure in detail, in order to avoid unnecessarily obscure this embodiment.
1. system survey
Fig. 1 diagram is according to a kind of system 100 that is used for content allocation of the present invention.System 100 comprises content supplier 110, content service 120, network 130 and target device 140.Content supplier 110 comprises entity, and this entity is configured to provide the content of being play or being consumed by the user.Content can comprise: such as medium such as audio frequency, video, texts; The multimedia that comprises two or more audio frequency, video and text; Or the data of other type.The example of content includes, but are not limited to, media file, for example file of the audio file of mp3 file, other type, video file, textual music and other type.The example of content supplier 110 includes, but are not limited to, news provider (for example local cable news TV station), television sound recording chamber, cinefilm sound recording chamber, music mark, Online Music (or other medium) provider, and other.
Generally speaking, content supplier 110 provides content to content service 120, and content service 120 can provide several functions like this.Wherein a kind of function is included on the basis of basic routine and receives fresh contents from content supplier 110.Another kind of function comprises makes the content that receives from content supplier 110 can be used by the user.In addition, content service 120 can be from a plurality of content suppliers 110 received contents, for the user provides more relatively content choice.The user can obtain content service 120 available contents by in for example appointment business or the demand (telecommunication) service one or both.
Network 130 can be represented one or more networks.Network 130 can comprise private, such as the common network of the Internet, such as the wireless network of satellite network and Cellular Networks and one or more such as in the communication network of WLAN (wireless local area network), wired network, LAN (Local Area Network), wide area network and any other type of Wi-Fi network or blueteeth network.
2. the function of content service and advantage general introduction
According to an embodiment, content service 120 permits a user to one or more groups channel of one or more configurations in the target device 140.Have the content (personal content that is called the user) that the interior perhaps user from content supplier provides on each channel.Channel is the data acquisition of content, and it can be the content of particular type.For example, content service 120 can make the user obtain up to a hundred stations of content or monolithic content.Webcast radio and netcast TV are some examples of stations of content.Content service 120 can provide one or more stations of content as appointment business to the user, and wherein one or more radio station can be subscribed by the user, and the content in these radio station is sent to one or more target devices of this user.In one example, one or more radio station provide the big or continuous mobile content piece of deferring to digital thousand happy year copyright bills (DMCA).Some examples of each piece content comprise single song or disc, film, video clip or the like.Content service 120 can provide demand (telecommunication) service, and wherein the user can buy or download each piece content.
In addition, channel can comprise the content of particular type, for example sports talk channel, popular music channel or the like.The user can for example dispose one group of channel by content and the user's interest content of selecting to be provided by content service 120, is called channel set hereinafter.These channels can comprise high-quality digital content, can not have commercial break in some cases.Channel in sets of channels can also comprise the content of collecting from individual subscriber, for example, is stored in the audio file on the user personal computer.This channel can come broadcast program according to the classification or the content collection of playlist, style or artist or other needs.
The user can dispose a plurality of channel set, and like this, the user can use different channel set in the different time.For example, the user can create first channel set and be used for daily use, for example, is used for work and travels frequently.This channel set can comprise traffic and news channel, sports talk wireless channel and other channel.The user can create second channel set and be used for long-distance travel, can comprise for example classic rock channel and comedy channel.
The content of channel can be downloaded to one or more target devices 140 from content service 120.Content service 120 also can be upgraded target device with fresh content on continuous or periodic substantially basis.For example, after the content in the user consumes the target device mid band (such as, after play content), or after content is run ragged (such as after) through predetermined a period of time, can with the fresh content that receives from content service 120 or another target device 140 fresh content of buffer memory replenish or replace content in this channel.This content update on target device can automatically perform, and is useful for the target device 140 of the storage space with limited memory contents (for example, PDA, phone or have the miscellaneous equipment of less relatively storage space).
In addition, each target device 140 all comprises and the similar or identical interface of widely used legacy user interfaces at least a present end user device type.Therefore, do not need user learning how to use the interface of target device.In addition, can provide General Purpose Interface on several objects equipment 140, it can be used for play content by a user.For example, can on target devices such as subscriber phone, personal computer, autocar radio installation, provide General Purpose Interface.Therefore, do not need user learning how to use the different interfaces of different target equipment 140.
The user interface of target device 140 can be simulated or comprise the conventional radio with frequency channel preset or the user interface of music player.Interface on the target device 140 can be provided for " clicking " channel selection, and is similar to the channel preset button on pressing wireless device.In one example, each channel can comprise the content of the music of a type of being selected in advance by the user or a kind of style, and this allows user to switch by clicking between channel, this to wireless device on the different radio radio station between switching similar.This interface can also allow user's F.F., falls back or suspend content.
