c12) United States Patent
`Marlowe
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`(54) AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
`Ira Marlowe, 6403 Hilltop Ct., Fort Lee,
`(76)
`Inventor:
`NJ (US) 07024
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 820 days.
`(21) Appl. No.: 10/316,961
`Dec. 11, 2002
`(22) Filed:
`Prior Publication Data
`(65)
`US 2003/0215102Al
`Nov. 20, 2003
`Int. Cl.
`(51)
`H04B 1100
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl. ....................... 381/86; 340/825.24; 700/94
`(58) Field of Classification Search ................... 381/86;
`307/9.1, 10.1; 340/825.25, 825.24; 700/94;
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`(Continued)
`Primary Examiner-Vivian Chin
`Assistant Examiner-Jason Kurr
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-McCarter & English, LLP
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`
`An audio device integration system is provided. One or more
`after-market audio devices, such as a CD player, CD changer,
`MP3 player, satellite receiver, DAB receiver, or the like, is
`integrated for use with an existing OEM or after-market car
`stereo system, wherein control commands can be issued at the
`car stereo and responsive data from the audio device can be
`displayed on the stereo. Control commands generated at the
`car stereo are received, processed, converted into a format
`recognizable by the audio device, and dispatched to the audio
`device for execution. Information from the audio device,
`including track, disc, song, station, time, and other informa-
`tion, is received, processed, converted into a format recogniz-
`able by the car stereo, and dispatched to the car stereo for
`display thereon. One or more auxiliary input sources can be
`integrated with the car stereo, and selected between using the
`controls of the car stereo. Both an audio device and one or
`more auxiliary input sources can be integrated together, and a
`user can select between the device or the one or more auxil-
`iary input sources by issuing selection commands through the
`car stereo. A docking station is provided for docking a por-
`table audio or video device for integration with the car stereo.
`
`(Continued)
`
`99 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
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`Petitioner Toyota Motor Corp. Exhibit 1001
`1001.0001
`
`

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`
`

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`FIG. 2H
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`FIG. 4A
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`START
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`FIG. 48
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`START
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`FIG. 4C
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`START
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`FIG. 4D
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`194
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`START
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`FIG. 4E
`START
`
`NO
`
`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CD
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
`
`NO
`
`YES
`
`EXECUTE LOGIC
`OF BLOCK
`108 OF
`FIG. 4A
`
`231
`
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`HOOE SELECTION
`FROH CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
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`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 198
`OF FIG. 4D
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`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
`
`228
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`232
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`238
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`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF CD PLAYER
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`FIG. 4F
`START
`
`NO
`
`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CD
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
`
`NO
`
`YES
`
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`OF BLOCK
`168 OF
`FIG. 4C
`
`251
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`MODE SELECTION
`FROM CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
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`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 198
`OF FIG. 40
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`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
`
`248
`
`252
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`258
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`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF SATELLITE
`RECEIVER
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`FIG. 4G
`START
`
`NO
`
`NO
`
`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CO
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
`
`NO
`
`YES
`
`EXECUTE LOGIC
`OF BLOCK
`138 OF
`FIG. 48
`
`271
`
`SENSE AUX.
`HOOE SELECTION
`FROM CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
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`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 198
`OF FIG. 40
`
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`
`264
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`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
`
`268
`
`272
`
`278
`
`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF MP3
`PLAYER
`
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`FIG. 5
`,-300
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`306
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`COMMAND TO
`AUDIO DEVICE
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`
`MONITOR
`CONTROL
`PANELS
`BUTTONS
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`
`YES
`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO
`DEVICE
`
`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 198
`OF FIG. 4D
`
`END
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`FIG. 6
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`START
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`MONITOR
`CONTROL PANEL
`BUTTONS FOR
`AUXILIARY
`INPUT SELECTION
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`SENSE
`TYPE OF
`DEVICE AT
`AUX. INPUT
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`BLOCK 108
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`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 138
`OF FIG. 48
`
`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 168
`OF FIG. 4C
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`AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`1. Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates to an audio device integration
`system. More specifically, the present invention relates to an
`audio device integration system for integrating after-market
`components such as satellite receivers, CD players, CD
`changers, MP3 players, Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB)
`receivers, auxiliary audio sources, and the like with factory-
`installed (OEM) or after-market car stereo systems.
`2. Related Art
`Automobile audio systems have continued to advance in
`complexity and the number of options available to automo-
`bile purchasers. Early audio systems offered a simple AM
`and/or FM tuner, and perhaps an analog tape deck for allow-
`ing cassettes, 8-tracks, and other types of tapes to be played
`while driving. Such early systems were closed, in that exter-
`nal devices could not be easily integrated therewith.
`With advances in digital technology, CD players have been
`included with automobile audio systems. Original Equipment
`Manufacturers (OEMs) often produce car stereos having CD
`players and/or changers for allowing CDs to be played while
`driving. However, such systems often include proprietary 25
`buses and protocols that do not allow after-market audio
`systems, such as satellite receivers (e.g., XM satellite tuners),
`digital audio broadcast (DAB) receivers, MP3 players, CD
`changers, auxiliary input sources, and the like, to be easily
`integrated therewith. Thus, automobile purchasers are fre- 30
`quently forced to either entirely replace the OEM audio sys-
`tem, or use same throughout the life of the vehicle or the
`duration of ownership. Even if the OEM radio is replaced
`with an after-market radio, the after-market radio also fre-
`quently is not operable with an external device.
`A particular problem with integrating after-market audio
`systems with existing car stereos is that signals generated by
`the car stereo is in a proprietary format, and is not capable of
`being processed by the after-market system. Additionally,
`signals generated by the after-market system are also in a 40
`proprietary format that is not recognizable by the car stereo.
`Thus, in order to integrate after-market systems with car
`stereos, it is necessary to convert signals between such sys-
`tems.
`It known in the art to provide one or more expansion
`modules for OEM and after-market car stereos for allowing
`external audio products to be integrated with the car stereo.
`However, such expansion modules only operate with and
`allow integration of external audio products manufactured by
`the same manufacturer as the OEM/after-market car stereo.
`For example, a satellite receiver manufactured by PIONEER,
`Inc., cannot be integrated with an OEM car radio manufac-
`tured by TOYOTA or an after-market car radio manufactured
`by CLARION, Inc. Thus, existing expansion modules only
`serve the limited purpose of integrating equipment by the
`same manufacturer as the car stereo. Thus, it would be desir-
`able to provide an integration system that allows any audio
`device of any man