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`EXHIBIT A
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`US007489786B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Marlowe
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`cio) Patent no.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`us 7,489,786 B2
`Feb. 10,2009
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`(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¬
`wide Leader in Aftermarket Interfaces and OEM Engineering" (1
`page).
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 820 days.
`
`(21) Appl.No.: 10/316,961
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`(22) Filed:
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`Dec. 11, 2002
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2003/0215 102 A1
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`Nov. 20, 2003
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`(52) U.S. CI........................
`
`(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 CDplayer, 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 controlcommands canbe issuedat 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, anddispatchedto the audio
`device for execution. Information from the audio device,
`including track, disc, song, station, time, and other informa¬
`tion, isreceived,processed, convertedinto 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
`integratedwith the car stereo, and selectedbetweenusingthe
`controls of the car stereo. Both an audio device and one or
`more auxiliary input sources canbe integratedtogether, and a
`user can select between the device or the one or more auxil¬
`iary input sources by issuing selectioncommands throughthe
`car stereo. A docking station is provided for docking a por¬
`table audio or video device for integrationwith the car stereo.
`
`(51)
`
`Int.CI.
`H04B 1/00
`
`(2006.01)
`381/86; 340/825.24; 700/94
`381/86;
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`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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`99 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
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`DAB RECEIVER
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`FIG. 1
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`Sheet 5 of 21
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`FIG. 2H
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`Sheet 7 of 21
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`Sheet 9 of 21
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`Sheet 10 of 21
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`Sheet 12 of 21
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`FIG. 4A
`START )
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`100
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`/
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`CAR RADTOVNO
`ON?
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`STANDBY MODE:
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`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
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`WAIT FOR
`OPERATION
`INSTRUCTION
`FROM RADIO
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`CONNECT AUDIO
`CHANNELS OF
`CD PLAYER
`TO RADIO
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`UPDATE DISPLAY
`OF RADIO WITH
`DATA FROM
`PLAYER
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`CD PLAYER
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`CD PLAYER AND
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`Sheet 13 of 21
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`FIG. 4B
`' START }
`F.132
`CAR RADIO\N0
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`CHANNELS OF
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`FIG. AC
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`STANDBY MODE
`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
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`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CD
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
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`CONNECT AUDIO
`CHANNELS OF
`SATELLITE RECEIVER
`TO RADIO
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`OPERATION
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`DATA FROM
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`FIG. AD
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`STANDBY MODE:
`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
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`TO RADIO
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`FIG. 4E
`( START )
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`OF BLOCK
`108 OF
`FIG 4A
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`SIGNAL
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`SENSE AUX.
`MODE SELECTION
`FROM CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
`LOGIC OF
`
`OF FIG.
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`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF CD PLAYER
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`FIG. 4F
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`NO
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`STANDBY MODE;
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`POWER-UP
`
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`RECEIVER
`PRESENT?
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`YES
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`OF BLOCK
`1G8 OF
`FIG 4C
`
`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CD
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
`
`1
`
`SENSE AUX.
`MODE SELECTION
`FROM CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
`NO ÿ254
`
`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 198
`OF FIG. 4D
`
`DISCONNECT
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF SATELLITE
`RECEIVER
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`FIG. 4G
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`NO
`
`MP3
`PLAYER
`PRESENT?
`
`YES
`
`/271
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`EXECUTE LOGIC
`OF BLOCK
`138 OF
`FIG. 4B
`
`CONTINUOUSLY
`TRANSMIT CD
`PLAYER PRESENCE
`SIGNAL
`
`1
`
`SENSE AUX.
`MODE SELECTION
`FROM CONTROL
`PANEL OF RADIO
`
`STANDBY NODE:
`WAIT FOR
`POWER-UP
`
`NO rm
`
`AUDIO CHANNELS
`OF MP3
`
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`FIG. 5
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`COMMAND TO
`AUDIO DEVICE
`
`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 19B
`OF FIG. 4D
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`END 3
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`FIG. 6
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`C START )
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`MONITOR
`CONTROL PANEL
`BUTTONS FOR
`AUXILIARY
`INPUT SELECTION
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`SENSE
`TYPE OF
`DEVICE AT
`INPUT
`AUX.
