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`The method of claim 28, wherein the step of determining the first and
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`second device types comprises determining electrical configurations of wiring
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`harnesses’ attached to the interface, wherein the electrical configurations
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`correspondto the first and second device types.
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`31.
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`The method of claim 28, wherein the step of determining the first and
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`second device types comprises allowing the user to specify a device type of the
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`after-market device using the car video system.
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`32.
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`A method for retrieving a song from an after-market device from a car
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`stereo system comprising:
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`allowing a user to specify an alphanumeric character using controls of the
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`car stereo system;
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`querying a database of songs in the after-market device using the
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`alphanumeric character;
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`displaying a list of potentially matching songs in the after-market device on
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`adsplay of the car stereo system; and
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`allowing the user to select a desired song from the list of potentially
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`matching songs for playing the desired song onthe car stereo system.
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`33.
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`The method of claim 32, further comprising allowing the user to specify
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`one or more additional alphanumeric characters using the controls of the car stereo
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`The method of claim 33, further comprising querying the remote database
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`using the one or more additional alphanumeric characters and displaying a second
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`list of potentially matching songs on the display of the car stereo system.
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`35.
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`The method of claim 32, wherein the step of allowing the user to specify
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`the alphanumeric
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`character comprises providing the user with a list of
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`alphanumeric characters on the display of the car stereo and allowing the user to
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`select a desired character from the list of alphanumeric characters.
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`36.
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`A multimedia device integration system comprising:
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`a car audiovisual system;
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`a plurality of after-market devices external to the car audiovisual system;
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`an interface connected between the car audiovisual system and the plurality
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`of after-market devices for exchanging data, audio, and video signals between the
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`car audiovisual system and the plurality of after-market devices;
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`means for processing and dispatching commands for controlling the
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`plurality of after-market devices from the car audiovisual system in at least one
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`format compatible with at least one ofthe plurality of after-market devices; and
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`means for processing and displaying data from the plurality of after-market
`devices on a display of the car audiovisual system in a format compatible with the
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`car audiovisual system.
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`Panel of Radio
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`Audio Channels
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`of CD Player
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`Yes
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`FIG. 5
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`Video Channels of
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`to Car Video System
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`of Car Video System
`with Data from
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`Convert Instruction to
`Instruction to
`Format Recognized
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`After-market Device
`by After-market
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`for Execution
`Device
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`FIG. 12B
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`705
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`Car Stereo / Video System Data
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`Audio
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`Interface
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`Configuration
`Jumpers
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`707
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`Protocol
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`Conversion
`Software
`Blocks
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`Harness Type "A"
`(e.g., BMW)
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`Protocol Conversion
`Software Blocks
`(Memory)
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`Types
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`Memory
`Conversion Block # 4
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`Conversion Block # 2
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`Conversion Block #n
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`Convert Instructions
`Using Conversion
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`Enter Interface
`Selection Mode
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`Specify Multimedia
`Device Type
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`Select Protocol
`Conversion
`Software for
`Last Viewed Device
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`for Specified Device
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`Instructions
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`Logical Address
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`Alphanumeric
`Characters
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`Specify
`Desired
`Character
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`Query
`Remote
`Database
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`816
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`818
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`of Potential
`Matches
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`Desired Character
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`Video System
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`(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY(PCT)
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`(19) World Intellectual Property
`Organization
`International Bureau
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`(43) International Publication Date
`24 June 2004 (24.06.2004)
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`
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`(10) International Publication Number
`WO 2004/053722 Al
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`(51) International Patent Classification’:
`HO4B 1/00, 3/00
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`GO6F17/00,
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`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT/US2003/039493
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`(22) International Filing Date:
`11 December 2003 (11.12.2003)
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`(25) Filing Language:
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`(26) Publication Language:
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`English
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`English
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`(30) Priority Data:
`10/316,961
`60/523,714
`10/732,909
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`11 December2002 (11.12.2002)
`20 November 2003 (20.11.2003)
`10 December 2003 (10.12.2003)
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`US
`US
`US
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`INC.
