Patent ID: 8630659

Claim:
A method of delivering content to an occupant in a vehicle, the method comprising: establishing an Internet connection for an HMI system of the vehicle using an electronic cellular device, the HMI system including HMI controls; providing an option for a particular program, wherein the option is provided by the HMI system and the electronic cellular device; receiving a user request for the particular program, the particular program being provided via the internet connection; searching for a content source providing an Internet media stream of the particular program; connecting to the content source using the Internet connection; playing the Internet media stream of the particular program using a speaker of the vehicle; obtaining vehicle location information using a GPS and wherein searching for an Internet radio stream includes determining the nearest radio station providing the particular program; obtaining, based on the vehicle location, a location of the nearest radio station that is broadcasting the particular program at a frequency that corresponds to a traditional terrestrial radio station; automatically switching to the frequency of the nearest radio station when the vehicle is in a predetermined range of the location of the nearest radio station; automatically switching back to the internet connection, upon a determination that the vehicle exits the predetermined range of the location of the nearest radio station; storing, by the vehicle, the frequency of the nearest radio station and the predetermined range of the nearest radio station for subsequent use when the vehicle again enters the predetermined range; retrieving the stored frequency and the stored predetermined range of the nearest radio station; detecting, based on the stored data, that the vehicle returns to a location within the predetermined range of the nearest radio station; and using the stored frequency data to establish a connection with the nearest radio station and terminating the internet connection.