Being installed in software application on the user personal computer allows user management and configure channel sets and upgrades content on a plurality of target devices.In addition, being stored in a content on the target device also can be used at least one other the target device.In addition, can provide identical software application or another kind of software application on target device, it allows user's mark song or other content and they is increased in the tabulation that the individual wishes to buy.Hereinbefore by having described this feature for the U.S. Patent application (procurator numbers BCS03804) of " Granting Greater Rights to Stored Content " with reference to the title that is incorporated into this.
3. content service
The embodiment of Fig. 2 diagramatic content distribution system 100.Fig. 2 illustrates content service 120 and also comprise administration module 123, content distribution module 124 and polymerization module 125 except comprising the server 121 described with reference to figure 1 and database 122.As mentioned here, module comprises that being stored in computer-readable medium (CRM) goes up one or more software programs, application or the routine of being carried out by at least one processor.The embodiment of CRM includes, but are not limited to, and electronics, light, magnetic or other storage or the transmission equipment of computer-readable instruction can be provided for the receiver inner treater.Other example of appropriate C RM comprises, but be confined to, the processor of floppy disk, CD-ROM, DVD, disk, storage chip, ROM, RAM, ASIC, configuration and optical medium, any tape or any other magnetic medium or processor can be from any other media of its reading command.In addition, perhaps as an alternative, module can be the hardware that is configured to carry out one or more institutes here representation function.
Administration module 123 can be coordinated the information between a plurality of users.For example, administration module 123 can be from a plurality of user's receiving channels configuration informations, and this channel configuration information can comprise the selection of user to one or more sets of channels channel content of a plurality of users.Described user select and user configured channel set can together with content service 120 that increase be stored in together in the database 122 with the additional channel configuration information (for example, permission and the particular attribute or the rule of content consumption) that corpse is selected and configuration is mutually big.Query Database 122 is to determine to offer user's content subsequently.In one embodiment, the user interface that administration module 123 generates based on webpage, this allows the user to login content service 120, register and be provided with right of priority and configuration letter channel set to this content service 120.
For example, the user uses personal computer 141 via network shown in Figure 1 130, is connected to content service 120, and network 130 can comprise other networks shown in the Internet 131 and/or Fig. 2.The user provides information to content service 120, and this information stores is in database 122.Administration module 123 can be to the user prompt channel configuration information, and for example the content type of each channel is selected.For example, the user can select news, traffic and weather for channel 1, is channel 2 selection sports talk radio, is that channel 3 is selected pop musics, is that channel 4 is selected another music, is channel 5 selection classic rock music, is the channel selection classical music.Administration module 123 is selected the user to be stored in the database 122, uses content distribution module 124, and channel 1-6 has been set with the user who is associated and has selected corresponding content, and the channel correlation configuration information that is increased by content service 120.Should understand easily, for illustrated purpose, rather than in order to limit, six channels described above.Therefore, under the situation that does not depart from system's 100 scopes, can dispose arbitrarily the channel of right quantity rationally.
As selection, administration module 123 can be to user prompt user profile, and the user can select channel based on this user profile.For example, the user can provide the demographic information or to have a great taste for art the family selection.The user can be based on several channels of this Information Selection sets of channels.This user can select some channels as channel set.Also can provide default channel.In addition, can dispose a plurality of channel set for each user.
Content distribution module 124 sends to one or more target devices 140 with the content of channel set.Content distribution module 124 can determine to send to the content of target device based on relevant channel configuration information.For example, content distribution module 124 is from the channel configuration information of the selected channel set of database 1 22 retrievals.In addition, content distribution module 124 can send to the content of each channel one or more target devices 140.
Polymerization module 125 receives for example content and playlist from content supplier 110, and with this information stores in database 122, like this can be when the user needs give the user with content allocation.
4. the personal computer user gateway that is used for content service
A plurality of target devices 140 shown in Fig. 2.Target device 140 shown in Fig. 2 comprises personal computer 141, cell phone 142, automobile audio system 143 and housed device 144.These are examples of the more operable target devices 140 of user.Will it is evident that, also can use other target device 140, for example portable content device (MP3 player for instance), vehicle audio frequency system, home media server or the like.