`BLITZSAFE OF AMERICA,
`(71) Applicant:
`[US/US]; 33 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
`(US).
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`(72) Inventor: MARLOW,Ira; 6403 Hilltop Court, Mort Lee,
`NJ 07024 (US).
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`(74) Agent: FRISCIA, Michael, R.; Wolff & Samson, PC, One
`Boland Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052 (US).
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`(81) Designated States (national): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU,
`AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU,
`CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH,
`GM,HR,HU,ID,IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC,
`LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, Mw,
`MX, MZ, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC,
`SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA,
`UG, UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, 7M, ZW.
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`(84) Designated States (regional): ARIPO patent (GH, GM,
`KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW),
`Lurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM),
`European patent (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, C4, DE, DK, EE,
`ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO,
`SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI patent (BI, BJ, Cl’, CG, CI, CM,
`GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, ‘TD, TG).
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`Published:
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`with international search report
`before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
`claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of
`amendments
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`[Continued on next page]
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`(54) Title: AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
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`AUXILIARY
`MP3
`AUXTL TARY
`INPUT #n
`INPUT #1
`PLAYER
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`(57) Abstract: An audio device integration system is provided. One or more after-market audio devices, such as a CD player (15),
`CD changer, MP3 player (30), satellite receiver (25), DAB receiver (25), or the like, is integrated for use with an existing OEM or
`after-market car stereo system, wherein control commands can beissuedat the car stereo (10) and responsive data from the audio
`device (15, 25, 30) can be displayed on the stereo. Control commands generated at the car stereo (10) are received, processed, con-
`verted into a format recognizable by the audio device (15, 25, 30), and dispatched to the audio device (15, 25, 30) for execution.
`Information from the audio device (15, 25, 30), including track, disc, song, station, time, and other information, is received, pro-
`cessed, converted into a format recognizable by the car stereo, and dispatched to the car stereo (10) for display thereon.
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`For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the “Guid-
`ance Notes on Codes and Abbreviations" appearing at the begin-
`ning of each regularissue of the PCT Gazette.
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`AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
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`SPECIFICATION
`
`BACKGROUND.OF THE INVENTION
`
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to an audio device integration system. More
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`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.
`
`RELATED ART
`
`Automobile audio systems have continued to advance in complexity and the
`
`number of options available to automobile purchasers. Early audio systems offered a
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`simple AM and/or FM tuner, and perhaps an analog tape deck for allowing cassettes,
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`8-iracks, and other types of tapes to be played while driving. Such early systems were
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`closed, in that external devices could not be easily integrated therewith.
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`With advances in digital technology, CD players have been included with
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`automobile audio systems. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)often produce
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`car stereos having CD players and/or changers for allowing CDs to be played while
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`driving. However, such systems often include proprietary 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 frequently forced to either entirely replace the OEM audio system, 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
`
`frequently is not operable with an external device.
`
`A particular problem with integrating after-market audio systems with existing
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`car stereos is that signals generated by the car stereo is in a proprietary format, and is
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`not capable of being processed by the after-market system. Additionally, signals
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`generated by the after-market system are also in a proprietary format that is not
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`recognizable by the car stereo. Thus, in order to integrate after-market systems with
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`car stereos, it is necessary to convert signals between such systems.
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`It known in the art to provide one or more expansion modules for OEM and
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`after-market car stereos for allowing external audio products to be integrated with the
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`car stereo. However, such expansion modules only operate with and allow integration
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`of external audio products manufactured by the same manufacturer as the OEM/after-
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`market car stereo. For example, a satellite receiver manufactured by PIONEER,Inc.,
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`cannot be integrated with an OEM car radio manufactured by TOYOTAoran after-
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`market car radio manufactured by CLARION,Inc. Thus, existing expansion modules
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`only serve the limited purpose of integrating equipment by the same manufacturer as
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`the car stereo. Thus, it would be desirable to provide an integration system that allows
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`any audio device of any manufacture to be integrated with any OEM or after-market
`radio system.
