Device for coupling a mobile communications unit with a motor vehicle
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system, comprising:
- a device adapted to couple a mobile communications unit with a motor vehicle including a front and rear row of seats, the device being adapted to be placed between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the motor vehicle, the device including;
an antenna adapted to emit and/or receive a radio signal for near field communication with the mobile communications unit;
a center armrest adapted to support an arm of a person seated in the driver seat or the passenger seat accessible to passengers sitting in the front and rear row of seats, the antenna being embedded in a padding material of the center armrest in sufficient proximity to an upper surface of the armrest, such that near field communication with the mobile communication unit that is held or positioned adjacent to the upper surface of center armrest is enabled; and
a surface adapted to accommodate a second mobile device;
wherein the antenna is provided on a carrier, arranged in the center armrest;
wherein the rigidity of the carrier is greater than the rigidity of a padding material of the center armrest;
wherein the surface is provided beneath the center armrest; and
wherein, the antenna is situated within the center armrest such that both the mobile device held or positioned adjacent to the upper surface of center armrest and the second mobile device held or positioned adjacent to the surface are in sufficient proximity for near field communication with the antenna.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A device for coupling a mobile communications unit with a motor vehicle may be placed between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the motor vehicle and includes a surface on which the mobile communications unit may be placed. An antenna is adapted to emit and/or receive a radio signal for the near field communication with the mobile communications unit.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A system, comprising:
-
a device adapted to couple a mobile communications unit with a motor vehicle including a front and rear row of seats, the device being adapted to be placed between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the motor vehicle, the device including; an antenna adapted to emit and/or receive a radio signal for near field communication with the mobile communications unit; a center armrest adapted to support an arm of a person seated in the driver seat or the passenger seat accessible to passengers sitting in the front and rear row of seats, the antenna being embedded in a padding material of the center armrest in sufficient proximity to an upper surface of the armrest, such that near field communication with the mobile communication unit that is held or positioned adjacent to the upper surface of center armrest is enabled; and a surface adapted to accommodate a second mobile device; wherein the antenna is provided on a carrier, arranged in the center armrest; wherein the rigidity of the carrier is greater than the rigidity of a padding material of the center armrest; wherein the surface is provided beneath the center armrest; and wherein, the antenna is situated within the center armrest such that both the mobile device held or positioned adjacent to the upper surface of center armrest and the second mobile device held or positioned adjacent to the surface are in sufficient proximity for near field communication with the antenna. - 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)
-
Specification