US008155342B2
`
`(12) United States Patent
`Marlowe
`
`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,155,342 B2
`*Apr. 10, 2012
`
`(54) MULTIMEDIA DEVICE INTEGRATION
`SYSTEM
`(76) Inventor: Ira Marlowe, Fort Lee, NJ (US)
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(1)) by 516 days.
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`Gilroy, Amy, “Blitz Safe Bows New SkyLink,” This Week in Con
`Sumer Electronics (TWICE), NOV 24, 2003 (1 Page)
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`(Continued)
`_
`_
`_
`_
`Pr’mry Examl’qer * Xu Mel
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Ftrm *Anatoly S. We1ser, Esq.;
`Acuity LaW Group
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/475,847
`,
`(22) Flled:
`Jun‘ 27’ 2006
`(65)
`PI‘iOI‘ PllblicatiOIl Data
`Us 2007/0015486 A1
`Jan 18, 2007
`
`Related U‘s‘Application Data
`(63) Continuation-impart of application NO_ 11 /071,667,
`?led on Mar. 3, 2005, Which is a continuation-in-part
`of application No. 10/732,909, ?led on Dec. 10,2003,
`Which is a continuation-in-part of application No.
`10/316,961, ?led 011 1360- 11, 2002, HOW Pat NO-
`7,489,786-
`(51) Int_ CL
`(200601)
`H043 1/00
`(52) us. Cl. ........................... .. 381/86; 701/36; 455/345
`(58) Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. 381/86;
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`mu 1me 1a ev1ce1n e a 1on s s em 1s rov1 e . ne or
`more after-market audio irr videoydevicesl,3 such as a CD
`player, CD changer, digital media device (e.g., MP3 player,
`MP4 player, WMV player, Apple iPod, portable media center,
`or other device) satellite receiver (e.g., XM or Sirius
`receiver), DAB receiver, video device (e.g., DVD player),
`cellular telephone, or any other device or combinations
`thereof, is integrated for use With an existing OEM or after
`market car stereo or video system, Wherein control com
`mands can be issued at the car stereo or video system and data
`from the after-market device can be displayed on the car
`stereo or video system. Control commands generated at the
`car stereo or video system are received, processed, converted
`into a format recognizable by the after-market device, and
`dispatched to the after-market device for execution Informa
`tion from the after-market device is Converted into a fOImaI
`recognizable by the car stereo or video system, and dis
`patched to the car stereo or video system for display thereon.
`One or more auxiliary input sources canbe integrated With the
`car stereo or video system, and selected using the controls of
`the car stereo or video system. A docking station is provided
`for docking a portable audio or video device for integration
`With the car stereo or video system. Wireless integration
`betWeen the portable audio or video device and a car stereo or
`video system is provided, and voice recognition and speech
`synthesis capabilities are provided in the portable audio or
`video device or the car stereo or video system.
`
`121 Claims, 36 Drawing Sheets
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`101
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 001
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`Jaguar Land Rover
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`Invoice dated Mar. 20, 2000 from Precision Interface Electronics,
`Inc. for “98-2000 Pre-Wired VW 6 DIS” (1 page).
`Invoice dated Mar. 20, 2000 from Precision Interface Electronics,
`Inc. for “98/2000 Pre-WiredVW 8 DIS,” and “1998-2000 Audi to Pan
`8 PC” (1 page).
`Invoice dated Dec. 17, 2001 from Precision Interface Electronics,
`Inc. for “98-02 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury” (1 page).
`Invoice dated May 29, 2002 from Precision Interface Electronics,
`Inc. for “95-01 GMC/Chev/Pontiac AUX,” and “98-02 Ford/Lincoln/
`Merc AU” (1 page).
`Toyota/AvoX Interface Rev. Eng., Peripheral Model TIAS, created
`Feb. 15, 1998 (1 page).
`GM/Kenwood Translator diagram, created Feb. 4, 1999 (2 pages).
`
`Ford/AudiovoX Translator diagram, created Dec. 29, 1997 (2 pages).
`Component Side Silkscreen, created Dec. 31, 1997 (2 pages).
`Component Xray, created Feb. 4, 1992 (2 pages).
`“SoundGate, Ventura Announce Sophisticated OEM-Integration
`Interfaces,” article from The 12 Volt News, Dec. 2002 (1 page).
