Conversion interface of car audiovisual satellite navigation system

• US 20050234618A1
• Filed: 03/02/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shang-Ming Chi
• Original Assignee: Shang-Ming Chi
• Inventors: Chi, Shang-Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/068,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20050234618A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages

Abstract

A conversion interface is connected between a car audiovisual satellite navigation system and an external navigation device. The conversion interface has a video conversion device and a video control device. The video conversion device converts a video input by the external navigation device into a video conforming to a format that can be displayed by the car audiovisual satellite navigation system. The video control device decodes a keystroke signal of the car audiovisual satellite navigation system to determine whether to output internal video data of the car audiovisual satellite navigation system or video data input by the external navigation device to a display panel.

Claims

1. A conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system capable of switching to display a first video data of said car audiovisual satellite navigation system or a second video data from an external input, said conversion interface comprising:

a video conversion device for converting said second video data into a video format for display by said car audiovisual satellite navigation system; and

a video control device electrically connected to said video conversion device for decoding a keystroke signal of said car audiovisual satellite navigation system to determine whether to output said first video data or said second video data.

2. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said video conversion device comprises:

a video signal input interface for receiving said second video data; and

a video processing unit electrically connected to said video signal input interface for performing video format conversion to said second video data.

3. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an OSD generating unit, wherein the OSD generating unit is electrically connected to said video processing unit for displaying an OSD message frame on the video output by said video processing unit.

4. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said video control device comprises:

a keystroke signal input interface for receiving said keystroke signal of said car audiovisual satellite navigation system;

a video input interface for receiving said first video data of said car audiovisual satellite navigation system and the video output by said video conversion device;

a decoding unit electrically connected to said keystroke signal input interface for decoding said keystroke signal; and

a video switching unit electrically connected to said decoding unit for switching and outputting a video received by said video input interface to a display panel of said car audiovisual satellite navigation system according to the decoding result of said keystroke signal.

5. A conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system, said conversion interface being electrically connected between said car audiovisual satellite navigation system and an external satellite navigation device, said car audiovisual satellite navigation system comprising a control host, a control panel, a satellite navigation device, an audiovisual play device and a display panel, said conversion interface comprising:

a video conversion device electrically connected to said external satellite navigation device for providing video format conversion so that an output video of said external satellite navigation device conforms to a format for display by said car audiovisual satellite navigation system; and

a video control device for decoding a keystroke signal of said control panel to select either an output video of said control host or an output video of said video conversion device for display on said display panel.

6. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said video conversion device comprises:

a video signal input interface for receiving the output video of said external satellite navigation device; and

a video processing unit electrically connected to said video signal input interface for performing video format conversion on the output video of said external satellite navigation device.

7. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an OSD generating unit, wherein the OSD generating unit is electrically connected to said video processing unit for displaying an OSD message frame on the video output by said video processing unit.

8. The conversion interface of a car audiovisual satellite navigation system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said video control device comprises:

a keystroke signal input interface for receiving said keystroke signal of said control panel;

a video input interface for receiving the output videos of said control host and said video conversion device;

a decoding unit electrically connected to said keystroke signal input interface for decoding said keystroke signal; and

a video switching unit electrically connected to said decoding unit for switching and outputting a video received by said video input interface to said display panel according to the decoding result of said keystroke signal.