Some target devices 140 shown in Fig. 2 are connected to content service 120 via network.For example, personal computer 141 is described to be connected to content service 120 via the Internet 131.Cell phone 142 is described to be connected to content service 120 via cellular network 132 and the Internet 131.In addition, target device 145 is described to be connected to content service 120 via " focus (hot spot) " 133 and the Internet 131.Although do not illustrate, other target device 140 can utilize with such as the relative one or more dedicated Internet accesses of common networks such as the Internet 131 to content service 120, and content service 120 can provide not the content service based on webpage.In one embodiment, content service 120 comprises web service, and the user can use personal computer 141 or another target device to login.In this embodiment, can be via the Internet 131 with the download content of channel to one or more target devices 140.
The example of the content that is used for channel set that can select can comprise personal content of Music Radio towards style, content of the discussions, user or the like.Can select music content from the catalogue of listing more radio station or from each content that content supplier 110 provides towards style.In addition, a music channel can transmit one group of continuous music track on target device.Also can select to talk about content from the catalogue of talking about content channel, this channel can regular update, for example, and per hour, every day or weekly.In addition, the content from a more than content supplier can be positioned over a sets of channels.User's personal content can be stored in the personal computer 141 that administration module 171 can find.Like this, the user can classify to various contents according to variety of way, and the content of each content song or bulk can be moved to the channel of sets of channels.
Update agent 161 usually can be from content service 120 received contents, and can regular update be stored in the content 180 on the personal computer 141.For example, update agent 161 on personal computer 141 with content 180 buffer memorys.Content 180 can comprise the content that receives from the content distribution module 124 of content service 120.
Update agent 161 is gone back the transmission of control content 180 to other target device 140.For example, when cell phone 142 is connected to personal computer 141 or joins with personal computer 141, the content of one or more selected channel set can be sent to cell phone 142.In one example, when cell phone 142 was connected to personal computer 141, the transmission of content 180 can be used as basic feature automatically and carries out, and the user does not need to send the transmission order.Update agent 161 can control content 180 transmission to cell phone 142, can from one or more playlists, experience this fresh content like this.
In addition, the transmission that update agent 161 can control content 180 is stored in fresh content on the cell phone 142 when making usually within remaining on the storage capacity limit of cell phone 142.Like this, at least a portion of content 180 can be stored on the cell phone 142, is expressed as content 181.Similarly, housed device 144, for example home stereo systems or set-top box also can be from personal computer 141 received contents 180.Replace personal computer 141, also can be used for receiving and cache contents 180, and do not depart from the scope of system 200 from content service 120 such as the server or the miscellaneous equipment of home media server.
5. portable content device
Can comprise such as the portable content device of cell phone 142, PDA, MP3 player etc. have administration module 172, the application 174 of update agent 162 and user interface 152.In the similar mode of describing to top administration module 171 about personal computer 141 of mode, administration module 172 allows users to be identified for disposing the channel configuration information of selected channel set and this information being sent to content service 120 usually.In some cases, can think that administration module 171 is optionally for using 174, can carry out by personal computer 141 because use 174 management.
The renewal of the update agent 162 common control content 181 of cell phone 142, content 181 can comprise via Cellular Networks 132, the Internet 131, such as the same wireless proximity network of bluetooth or Wi-Fi (802.11) or its combination in any from content service 120 fresh content that transmit or that receive from content service 120 by personal computer 141.For example, content 181 can comprise the new cache contents that receives from content service 120 by the Internet 131 and Cellular Networks route as shown in Figure 2.In another example, content 181 can comprise the new cache contents that receives from personal computer 141 via wired connection or wireless proximity network.
The update agent 162 of cell phone 142 can also be managed from the reception of one of content service 120 and personal computer or both contents.More specifically, for example, update agent 162 can be controlled from the reception of a kind of type content of content service 120 with from the reception of the another kind of type content of personal computer 141.For example, the reception that update agent 162 can control content need be than the content (popular content) of frequent updating such as transport information etc. so that receive from Cellular Networks 132.In another example, the reception that update agent 162 can control content is so that received these hot topic contents (without Cellular Networks 132 or any other radio telecommunication network) from personal computer 141 before popular content is expired.In addition, update agent 162 can be controlled from personal computer 141 and receive the unexpected winner content, and the unexpected winner content is to upgrade not too frequent content.In this example, personal computer 141 can be downloaded the unexpected winner content from content service 120.In addition, when cell phone 142 is connected to personal computer or joins with personal computer, can on cell phone 142, upgrade the unexpected winner content.It is evident that for those of ordinary skills, also can will be to cell phone 142 such as unexpected winner download content such as music via Cellular Networks 132.
As shown in Figure 2, cell phone 142 also is described to comprise wave point 148, and wave point 148 can be used for being connected to content service 120 via focus 133, personal computer 141, other target device 140 etc.Cell phone 142 also comprises wave point 150, and wave point 150 can be used for content 181 is sent to automobile audio system 143.As selection, wave point 148 and 150 can be merged into a wave point, and this wave point is carried out all functions of wave point 148 and 150.