`Moreover, it would be desirable to provide an integration system that not only
`achieves integration of various audio devices that are alien to a given OEM orafter-
`market stereo system, but also allows for information to be exchanged between the
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`after-market device and the car stereo. For example, it would be desirable to provide a
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`system wherein station, track, time, and song information can be retrieved from the
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`after-market device, formatted, and transmitted to the car stereo for display thereby,
`such as at an LCD panel of the car stereo. Such information could be transmitted and
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`displayed on both hardwired radio systems(e.g., radios installed in dashboards orat
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`other locations within the car), or integrated for display on one or more software or
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`graphically-driven radio systems operable with graphical display panels. Additionally,
`it would be desirable to provide an audio integration system that allows a user to
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`control more than one device, such as a CD orsatellite receiver and one or more
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`auxiliary sources, and to quickly and conveniently switch between same using the
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`existing controls of the car stereo.
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`the present invention addresses these needs by providing an
`Accordingly,
`audio integration system that allows a plurality of audio devices, such as CD players,
`CD changers, MP3 players, satellite receivers, DAB receivers, auxiliary input sources,
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`or a combination thereof, to be integrated into existing car stereos while allowing
`information to be displayed on, and control to be provided from,the car stereo.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`The present invention relates to an audio device integration system. One or
`more after-market audio devices, such as a CD player, CD changer, MP3 player,
`satellite receiver (e.g., XM tuner), digital audio broadcast (DAB)receiver, or auxiliary
`input source, can be connected to and operate with an existing stereo system in an
`automobile, such as an OEM car stereo system or an after-market car stereo system
`installed in the automobile. The integration system connects to and interacts with the
`car stereo at any available port of the car stereo, such as a CD input port, a satellite
`input, or other known type of connector. If the car stereo system is an after-market car
`stereo system, the present invention generates a signal that is sent to the car stereo to
`keep same in an operational state and responsive to external data and signals.
`Commands generated at the control panel are received by the present invention and
`converted into a format recognizable by the after-market audio device. The formatted
`
`commands are executed by the audio device, and audio therefrom is channeled to the
`
`Information from the audio device is received by the present invention,
`car stereo.
`converted into a format recognizable by the car stereo, and forwarded to the car stereo
`for display thereby. The formatted information could include informationrelating to a
`CD or MP3 track being played, channel, song, and artist information from a satellite
`receiver or DAB receiver, or video information from one or more external devices
`
`connected to the present invention. The information can be presented as one or more
`menus, textual, or graphical prompts for display on an LCD display of the radio,
`allowing interaction with the user at the radio. A docking port is provided for
`allowing portable external audio devices to be connectedto the interface of the present
`invention.
`
`In an embodiment of the present invention, a dual-input device is provided for
`integrating both an external audio device and an auxiliary input with an OEM orafter-
`market car stereo. The user can select between the external audio device and the
`
`auxiliary input using the controls of the car stereo. The invention can automatically
`detect the type of device connected to the auxiliary input, and integrate same with the
`car stereo.
`
`In another embodiment of the present invention, an interface is provided for
`integrating a plurality of auxiliary input sources with an existing car stereo system. A
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`user can select between the auxiliary sources using the control panel of the car stereo.
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`One or more after-market audio devices can be integrated with the auxiliary input
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`sources, and a user can switch between the audio device and the auxiliary input
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`sources using the car stereo. Devices connected to the auxiliary input sources are
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`inter-operable with the car stereo, and are capable of exchanging commands and data
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`via the interface.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`These and other important objects and features of the invention will be
`apparent from the following Detailed Description of the Invention, taken in connection
`with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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`FIG.1 is a block diagram showing the audio device integration system of the
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`present invention.
`FIG. 2a is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the audio
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`device integration system of the present invention, wherein a CD player is integrated
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`with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2b is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the audio
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`device integration system of the present invention, wherein a MP3 player is integrated
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`with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2¢ is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the audio
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`device integration system of the present invention, wherein a satellite or DAB receiver
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`is integrated with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2d is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the audio
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`device integration system of the present invention, wherein a plurality of auxiliary
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`input sources are integrated with a car radio.
