THEMATIC VEHICLE INTERIOR
First Claim
1. A thematic vehicle interior, comprising:
- a passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a feedback system for playing a plurality of audio programs for alerting a vehicle occupant of a plurality of vehicle conditions, said plurality of vehicle conditions including at least one of an open-door condition, a low-fuel condition, a maintenance-required condition, a low-tire-pressure condition, a headlights-on condition, a key-in-the-ignition condition, an unfastened-seatbelt condition, an engine-start condition, and an engine-shut-off condition; and
a sensor for detecting said plurality of vehicle conditions and actuating said feedback system to play said plurality of audio programs;
wherein said plurality of audio programs provide a predetermined theme for said passenger cabin.
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Abstract
A thematic vehicle interior (10) is provided. The thematic vehicle interior (10) is comprised of a passenger cabin, a cosmetic trim (14) for attachment to the vehicle (12) within the passenger cabin, and a feedback system (16) for playing one or more audio programs. The audio programs are utilized in combination with the cosmetic trim (14) for creating a predetermined theme. Additionally, the audio programs are also utilized for indicating one or more predetermined vehicle conditions. The vehicle conditions include one or more of the following: an open-door condition, a low-fuel condition, a maintenance-required condition, a low-tire-pressure condition, a headlights-on condition, a key-in-the-ignition condition, an unfastened-seatbelt condition, an engine-start condition, and an engine-shut-off condition. Also, the thematic vehicle interior (10) includes a sensor (18) for detecting a vehicle condition and actuating the feedback system (16) to play the audio program.
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20 Claims
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1. A thematic vehicle interior, comprising:
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a passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a feedback system for playing a plurality of audio programs for alerting a vehicle occupant of a plurality of vehicle conditions, said plurality of vehicle conditions including at least one of an open-door condition, a low-fuel condition, a maintenance-required condition, a low-tire-pressure condition, a headlights-on condition, a key-in-the-ignition condition, an unfastened-seatbelt condition, an engine-start condition, and an engine-shut-off condition; and
a sensor for detecting said plurality of vehicle conditions and actuating said feedback system to play said plurality of audio programs;
wherein said plurality of audio programs provide a predetermined theme for said passenger cabin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A thematic vehicle interior, comprising:
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a passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a cosmetic trim for attachment to the vehicle and being displayed within said passenger cabin;
a feedback system for playing a plurality of audio programs for alerting a vehicle occupant of a plurality of vehicle conditions, each of said plurality of audio programs being associated with one of said plurality of vehicle conditions, said plurality of vehicle conditions including at least one of an open-door condition, a low-fuel condition, a maintenance-required condition, a low-tire-pressure condition, a headlights-on condition, a key-in-the-ignition condition, an unfastened-seatbelt condition, an engine-start condition, and an engine-shut-off condition; and
a sensor for detecting said plurality of vehicle conditions and actuating said feedback system to play said plurality of audio programs;
wherein said plurality of audio programs and said cosmetic trim provide a predetermined theme to said passenger cabin. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A thematic vehicle interior, comprising:
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a passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a cosmetic trim for attachment to the vehicle and being displayed within said passenger cabin;
a feedback system for playing a plurality of audio programs related to said cosmetic trim and for alerting a vehicle occupant of a plurality of vehicle conditions, each of said plurality of audio programs being associated with one of said plurality of vehicle conditions, said plurality of vehicle conditions including at least one of an open-door condition, a low-fuel condition, a maintenance-required condition, a low-tire-pressure condition, a headlights-on condition, a key-in-the-ignition condition, an unfastened-seatbelt condition, an engine-start condition, and an engine-shut-off condition;
a sensor for detecting said plurality of vehicle conditions and actuating said feedback system to play said plurality of audio programs; and
an interface coupled to said feedback system for assigning said plurality of audio programs to said plurality of vehicle conditions;
wherein said plurality of audio programs and said cosmetic trim provide a predetermined theme to said passenger cabin.
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