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`c12) United States Patent
`Marlowe
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 7,489,786 B2
`Feb.10,2009
`
`(54) AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`(76)
`
`Inventor:
`
`Ira Marlowe, 6403 Hilltop Ct., Fort Lee,
`NJ (US) 07024
`
`"Blitzsafe Overview," from Blitzsafe.com website-"The World(cid:173)
`wide Leader in Aftermarket Interfaces and OEM Engineering" (1
`page).
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`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
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Dec. 11, 2002
`
`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
`
`US 2003/0215102Al
`
`Nov. 20, 2003
`
`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`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;
`455/345, 346; 701/36; 710/303, 304
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`(56)
`
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`(Continued)
`
`Primary Examiner-Vivian Chin
`Assistant Examiner-Jason Kurr
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-McCarter & English, LLP
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`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(cid:173)
`tion, is received, processed, converted into a format recogniz(cid:173)
`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(cid:173)
`iary input sources by issuing selection commands through the
`car stereo. A docking station is provided for docking a por(cid:173)
`table audio or video device for integration with the car stereo.
`
`(Continued)
`
`99 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
`
`/10
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`RADIO
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`CONTROL
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`DAB RECEIVER
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`PLAYER
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`35
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`Honda Exhibit 1006
`Page 1
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`FIG. 2F
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`10
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`PANEL
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`FIG. 48
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`FIG. 4D
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`FIG. 4E
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`FIG. 4G
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`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
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`FIG. 5
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`END
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`Sheet 21 of 21
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`1
`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(cid:173)
`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(cid:173)
`bile purchasers. Early audio systems offered a simple AM
`and/or FM tuner, and perhaps an analog tape deck for allow(cid:173)
`ing cassettes, 8-tracks, and other types of tapes to be played
`while driving. Such early systems were closed, in that exter(cid:173)
`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(cid:173)
`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(cid:173)
`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