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`FIG, 2e is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the audio
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`device integration system of the present invention, wherein a CD player anda plurality
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`of auxiliary input sources are integrated with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2f is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the present
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`invention, wherein a satellite or DAB receiver and a plurality of auxiliary input source
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`are integrated with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2¢ is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the present
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`invention, wherein a MP3 player and a plurality of auxiliary input sources are
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`integrated with a car radio.
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`FIG. 2h is a block diagram showing an alternate embodiment of the present
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`invention, wherein a plurality of auxiliary interfaces and an audio device are integrated
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`with a car stereo.
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`FIG. 3a is a circuit diagram showing a device according to the present
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`invention for integrating a CD player or an auxiliary input source with a carradio.
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`FIG. 3b is a circuit diagram showing a device according to the present
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`invention for integrating both a CD player and an auxiliary input source with a car
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`radio, wherein the CD player and the auxiliary input are switchable by a user.
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`FIG. 3c is a circuit diagram showing a device according to the present
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`invention for integrating a plurality of auxiliary input sources with a car radio.
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`FIG. 3d is a circuit diagram showing a device according to the present
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`invention for integrating a satellite or DAB receiver with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4a is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a CD player with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4b is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a MP3 player with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4c is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a satellite receiver with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4d is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a plurality of auxiliary input sources with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4e is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a CD player and one or more auxiliary input sources with a
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`car radio.
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`FIG. 4f is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a satellite or DAB receiver and one or more auxiliary input
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`sources with a car radio.
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`FIG. 4g is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for integrating a MP3 player and one or more auxiliary input sources with a
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`car stereo.
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`FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for allowing a user to switch between an after-market audio device and one
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`or more auxiliary input sources.
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`FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing logic according to the present
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`invention for determining and handling various device types connectedto the auxiliary
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`input ports of the invention.
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`FIG, 7a is a perspective view of a docking station according to the present
`inventionfor retaining an audio device within a car.
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`FIG.7b is an end view of the dockingstation of FIG. 7a.
`FIGS, 8a-8b are perspective views of another embodiment of the docking
`station of the present invention, which includes the audio device integration system of
`the present invention incorporated therewith.
`FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the components of the dockingstation of
`FIGS. 8a-8b.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
`
`The present invention relates to an audio device integration system. One or
`more afier-market audio devices, such as a CD player, CD changer, MP3 player,
`satellite receiver, digital audio broadcast (DAB)receiver, orthe like, can be integrated
`with an existing car radio, such as an OEM car stereo or an after-market car stereo.
`
`Control of the audio device is enabled using the car radio, and information from the
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`audio device, such as channel, artist, track, time, and song information, is retrieved
`form the audio device, processed, and forwarded to the car radio for display thereon.
`The information channeled to the car radio can include video from the external device,
`as well as graphical and menu-based information. A user can review and interact with
`
`information via the car stereo. Commands from the car radio are received, processed
`by the present
`invention into a format recognizable by the audio device, and
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`transmitted thereto for execution. One or more auxiliary input channels can be
`integrated by the present invention with the car radio. The user can switch between
`
`one or more audio devices and one or more auxiliary input channels using the control
`panel buttons ofthe carradio.
`
`As used herein, the term “integration” or “integrated” is intended to mean
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`connecting one or more external devices or inputs to an existing car radio or stereo via
`an interface, processing and handling signals and audio channels, allowing a user to
`control the devices via the car stereo, and displaying data from the devices on the
`radio. Thus, for example, integration of a CD player with a car stereo system allows
`for the CD player to be remotely controlled via the control panel of the stereo system,
`and data from the CD playerto be sent to the display of the stereo. Of course, control
`of audio devices can be provided at locations other than the control panel of the radio
`without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Further, as used
`herein, the term “inter-operable” is intended to mean allowing the external audio
`device to receive and process commands that have been formatted by the interface of
`the present invention, as well as allowing a car stereo to display information that is
`generated by the external audio device and processed by the present
`invention.
`Additionally, by the term “inter-operable,”it is meant allowing a device that is alien to
`the environmentof an existing OEM orafter-ma