Multimedia device integration system
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1. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
- an integration subsystem in communication with a portable device, the portable device external to a car audio/video system; and
a first wireless interface in communication with said integration subsystem, said first wireless interface establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless interface in communication with the car audio/video system,wherein said integration subsystem obtains information about an audio file stored on the portable device, transmits the information over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the information on a display of the car audio/video system, instructs the portable device to play the audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, and transmits audio generated by the portable device over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for playing on the car audio/video system.
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Abstract
An multimedia device integration system is provided. One or more after-market audio or video devices, 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 commands 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. Information from the after-market device is converted into a format recognizable by the car stereo or video system, and dispatched to the car stereo or video system for display thereon. One or more auxiliary input sources can be 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.
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121 Claims
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1. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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an integration subsystem in communication with a portable device, the portable device external to a car audio/video system; and a first wireless interface in communication with said integration subsystem, said first wireless interface establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless interface in communication with the car audio/video system, wherein said integration subsystem obtains information about an audio file stored on the portable device, transmits the information over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the information on a display of the car audio/video system, instructs the portable device to play the audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, and transmits audio generated by the portable device over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for playing on the car audio/video system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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an integration subsystem in communication with a portable device, the portable device external to a car audio/video system; and a first wireless interface in communication with said integration subsystem, said first wireless interface establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless interface in communication with the car audio/video system, wherein said integration subsystem obtains information about an audio file received by the portable device, transmits the information over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the information on a display of the car audio/video system, instructs the portable device to play the audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, and transmits audio generated by the portable device over said wireless communication link to the car audio/video system for playing on the car audio/video system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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an integration subsystem in communication with a car audio/video system; and a first wireless interface in communication with said integration subsystem, said first wireless interface establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless interface in communication with a portable device external to the car audio/video system, wherein said integration subsystem obtains, using said wireless communication link, information about an audio file stored on the portable device, transmits the information to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the information on a display of the car audio/video system, instructs the portable device to play the audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, and receives audio generated by the portable device over said wireless communication link for playing on the car audio/video system. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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an integration subsystem in communication with a car audio/video system; and a first wireless interface in communication with said integration subsystem, said first wireless interface establishing a wireless communication link with a second wireless interface in communication with a portable device external to the car audio/video system, wherein said integration subsystem obtains, using said wireless communication link, information about an audio file received by the portable device, transmits the information to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the information on a display of the car audio/video system, instructs the portable device to play the audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, and receives audio generated by the portable device over said wireless communication link for playing on the car audio/video system. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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first and second wireless interfaces establishing a wireless communication link between a car audio/video system and a portable device external to the car audio/video system; and an integration subsystem in communication with said wireless communication link, wherein said integration subsystem channels audio generated by the portable device to the car audio/video system using the wireless communication link for subsequent playing of the audio on the car audio/video system, the audio corresponding to an audio file played by the portable device, and wherein said integration subsystem receives a control command issued by a user through one or more controls of the car audio/video system in a format incompatible with the portable device, processes the control command into a formatted command compatible with the portable device, and dispatches the formatted command to the portable device for execution thereby. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. A multimedia device integration system, comprising:
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first and second wireless interfaces establishing a wireless communication link between a car audio/video system and a portable device external to the car audio/video system; and an integration subsystem in communication with said wireless communication link, wherein said integration subsystem instructs the portable device to play an audio file in response to a user selecting the audio file using controls of the car audio/video system, wherein said integration subsystem channels audio generated by the portable device to the car audio/video system using the wireless communication link for subsequent playing of the audio on the car audio/video system, the audio corresponding to the audio file played by the portable device, and wherein said integration subsystem receives data generated by the portable device in a format incompatible with the car audio/video system, processes the data into formatted data compatible with the car audio/video system, and transmits the processed data to the car audio/video system for subsequent display of the processed data on a display of the car audio/video system.
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121. A method of playing a media file on an entertainment system installed in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a first communication link between an integration subsystem and a portable device, the portable device being configured to store the media file or to receive the media file, the portable device being external to the entertainment system installed in the vehicle; establishing a second wireless link between the integration subsystem and the entertainment system installed in the vehicle; receiving, at the integration subsystem, a command to play the media file from a user of the entertainment system, the command being entered by the user through one or more controls of the entertainment system; in response to the command, sending a signal from the integration subsystem to the portable device, the signal causing the portable device to play the media file; receiving, at the integration subsystem, a first signal containing audio generated by the portable device from the media file; sending, from the integration subsystem, a second signal containing the audio to the entertainment system, thereby causing the entertainment system to play the audio.
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