Digital recorder assembly for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an interior vehicle component having a docking location, the docking location having a communication interface; and
a digital recorder adapted to be removably positioned within the docking location, the digital recorder having a communication interface communicable to the communication interface of the docking location;
wherein the communications interface of the docking location is capable of transferring power from a vehicle power source to a power source of the digital recorder through the communications interface of the digital recorder when the digital recorder is positioned within the docking location.
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Abstract
A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle includes an interior vehicle component and a digital recorder. The interior vehicle component includes a docking location having a communication interface. The digital recorder is adapted to be positioned within the docking location and has a communication interface communicable to the communication interface of the docking location. When the digital recorder is positioned within the docking location, the communications interface of the docking location may be capable of transferring power from a vehicle power source to a power supply of the digital recorder or the communications interface of the digital recorder may be capable of transferring data from the digital recorder to an audio system of the vehicle. The digital recorder may have a plurality of switches operable to control the operation of the digital recorder when the interior component is in a first position or a second position.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an interior vehicle component having a docking location, the docking location having a communication interface; and
a digital recorder adapted to be removably positioned within the docking location, the digital recorder having a communication interface communicable to the communication interface of the docking location;
wherein the communications interface of the docking location is capable of transferring power from a vehicle power source to a power source of the digital recorder through the communications interface of the digital recorder when the digital recorder is positioned within the docking location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an interior vehicle component having a docking location, the docking location having a communication interface; and
a digital recorder adapted to be positioned within the docking location, the digital recorder having a communication interface communicable to the communication interface of the docking location;
wherein the communications interface of the digital recorder is capable of transferring data from the digital recorder to an audio system of the vehicle through the communication interface of the docking location when the digital recorder is positioned within the docking location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an interior vehicle component disposed within an interior compartment of a vehicle, the interior vehicle component having a docking location and being movable to a first position and a second position; and
a digital recorder adapted to be positioned within the docking location, the digital recorder having a user interface operable to control the operation of the digital recorder;
wherein the user interface is accessible from the interior compartment when the digital recorder is positioned in the docking location and the interior vehicle component is in either the first position or the second position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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