WIRELESS CONTENT LOADER FOR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A battery-powered wireless content loader for an entertainment system of a vehicle includes a multi-mode wireless data communications module with at least a first communications mode and a second communications mode. A controller establishes a data link to a remote content server with the multi-mode wireless data communications module to retrieve multimedia content from the remote content server. The controller selects either one or both of the communications modes based at least in part upon an evaluation of availability of an access point for the first communications mode within range. A data storage device stores the retrieved multimedia content. An electrical power storage supplies power in response to the vehicle being powered down. The controller copies the multimedia content stored on the data storage device to a content server of the entertainment system following the electrical system of the vehicle being powered up.

主权项

1. A content loader for downloading multimedia content from a remote content server over one or a combination of a first wireless network and a second wireless network to a content server of an entertainment system of a vehicle having an electrical system, the content loader comprising:
a multi-mode wireless data communications module having at least a first communications mode corresponding to the first wireless network and a second communications mode corresponding to the second wireless network; a controller that establishes a data link to the remote content server with the multi-mode wireless data communications module, the controller activating either one or both of the first communications mode and the second communications mode based at least in part upon an evaluation of availability of the first wireless network being within range; a data storage device that stores the retrieved multimedia content; and an electrical power storage device selectively connectible to the multi-mode wireless data communications module, the controller, and the data storage device in response to the electrical system of the vehicle being powered down, the electrical power storage device being rechargeable; wherein the controller downloads multimedia content while the electrical system of the vehicle is powered down and copies the multimedia content stored on the data storage device to the content server of the entertainment system following the electrical system of the vehicle being powered up.