Can come the broadcast of control content 181 by the user interface 152 of cell phone 142.For example, user interface 152 can comprise start channel predetermined selection, fall back, the control device of F.F., time-out, broadcast or the like.
Although do not illustrate, cell phone 142 can comprise the equipment of the function that is configured to provide a plurality of equipment.For example, cell phone 142 can comprise MP3 player, PDA, camera, video player or the like.
6. content player and wireless adapter
Portable content device (for example, cell phone 142) can send content to content player (for example, automobile audio system 143) via the wave point 150 of cell phone 142.In addition, wireless adapter 173 can be used for being implemented in communicating by letter between cell phone 142 and the automobile audio system 143, is used for the broadcast of received content and control content.Wireless adapter 173 can be the part of automobile audio system 143, is what to separate with automobile audio system 143 perhaps.In addition, perhaps as selecting, wireline interface can be used for being implemented in communicating by letter between cell phone 142 and the automobile audio system 143.
Fig. 3 diagram is according to the operating environment of the wireless adapter 173 of an embodiment.Wireless adapter 173 allows the portable content device of suitably activation and wireless the joining of available radio parts in the content player.Although Fig. 3 and description hereinafter are called cell phone 142 with portable content device, should be appreciated that cell phone 142 only makes as example, also can use any other portable content device as an alternative.The example of other portable content device includes, but are not limited to, digital music player and PDA.Equally, although the available radio parts in the automobile audio system 143 are mentioned in Fig. 3 and description hereinafter, should be appreciated that and also can use any other content player with available radio parts as an alternative.The example of other content player includes, but are not limited to, the marine audio system on the canoe, home audio system or any other audio frequency apparatus with radio unit.
In one embodiment, wireless adapter 173 uses wireless proximity network to set up wireless communication link 310 with cell phone 142.As mentioned here, wireless proximity network refers to any wireless network that the short-range wireless communication link can be provided in the middle of networked devices.The example of wireless proximity network is including, but not limited to bluetooth and Wi-Fi (802.11).Therefore, wireless proximity network and long distance wireless net (Cellular Networks and the satellite communication link that for example, are used for honeycomb and mobile phone) should be distinguished.In addition, wireless adapter 173 320 with automobile audio system 143 in the available radio parts set up the uni-directional wireless communication link.
In one embodiment, cell phone 142 is suitably activated via above mentioned wireless proximity network to wireless adapter 173 wireless transmissions content and order/control signal coding or un-encoded.Conversely, wireless adapter 173 and then keep wireless communication link 310 with cell phone 142 according to order/control signal that it receives from cell phone 142.Wireless adapter 173 also provides the conversion of signals or the decoding of the received content of any needs, is used for received content is forwarded to automobile audio system 143.Like this, wireless adapter 173 provides interface, and this interface allows cell phone 142 that the content of its storage is sent to automobile audio system 143, is used for by car radio parts play content.
Fig. 4 describes in further detail wireless adapter 173 according to an embodiment.Wireless adapter 173 comprises operating system (OS) kernel 410 of this device hardware of management and software operation, the wireless proximity network application profiles stack 420 of wireless communication link is provided between automobile audio system 143 and cell phone 142 via wireless adapter 173, demoder 440 with content decoders 446 and optional meta data decoder 442, wherein, the content that content decoders 446 decodings receive from cell phone 142, any metadata of meta data decoder 442 these contents of decoding (for example, the music exercise question, artist's life, playlist), be used on automobile audio system 143, showing.In one embodiment, content decoders 446 and meta data decoder 442 are implemented as the program code of encoding on CRM.Like this, can in the program code of meta data decoder 442, comprise this particular display format, to activate the demonstration of content metadata on automobile audio system 143.Wireless adapter 173 also comprises the hardware (not shown) that is used for baseband controller and is used for from cell phone 142 received RFs (RF) signal and is digital signal with this conversion of signals so that the radio of being handled by application profiles stack 420.Therefore, RF hardware and application profiles stack 420 are provided for carrying out with cell phone 142 wave point of radio communication for wireless adapter 173.
