User selectable display modes for a vehicle MP3 compact disc player
First Claim
1. An audio system comprising an audio receiver;
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
a random access media reader coupled to said processor, said processor having software enabling access to audio data files, folders, and playlists on a removable random access media;
a display having a plurality of display formats actuateable by said software, each said display format displaying a label associated with an audio data file; and
a display switch coupled to said processor and having a first mode in which said display switch causes said software to change said display from one of said plurality of display formats to another one of said plurality of display formats.
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Abstract
A vehicle audio system is provided that includes an audio receiver having a radio tuner and a random access media reader adapted for accessing audio data files such as those stored on a compact disc. The audio system includes a display having a plurality of display formats for displaying a label associated with an audio data file, and a display switch having a first mode operable for shifting the display from one of the plurality of display formats to another of the plurality of display formats, a second mode operable for setting the default display format to another display format, and a third mode operable for initiating sequential display of a plurality of display pages to displaying the label.
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23 Claims
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1. An audio system comprising an audio receiver;
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
a random access media reader coupled to said processor, said processor having software enabling access to audio data files, folders, and playlists on a removable random access media;
a display having a plurality of display formats actuateable by said software, each said display format displaying a label associated with an audio data file; and
a display switch coupled to said processor and having a first mode in which said display switch causes said software to change said display from one of said plurality of display formats to another one of said plurality of display formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
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14. A method of changing the display of audio data file information in an audio system including an audio receiver having a radio tuner, a random access media reader adapted to access the audio data files, and a user interface, including a display, comprising the steps of:
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displaying in a display format, on the display, information associated with the audio data file;
receiving a user input from the user interface; and
altering the display format of information associated with the audio data file upon said receiving the user input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An audio system including an audio receiver having a radio tuner, a random access media reader capable of accessing audio data files, comprising a processor coupling the audio player and the random access media reader, a user interface coupled to the processor and having a switch and a display, and software enabling said processor to:
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display, on said display, information associated with the audio data file using one of a plurality of display formats;
receive a first signal from said switch; and
,upon receiving said first signal, change said display of information from said one of said plurality of display formats to another of said plurality of display formats. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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