Multimedia and entertainment system for an automobile
First Claim
1. A multimedia and entertainment system for an automobile, said multimedia and entertainment system comprising:
- an audio source for generating an electronic audio signal;
an audio system for processing said electronic audio signal and creating an audible output corresponding to said electronic audio signal;
a video source for generating an electronic video signal;
at least one video display device for displaying a visual output corresponding to said electronic video signal, said at least one video display device being operably integrated into a passenger compartment of said automobile;
at least a portion of said electronic audio signal being associated with at least a portion of said electronic video signal;
said audio system comprising at least one loudspeaker operably integrated within said passenger compartment of said automobile, said at least one loudspeaker being located proximate to said video display device such that said at least one loudspeaker places at least a portion of said audible output that is corresponding to said at least a portion of said electronic audio signal at the location of said video display device.
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Abstract
A multimedia and entertainment system for an automobile is disclosed to include a plurality of loudspeakers located and distributed throughout the interior passenger compartment of the automobile. Loudspeakers of the conventional cone-type as well as electro-dynamic planar loudspeakers may be incorporated into the present invention. At least one loudspeaker is operably integrated within the passenger compartment of an automobile and is located in the proximity of a video display of the system. The electronic audio signal that serves the loudspeaker is processed in the audio system of the multimedia and entertainment system to optimize its full features and capabilities, including multi-audio-channel effects, so as to enable the passengers to completely experience the multimedia and entertainment system.
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53 Claims
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1. A multimedia and entertainment system for an automobile, said multimedia and entertainment system comprising:
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an audio source for generating an electronic audio signal;
an audio system for processing said electronic audio signal and creating an audible output corresponding to said electronic audio signal;
a video source for generating an electronic video signal;
at least one video display device for displaying a visual output corresponding to said electronic video signal, said at least one video display device being operably integrated into a passenger compartment of said automobile;
at least a portion of said electronic audio signal being associated with at least a portion of said electronic video signal;
said audio system comprising at least one loudspeaker operably integrated within said passenger compartment of said automobile, said at least one loudspeaker being located proximate to said video display device such that said at least one loudspeaker places at least a portion of said audible output that is corresponding to said at least a portion of said electronic audio signal at the location of said video display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A video display assembly for use in a multimedia and entertainment system that is operably integrated into the interior passenger compartment of an automobile, said video display assembly comprising:
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a video display screen for displaying a visual output;
at least one loudspeaker for producing an audible output; and
a mounting member, said at least one loudspeaker being connected to said mounting member; and
whereinsaid video display assembly is operably integrated within said interior passenger compartment of said automobile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A video display assembly comprising:
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a TFT video display screen;
an electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker comprising a single frame member, a plurality of high-energy-density magnets positioned within said frame member, a diaphragm attached to said frame member in a state of tension, said diaphragm comprising a thin film and a conductor traced in a serpentine fashion on said film; and
whereinsaid video display assembly is permanently integrated within the interior passenger compartment of an automobile. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A multimedia and entertainment system for an automobile, said multimedia and entertainment system comprising:
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an audio source for generating an electronic audio signal;
an audio system for processing said electronic audio signal and creating an audible output corresponding to said electronic audio signal;
a video source for generating an electronic video signal;
at least one video display device for displaying a visual output corresponding to said electronic video signal, said at least one video display device being operably integrated into a passenger compartment of said automobile;
at least a portion of said electronic audio signal being associated with at least a portion of said electronic video signal;
said audio system comprising at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker comprising a single frame member, a plurality of high-energy-density magnets positioned within said frame member, a diaphragm attached to said frame member in a state of tension, said diaphragm comprising a thin film and a conductor traced in a serpentine fashion on said film;
said at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker being operably integrated within said passenger compartment of said automobile, said at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker being located proximate to said video display device such that said at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker places at least a portion of said audible output that is corresponding to said at least a portion of said electronic audio signal at the location of said video display device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An audio system for an automobile comprising:
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an audio source for generating an electronic audio signal;
an audio system for processing said electronic audio signal and creating an audible output corresponding to said electronic audio signal;
said audio system comprising at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker comprising a single frame member, a plurality of high-energy-density magnets positioned within said frame member, a diaphragm attached to said frame member in a state of tension, said diaphragm comprising a thin film and a conductor traced in a serpentine fashion on said film;
said at least one electro-dynamic planar loudspeaker being operably integrated within said passenger compartment of said automobile. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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Specification