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`PLAYER?
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`RECEIVER?
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`.YES
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`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 108
`OF FIG. 4A
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`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 138
`OF FIG. 4B
`
`EXECUTE
`LOGIC OF
`BLOCK 168
`OF FIG. 4C
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`AUDIO DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
`The present inventionrelates to anaudio device integration
`system. More specifically, the present inventionrelates 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) 10
`receivers, auxiliary audio sources, and the like with factory-
`installed (OEM) or after-market car stereo systems.
`2. RelatedArt
`Automobile audio systems have continued to advance in
`complexity and the number of options available to automo- 15
`bile purchasers. Early audio systems offered a simple AM
`and/or FMtuner, 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, inthat exter¬
`nal devices could not be easily integrated therewith.
`With advances indigitaltechnology, CDplayers have been
`includedwithautomobile audio systems.OriginalEquipment
`Manufacturers (OEMs) often produce car stereos having CD
`players and/or changers for allowing CDs to be playedwhile
`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 ina 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 45
`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 integrationof external audio products manufacturedby
`the same manufacturer as the OEM/after-market car stereo. 50
`For example, a satellite receiver manufacturedby 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 55
`same manufacturer as the car stereo. Thus, it would be desir¬
`able to provide an integration system that allows any audio
`device of any manufacture to be integratedwith any OEM or
`after-market radio system.
`Moreover, it would be desirable to provide an integration 60
`system that not only achieves integration of various audio
`devices that are alien to a given OEM or after-market stereo
`system, but also allows for information to be exchanged
`between the after-market device and the car stereo. For
`example, it would be desirable to provide a system wherein 65
`station, track, time, and song information can be retrieved
`from the after-market device, formatted, and transmitted to
`
`2
`the car stereo for display thereby, such as at an LCDpanel of
`the car stereo. Such information could be transmitted and
`displayed on both hardwired radio systems (e.g., radios
`installedindashboards or at other locations withinthe car), or
`integratedfor display onone or more software or graphically-
`driven radio systems operable with graphical display panels.
`Additionally, it would be desirable to provide an audio inte¬
`gration system that allows a user to control more than one
`device, such as a CD or satellite receiver and one or more
`auxiliary sources, and to quickly and conveniently switch
`between same using the existing controls of the car stereo.
`Accordingly, the present invention addresses these needs
`by providing an audio integration system that allows a plu¬
`rality of audio devices, such as CD players, CD changers,
`MP3 players, satellite receivers, DAB receivers, auxiliary
`input sources, or a combination thereof, to be integrated into
`existing car stereos while allowing information to be dis¬
`played on, and control to be provided from, the car stereo.
`
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`
`The present inventionrelates to anaudio device integration
`system. One ormore 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, canbe connectedto andoperate with anexisting
`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 ofthe car stereo, such
`as a CD input port, a satellite input, or other known type of
`connection. 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 inan operational state and
`responsiveto external data and signals. Commands generated
`at the control panel are receivedby 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 car
`stereo. Informationfrom the audio device is received by the
`present invention,convertedinto a format recognizablebythe
`car stereo, andforwardedto the car stereo for display thereby.
`The formattedinformationcouldinclude 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 con¬
`nected to the present invention. The information can be pre¬
`sented as one or more menus, textual, or graphical prompts
`for display on an LCD display of the radio, allowing interac¬
`tion with the user at the radio.A docking port is provided for
`allowing portable external audio devices to be connected to
`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 andanauxiliary inputwithanOEMor after-market car
`stereo. The user can select betweenthe external audio device
`andthe auxiliary inputusingthe controls ofthe car stereo.The
`invention can automatically detect the type of device con¬
`nectedto the auxiliary input, and integrate same with the car
`stereo.
`Inanother embodiment of the present invention, an inter¬
`face is provided for integrating a plurality of auxiliary input
`sources with an existing car stereo system. A user can select
`between the auxiliary sources using the control panel of the
`car stereo. One or more after-market audio devices can be
`integrated with the auxiliary input 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 auxil¬
`iary input sources are inter-operable with the car stereo, and
`are capable of exchanging commands and data via the inter¬
`face.
`
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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