Control device with remote control of a cellular phone for a component of the cabin in a motor vehicle

• US 20040106427A1
• Filed: 06/24/2003
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Plastal SpA (Biolchim SpA)
• Original Assignee: Plastal SpA (Biolchim SpA)
• Inventors: Collavo, Andrea, Zalla, Bruno
• Application Number:
  US10/602,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20040106427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0035 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

A control device with remote control of the cellular mobile phone for a component in the cabin of a motor vehicle consisting in a container in which, in correspondence of the side facing the car'"'"'s occupants,

a microphone

at least an on/off voice activation switch

a display

and a basic keyboard

are foreseen, said container being internally arranged to house a speaker and also a electronic component including a transmitting/receiving system able to communicate with a cellular pone provided with a wireless communication system.

Claims

1. Control device with remote control of a cellular mobile phone for a component inside the cabin of a motor vehicle, characterised in that it consists of a container, in which along one side the following control elements are foreseen:

a microphone at least an ON/OFF/Voice Activation switch a display

and a basic keyboard, said container is arranged to internally house a speaker and also an electronic component including a transmitting/receiving system able to communicate with a cellular phone provided with a wireless communication system.

2. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to claim 1, characterised in that the container is integrated in a component that also includes the rear view mirror.

3. Control device with remote control of a cellular mobile phone according to claim 1, characterised in that the container is integrated into a sun Visor.

4. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to claim 1, characterised in that the container is detachable from the component housing the rear view mirror.

5. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to claim 1, characterised in that the container is detachable from the sun visor.

6. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to the previous claims, characterised in that it includes a containing body protruding lengthwise with respect to the component of the inside of the car, with a technical mask covering the front part of the containing body where the following elements, from left to right respectively, are linearly provided:

a microphone an ON switch a voice activator an OFF switch

a display

an alphanumeric keyboard.

7. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to claims 1, 4, 5 and 6, characterised in that reciprocal coupling means to shell portion of the inside component for the cabin are externally provided.

8. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to the previous claims, characterised in that the power supply of the control device with remote control is provided through a low tension dedicated line in the car component, and/or providing an individual power supply of the solar cell type, with an eventual internal accumulator.

9. Control device with remote control of the mobile phone according to the previous claims, characterised in that it communicates with a cellular mobile phone that uses an additional wireless transmitting/receiving interactive module, which on one hand connectable to said cellular phone by a universal attachment, while on the other hand is provided with a socket for the connection of a power supply plug by means of a traditional cigarette lighter socket.