`“XMDirect Smart Digital Adapter,” product description (3 pages),
`2001-2004.
`“Breaking Protocol a Look at BlitzSafe’s New DMX Protocol Con
`verter Technology,” Nov. 1998 printout from http://www.blitzsafe.
`com/blitzinews/news101998/bodyinews101998.html (2 pages).
`“PIE Virtual Catalog,” printout from http://web.archive.org/web/
`19981205005802/http:/www.pie.net/sec12sbl.htm (2 pages), 2005.
`“The UniLink Project,” printout from website (2 pages), 1999.
`“CD Changer Interfaces, ”printout from http://web.archive.org/web/
`19991012021952/soundgate.com/cd-interhtml (1 page), 1999.
`“Digital Obsessions a Spotlight on Audio Gadgetry, ZDNet Music:
`The PhatNoise Car Audio System,” printout from http://web.archive.
`org/web/20000815203327/music.zdnet.com/features/phatnoise (3
`pages), 2000.
`“Bypassing and Switching With the CD4053 CMOS Analog MUX,”
`printout from website (4 pages), 2000.
`“Device Pro?le: PhatNoise PhatBoX Car MP3 Player,” Nov. 1, 2000,
`printout from http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/
`0,14179,2649276,00.htm(4 pages).
`“The EZ Protoboard,” printout from http://web.archive.org/web/
`20010613095105/http:/www.ajusd.org/~edward/ezproto (2 pages),
`2001.
`“TDIClub Forums: Reverse Engineering CD Changer Progress,,”
`Apr. 3, 2001, printout from website (3 pages).
`“TDIClub Forums: Reverse Engineering CD Changer Progress
`Reports” Apr. 5, 2001, printout from website (8 pages).
`“Multi Technology EquipmentiHome of the Neo MP3 Player,”
`printout
`from
`http://web.archive.org/web/20010413222617/
`ssiamerica.com/products/neo35/ (1 page), 2005.
`“TDIClub Forums: Reverse Engineering CD Changer Protocol
`Update,” Apr. 18, 2001, printout from website (3 pages).
`“The Car CD Changer Interface Page,” printout from website (10
`pages), 2001-2002.
`“SourceForgenet: Project Info4GNUlink,” printout from http://
`sourceforgenet/projects/gnunilinld (3 pages), 2005.
`“EZ Protoboard News,” printout from website (3 pages), 2001-2002.
`“GNUnilinkiFor AllYour AUX-IN Needs .
`.
`. ,”printout from http://
`gnunilink.sourceforgenet/ (4 pages), 2002.
`“VWCDPIC News,”printout from http://web.archive.org/web/
`20020701101541/http:/www.ajusd.org/~edward/vwcdpic/
`(8
`pages), 2001-2002.
`“VWCDPIC News,”printout from http://web.archive.org/web/
`20021009014959/http:/www.ajusd.org/~edward/vwcdpic/
`(10
`pages), 2001-2002.
`“Mobile Electronic E-Newsletter” dated Jan. 13, 2005 (4 pages).
`“AXXess Introduces Two iPod Integration Units” product description
`dated Jan. 19,2005 (1 page).
`“Even More iPod Adapters on the Way,” printout from twice.com
`website (2 pages), 2005.
`“Alpine Showing First Most-Ready Product,” printout from twice.
`com website (2 pages), 2005.
`“Bluetooth Gradually Enters Car Audio,” prinout from twice.com
`website (2 pages), 2005.
`
`* cited by examiner
`
`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 004
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`Page 005
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 006
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`Page 007
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 008
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`Jaguar Land Rover
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`Page 009
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`Apr. 10, 2012
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`Sheet 10 0f 36
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 014
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 015
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 016
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 017
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`of CD Player
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`
`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 018
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`242
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`Fig. 4D
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`Satellite Receiver
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`
`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 019
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`f 264
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`of Block 198 of h Audio Channels
`Fig. 40
`of MP3 Player
`
`—
`
`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 020
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`Sheet 17 of 36
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` Monitor Control
`
`Panel Buttons
`
`304
` Process
`
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`
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`to Audio Device
`
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`
`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
`Page 021
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`Jaguar Land Rover
`Exhibit 1001
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`Sheet 18 of 36
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`320 N
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`Auxiliary Input
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`of Block 108
`of Fig. 4A
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`of Fig. 4B
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