In case this content and the metadata that is associated are decoded, they are forwarded to automobile audio system via frequency modulation (FM) transmitter 450, frequency-modulated transmitter 450 can be the part of wireless adapter 173 as shown in Figure 4, perhaps is implemented as from wireless adapter 173 wired transmitters of separating.The signal that FM transmitter 450 is provided to car radio parts in the automobile audio system 143 sends, to activate from wireless adapter 173 to automobile audio system 143 uni-directional wireless communication link 320.In one embodiment, FM transmitter 450 can be operated the arbitrary frequency that is used for by a plurality of preset frequencies and send content to automobile audio system 143, and this transmission frequency can be selected by the command translation module of describing after a while 490 by the user.FM transmitter 450 also comprises radio data system (RDS) function, this radio data system function can make FM transmitter 450 receive content metadata by meta data decoder 442 decodings from cell phone 142, and with this content metadata frequency modulation (PFM) to the subcarrier that sends in the main transmission frequency that transmits contents from cell phone 142.Therefore, FM transmitter 450 provides the information of the content that the wireless station that enabled by RDS sends by radio broadcasting for automobile audio system 153, be used for showing in the mode similar to the traditional approach of display radio station designator, song title and artist name by its car radio parts.FM transmitter 450 can also make wireless adapter 173 be used to come from the various automobile audio systems of different manufacturers, because the content transmission to automobile audio system realizes that by frequency modulation this content can be received by the available radio parts in any automobile audio system.Therefore, the communication link between wireless adapter 173 and automobile audio system does not need common interface.
In one embodiment, wireless adapter 173 comprises infrared ray (IR), radio frequency (RF) or IR and RF command module 460 alternatively, to activate wireless adapter 173, cell phone 142 or both Long-distance Control by Long-distance Control 405.Wireless adapter 173 can also comprise speech command module 470, to activate wireless adapter 173, cell phone 142 or both control via voice command by the microphone 407 that connects.IR/RF command module 460 and speech command module 470 can be operated and be used for replacing each other or co-operation each other.In addition, each can operate be used to replace application profiles stack 173 and network manager 430 or with application profiles stack 173 and network manager 430 co-operation.When the user uses Long-distance Control 405 by automobile audio system 143 controls during from the content play of cell phone 142, IR/RF command module 460 receives IR/RF control signal from Long-distance Control 405 by the IR/RF receiver (not shown) in the wireless adapter 173.IR/RF command module 460 is converted to corresponding electric signal with the IR/RF control signal, and this electric signal is forwarded to command translation module 490, and this electric signal of command translation module 490 translation is with control wireless adapter 173, cell phone 142 or both.Similarly, speech command module 470 makes the user provide voice command by the microphone 407 that connects, with the content play of controlling from cell phone 142 by automobile audio system 143.Speech command module 470 is converted to electric signal with this voice command, so that be forwarded to command translation module 490, this electric signal of command translation module 490 translation then is with control wireless adapter 173, cell phone or both.Use Long-distance Control 405 or the voice command by microphone 407 to replace cell phone 142 to come control content to play the additional sense of security can be provided for the user who is driving, wherein, cell phone 142, wireless adapter 173 and automobile audio system 173 are arranged, because the use of Long-distance Control 405 or the voice command notice of transferring user less in car.
Be used for from the communication link 310 and 320 of cell phone 142 in order to manage to automotive radio system 143 wireless transmission contents, wireless adapter 173 also comprises proximity wireless network manager 430, and this manager 430 operation application profiles stack 420 are set up and controlled wireless communication link 310, fetch decode content and content metadata mutually and fetch realization mutually with command translation module 490 with demoder 440 and send content and the content metadata of decoding to automotive radio system 143 via FM transmitter 450 on 320.In one embodiment, network manager 430 comprises the program code of encoding that is used to carry out aforementioned functional on CRM.
Fig. 4 illustrates an example of application profiles stack 420, this application profiles stack 420 has a plurality of Bluetooth protocols, transmits and the transmission of order/control signal between cell phone 142 and wireless adapter 173 to the content of automobile audio system 143 via wireless adapter 13 to adjust from cell phone 142.In one embodiment, application profiles stack 420 is implemented as the program code of encoding on CRM.The example of the Bluetooth protocol that can use in application profiles stack 420 is including, but not limited to advanced audio distribution file (A2DP), audio frequency and video remote control protocol (AVRCP), serial port agreement (SPP), handsfree protocol (HFP), activate business discovery agreement (ESDP) and personal area network's agreement (PAN).In order to make wireless adapter 173 and cell phone together by bluetooth transmission work, cell phone 142 will be included in the same protocol of finding in the wireless adapter 173, although the use of Bluetooth protocol is mentioned in Fig. 4 and the description here, should be understood that employed agreement only depends on the content that is used for providing the wireless proximity network of communication link between cell phone 142 and automobile audio system 143.
