Piconetwork radiotelephone interfaces for vehicles including wireless pointing and display devices
First Claim
1. A radiotelephone interface for a vehicle that includes a steering mechanism and a windshield, the radiotelephone interface comprising:
- a pointing device that is configured to couple to the steering mechanism;
a first wireless network interface that is responsive to a radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a first wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly relay user pointing commands from the pointing device to the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the first wireless piconetwork connection;
a display device that is configured to couple to the windshield; and
a second wireless network interface that is responsive to the radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a second wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly receive radiotelephone displays from the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the second wireless piconetwork connection and to display the radiotelephone displays on the display device.
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Abstract
A radiotelephone interface for a vehicle includes a pointing device that is configured to couple to the vehicle steering mechanism. A first wireless network interface is responsive to a radiotelephone being proximate thereto, to set up a first wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly relay user pointing commands to the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the first wireless piconetwork connection. A display device is configured to couple to the windshield. A second wireless network interface is responsive to the radiotelephone being proximate thereto, to set up a second wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly receive radiotelephone displays from the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the second wireless piconetwork connection, and to display the radiotelephone displays on the display device. The first and second wireless network interfaces may be first and second Bluetooth wireless network interfaces, and the radiotelephone itself may include a third Bluetooth wireless network interface.
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36 Claims
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1. A radiotelephone interface for a vehicle that includes a steering mechanism and a windshield, the radiotelephone interface comprising:
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a pointing device that is configured to couple to the steering mechanism;
a first wireless network interface that is responsive to a radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a first wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly relay user pointing commands from the pointing device to the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the first wireless piconetwork connection;
a display device that is configured to couple to the windshield; and
a second wireless network interface that is responsive to the radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a second wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly receive radiotelephone displays from the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the second wireless piconetwork connection and to display the radiotelephone displays on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radiotelephone interface for a vehicle comprising:
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a pointing device that is configured to mount in the vehicle;
a first wireless network interface that is responsive to a radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a first wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone, and that is configured to wirelessly relay user pointing commands from the pointing device to the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the first wireless piconetwork connection;
a display device that is configured to mount in the vehicle; and
a second wireless network interface that is responsive to the radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a second wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone and that is configured to wirelessly receive radiotelephone displays from the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the second wireless piconetwork connection and to display the radiotelephone displays on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A radiotelephone interface for a motorcycle that includes a motorcycle helmet, the radiotelephone interface comprising:
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a radiotelephone user interface that is configured to mount on the motorcycle helmet; and
a wireless piconetwork interface that is configured to mount on the motorcycle helmet and that is responsive to a radiotelephone being proximate thereto to set up a wireless piconetwork connection with the radiotelephone and to wirelessly relay user inputs and outputs between the motorcycle helmet and the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the wireless piconetwork connection. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A radiotelephone communication method for a user in a vehicle that includes a steering mechanism and a windshield, the radiotelephone communication method comprising:
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setting up a wireless piconetwork connection between a pointing device that is coupled to the steering mechanism, a display device that is coupled to the windshield and a radiotelephone, in response to the radiotelephone being proximate to the pointing device and the display device;
wirelessly relaying user inputs from the pointing device that is coupled to the steering mechanism to the radiotelephone that is proximate thereto via the wireless piconetwork connection; and
wirelessly relaying user displays from the radiotelephone to the display device that is coupled to the windshield via the wireless piconetwork connection. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a radiotelephone that is configured to communicate with a cellular and/or satellite radiotelephone network; and
a wireless piconetwork interface that is responsive to the radiotelephone being proximate to a vehicle to set up a wireless piconetwork connection with the vehicle, that is configured to wirelessly receive user pointing commands from the vehicle via the wireless piconetwork connection and that is configured to wirelessly relay radiotelephone displays from the radiotelephone to the vehicle via the wireless piconetwork connection. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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