Microsoft: Patents Smart Car Radio

Microsoft tries more and more to be a player in the automotive business. After the deal with Fiat they now have been granted a U.S. patent for what it calls a "Smart Car Radio".

The radio is a kind of TiVo for audio that automatically removes ads, playing only recorded music and news, etc. The device is similar to some satellite radio devices, which feature removable pocketsize controllers that can be then plugged into a home unit. The device would also function as a mobile PDA.

Usually Microsoft is not very good in being "smart" so let's see what they make out of this patent. I wonder if this is really innovative. The "innovations" in their operating systems usually seem to be "strongly inspired" by another computer company from Cupertino, so where do the innovations in other areas come from?

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