When wireless adapter 173 just at work the time, A2DP wherein starts wireless adapter 173, the content such as audio content is sent to automobile audio system 143 in the cell phone 142 with being stored in, as be used for the streaming audio that stereo audio is play by automobile audio system 143.As previously mentioned, memory contents is positioned in each channel of cell phone 142.Network manager 430 also control content demoder is decoded as the form that the FM transmitter 450 that is used for frequency modulation and wireless transmission is understood with this streaming audio, is received via its car radio parts by automobile audio system 143 then to be used for playing.SPP communicates by letter with in cell phone 142 and the automobile audio system 143 each is provided for the virtual serial port (rather than use real serial cable) of wireless connections between the equipment, with the formation wireless proximity network by simulation RS-232 control signal.Therefore, SPP can be used for replacing A2DP to come: a) transmit content from cell phone 142 to automobile audio system 143; B) provide by Long-distance Control 405 or by voice command the Long-distance Control of cell phone 142 or wireless adapter 173 is used by microphone 407; And c) provides by cell phone 142 Long-distance Control of wireless adapter 173 is used.In addition, can comprise HFP, handle the incoming call of cell phone 142 to allow automobile audio system 143.AVRCP also can be used for substituting SPP and is used for wireless connections, and to guarantee the operability of order/control signal between cell phone 142 and the wireless adapter 173, the FM that is used to pass through to automobile audio system 143 sends execution access to content and broadcast.As mentioning here, the function control unit of equipment is a kind of control assembly that can control this functions of the equipments.Therefore, SPP and ACRCP can both make: a) come Long-distance Control cell phone 142 by Long-distance Control 405 or by the voice command by microphone 407; Or b) comes Long-distance Control wireless adapter 173 via wireless proximity network by cell phone 142.For example, SPP or AVRCP can make Long-distance Control 405 come the controller of audio stream plays as sending voice command/control signal to cell phone 142.According to the character (being cell phone 142 and wireless adapter 173 in this example) of related equipment and the expectation situation by automobile audio system 143 visit audio streams, the example of order/control signal comprises playback, stops, channel selection or display mode.In one embodiment, wireless adapter 173 comprises converter, this converter provides selection for the user, to keep the user interface on the cell phone 142 or it was lost efficacy, be used for controlling wireless communication link between cell phone 142 and the wireless adapter 173 based on the foundation of wireless proximity network.Therefore, cell phone 142 can be controlled by the function control unit on the function control unit on its user interface, Long-distance Control 405 or both.
The PAN agreement allows related bluetooth equipment to participate in personal area network, is used for communication each other in the middle of the equipment that closes on.In this case, related bluetooth equipment is to support the automobile audio system 143 of bluetooths and wireless adapter 172 near and support the cell phone 142 (for example, installation automobile audio system 143 on identical automobile) of bluetooth by wireless adapter 173.Therefore, the PAN agreement allows wireless adapter 173 that its state and identification information are sent to cell phone 142, so that the communication link of foundation and cell phone 142.The PAN agreement also can be used for transmitting content from cell phone 142 to automobile audio system 143 via wireless adapter 173.
ESDP uses detection protocol, this detection protocol allows near bluetooth equipment discovery any other bluetooth equipment wireless adapter 173, therefore and find that automobile audio system and the network by having procotol (for example PAN agreement) and near bluetooth equipment set up communication link.Therefore, wireless adapter 173 is supported detection protocol, this detection protocol (for example can make target device, automobile audio system 143) the detection of dynamic portable content device (for example, cell phone 142), and automatically join with cell phone 142, so that audio frequency is from then on mobile, and do not need user's intervention.For example, there is the user who powers up cell phone 142 not need to retrieve cell phone 142 and the mobile function of activation audio frequency at pocket, briefcase, wallet or in being equipped with by the tool box in the automobile of automobile audio system 143 and FM wireless adapter 173.As an alternative, automobile wireless adapter 173 detects the existence of cell phone 142 automatically, and the initiation audio frequency flows to automobile audio system 143 from cell phone 142, yet, work on selected transmission channel with wireless mode if automobile audio system 143 is in opening and is set to, then the user can listen to the audio stream that flows by automobile audio system 143.Therefore, because the seamless fusion and the standardization of wireless adapter 173 function that provides, from cell phone 142 and user's angle, it does not concern which target device receives FM from wireless adapter 173 and sends.
Therefore, wireless adapter 173 can make content play from cell phone 142, simultaneously can be in the intervention minimum that receives user on any target device that FM send on the selected channel from wireless adapter 173.Wireless adapter 173 can also make content play from cell phone 142, and by Long-distance Control 405 controls.For example, Long-distance Control 405 can comprise and is used for button and control assembly, it is used for visiting the available various different content channels of cell phone 142, and be used for F.F. or the specific content channels content that falls back, if this content comprises user content or each the independent content piece that can control by this way.In another example, the user voice command that receives by microphone can operate be used for controls playing, advance, rewind function, with the content in the visit cell phone 142, if this content comprises user content or each the independent content piece that can control by this way.
