Patent ID: 8261309

Claim:
A mobile entertainment system, comprising: a video system in combination with a media source, the video system and media source are housed within a housing secured within an automobile; the media source includes a storage medium upon which audio and video media content is stored for display upon the video system as desired by a user; a wireless global communication network access point mounted within the automobile, wherein the media source includes wireless communication capabilities permitting communication with the wireless global communication network access point for retrieval of audio and video media content for display upon the video monitor; a remote library of audio and video media content in wireless communication with the media source via the wireless global communication network access point, the remote library including storage space for uploading of media content from a personal collection of audio and video media content from a user for subsequent transmission to the media source upon synchronization of the remote library with the media source thereby providing the user with access to a personal collection of audio and video content media; an access approval code associated with the media source instructing the remote library to synchronize the audio and video media content with the media source as desired by the user, wherein the media source communicates with the remote library via the wireless global communication network access point to ascertain whether at least one of additional audio or video content is available, and if it is determined that the additional audio or video content is available for downloading, the additional audio or video content is one of downloaded to the media source automatically or the user is provided with a prompt asking whether the user wishes to have the additional audio or video content downloaded to the media source.