Fig. 5 diagram is according to the wireless adapter 573 of another embodiment.The same with wireless adapter 173, wireless adapter 573 comprises OS kernel 410, network manager 430, has the demoder 440 of meta data decoder 442 and content decoders 446, command translation module 490 and FM transmitter 450.Yet wireless adapter 573 comprises that USB (universal serial bus) (USB) hub and main frame 510 come alternate application protocol stack 420.
Usb hub and main frame 510 activates being connected of the transceiver that is used for proximity wireless network.Transceiver comprises the function of the application profiles stack 420 that is used for wireless adapter 173 among aforesaid Fig. 4.For example, bluetooth or Wi-Fi usb key can be operated and be used to be connected to usb hub and main frame 510, as previously mentioned, set up radio communication with the wireless adapter 573 that passes through between cell phone 142 and automobile audio system.Connect although Fig. 5 illustrates USB, should be pointed out that the connection that also can use other type.For example, a kind of optional connection is live wire (IEEE1394).
Fig. 6 illustrates a kind of wireless method that offers content player (for example, automobile audio system 143) of content that will be stored in the content source (for example, cell phone 142) of being used for.By nonrestrictive example this method 600 has been described with reference to figure 1-5.Therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that and also can use the system and the equipment that are different from Fig. 1-5 describing method to come manner of execution 600.
With reference now to Fig. 6,, 610, wireless adapter 173 (or 573) by on selected frequency in content player the available radio parts carry out FM send with content player (for example, automobile audio system 143) set up wireless communication link.620, wireless adapter 173 (or have connection transceiver 573) detect near wireless adapter 173 (or 573) or the existence of the content source of closing on.630, wireless adapter 173 (or 573) also by wireless proximity network (for example, bluetooth or Wi-Fi net) set up wireless communication link with the nearby content source such as cell phone 142, be stored in content in the cell phone 142 with visit, as described previously, may be in advance via the Internet 131, Cellular Networks 132 with downloaded the content that is stored in the cell phone 142 by personal computer 141 from content service 120 alternatively.Under the situation of wireless adapter 173, realize wireless proximity network by application profiles stack 420, perhaps under the situation of wireless adapter 573, realize wireless proximity network by the transceiver such as bluetooth or Wi-Fi usb key that can be connected to wireless adapter.
640, the wireless communication link that wireless adapter 173 (573) is set up via wireless proximity network is from the content source received content, for example, and audio content.650, wireless adapter 173 (573) is sent to content player with this content from content source, is used for playback of content.Wireless adapter 173 can also use the RDS broadcasting of being carried out by FM transmitter 450 to come the information about this content is sent to content player, so that also show on content player.
According to an embodiment, the wireless adapter 173 among Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 and 573 not only comprises hardware but also comprise software.In one embodiment, in the wireless adapter 173 and 573 each all is implemented as chip system (SoC) solution, it has one or more computer chips, each comprises one or more processors (for example microprocessor or digital signal processor) and one or more CRM, and CRM comprises the program code that is used to realize application profiles stack 420, network manager 430, command translation module 490, I/O manager 495, demoder 440, IR/RF command module 470 and speech command module 470.
Various embodiment and their some distortion have been described here.Term used herein, description and accompanying drawing only make by diagram and illustrate, and are not intended to be used for limit.It will be recognized by those of ordinary skills, within by the spirit and scope of the invention that claim and its equivalent are limited subsequently, many distortion all are possible, and unless otherwise noted, all terms all refer to their the wideest reasonable implications.
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1. wireless method that content is provided may further comprise the steps:
By first wireless connections that realize by wireless proximity network from content source wireless receiving content; With
By second wireless connections different with described first wireless connections with wireless receiving to described content be sent to content player so that the content of resetting and to be received.
2. described method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wireless proximity network are one of them of blueteeth network and Wi-Fi network, and this content comprises audio content.
3. described method as claimed in claim 2 wherein may further comprise the steps the step that described content is sent to described content player by described second wireless connections:
Frequency modulation to this content (FM) is provided; With
Based on described frequency modulation, this content is sent as radio frequency (RF) signal wireless.
4. described method as claimed in claim 1, wherein content source is the portable set of this content of storage and can passes through this content of wireless proximity network wireless transmission.
5. described method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said portable set are one of them of cell phone, personal digital assistant and digital music player.
6. described method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said content player is an automobile audio system.
7. described method as claimed in claim 1 further may further comprise the steps:
By the metadata of described first wireless connections from described this content of content source wireless receiving;
By described second wireless connections described metadata of wireless receiving is sent to described content player, is used on described content player, showing.
8. described method as claimed in claim 7 wherein may further comprise the steps the step that described metadata is sent to described content player by described second wireless connections:
Frequency modulation to described metadata (FM) is provided; With
Based on described frequency modulation and by radio data system (RDS) broadcasting described metadata is sent as radio frequency (RF) signal wireless.
9. described method as claimed in claim 4 further may further comprise the steps:
Before step, set up described wireless proximity network with described portable set by the described content of the described first wireless connections wireless receiving;
For the user of described portable set or described content player provides selection, this selection is to keep to be used for by the user interface of user capture on the described portable set and user interface on the subscriber equipment was lost efficacy to stop one of them of user capture.
10. the described method of claim 7, the step of wherein setting up described wireless proximity network may further comprise the steps:
Automatically detect near the existence of the described portable set of described content player; With
Based on the automatic detection that described portable set exists, set up described wireless proximity network automatically.
11. described method as claimed in claim 1 further may further comprise the steps:
Reception is used for the voice command of described content source function control; With
According to function control, operate described content source automatically from described voice command.
12. described method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:
Receive the remote command that is used for described content source function control from the remote source that is different from described content source;
According to function control, operate this content source automatically from described remote command.
13. a computer-readable medium is the program code of coding on this computer-readable medium, this program code comprises:
Be used for setting up the program code of first wireless connections via wireless proximity network and content source;
Be used for by the program code of described first wireless connections from described content source received content, wherein this content comprises audio content;
The content that is used to decode and receives is to send to content player so that the program code of resetting by second wireless connections on described content player;
Be used for receiving from described content source the program code of the metadata of described content by described first wireless connections; With
The described metadata that is used to decode and receives is to send to described content player so that the program code that shows by described second wireless connections on described content player.
14., further comprise as computer-readable medium as described in the claim 13:
Be used for receiving order so that this content and metadata are sent to the program code of described content player from the content source of selected radio frequency.
15., further comprise as computer-readable medium as described in the claim 14:
Be used for receiving the program code of the voice command that is used for the control of content source function from the source different with this content source; With
Be used for described voice command is converted to the order that is used for this content source, to carry out the program code of described function control.
16., further comprise as computer-readable medium as described in the claim 15:
Be used for receiving the program code of the wireless remote order that is used for the control of content source function from the source different with this content source; With
Being used for described wireless remote command conversion is the order that is used for this content source, to carry out the program code of described function control.
17. one kind is used for comprising to the wireless wireless adapter that content is provided of content player:
First wave point can be operated and is used for and content source forms wireless proximity network, with from described content source wireless receiving content; With
Second wave point, provide with the wireless connections of described content player to transmit the content that described first wave point receives, so that reset by described content player.
18. as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17, wherein said first wave point further can be operated the metadata that is used to receive described content, and described second wave point further can be operated and be used for by these wireless connections described metadata being sent to described content player, so that show described metadata on described content player.
19. as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17, wherein said first wave point separates with described wireless adapter, and can operate and be used to be wiredly connected to described wireless adapter.
20., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 18:
The content decoders module, described content and described metadata that its decoding receives on described first wave point are to send to described content player by described second wave point.
21., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17:
The command translation module, it can be operated and be used to receive the order that is used for described content source function control and translate this order so that carried out by described content player.
22., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 21:
The remote command module, it can be operated the remote source that is used for from being different from this content source and receive wireless command, and this wireless command is converted to the order that is used for by the function control of described command translation module reception.
23., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 21:
Speech command module can be operated the source that is used for from being different from this content source and be received voice command, and this voice command is converted to the order that is used for by the function control of described command translation module reception.
24. as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17, wherein said wave point comprises:
The application stack module can be operated the existence that is used for detecting automatically described wireless adapter nearby content source, content is sent to described second wave point and starts the control of described content source for the wireless adapter relevant with described second wave point from this content source.
25. as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17, wherein this content comprises content of multimedia.
26., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 17:
Content interface can be operated and is used to provide the connection of another content source to described wireless adapter, is stored in content in another content source with reception, is used for being reset by described content player.
27., further comprise as wireless adapter as described in the claim 19:
Content interface, can operate and be used to provide of the connection of another content source, be stored in content in another content source, be used for resetting by this content player with reception to described wireless adapter, wherein, this independent wave point is wiredly connected to described wireless adapter on described content interface.
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