In-vehicle multimedia system
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle, comprising at least one driver control having a setting selectable by a driver to drive the vehicle, at least one sensor configured to sense the selection of the setting of the driver control, a passenger multimedia system having display for at least one passenger, the multimedia system being operatively linked to the sensor, when being used by a passenger a functionality of the multimedia system is controlled in response to the sensed selection of the setting by the driver.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a rear seat multimedia system within a motor vehicle. A display is movable between a position in which the display extends downwardly from the headliner so as to be viewable by a rear seat passenger, and a retracted position against the headliner. A motor is provided for moving the display, at least from the extended position to the retracted position. The vehicle has a sensor for sensing when the vehicle is to be driven in reverse, and the display unit is operatively linked to this sensor. When the display is extended and the reversing condition is sensed, the display is automatically moved to the retracted position to improve rearward visibility for the driver.
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21 Claims
- 1. A motor vehicle, comprising at least one driver control having a setting selectable by a driver to drive the vehicle, at least one sensor configured to sense the selection of the setting of the driver control, a passenger multimedia system having display for at least one passenger, the multimedia system being operatively linked to the sensor, when being used by a passenger a functionality of the multimedia system is controlled in response to the sensed selection of the setting by the driver.
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8. A motor vehicle having a rear seat multimedia system, said system comprising a display unit mounted on a central portion of a passenger compartment headliner and having a display, the display being movable between an extended position in which the display extends downwardly from the headliner so that the display is viewable by one or more rear seat passengers, and a retracted position in which the display is retracted upwards towards the headliner and in which the display is not viewable by said passenger(s), the display unit having a motor for moving the display at least from the extended position to the retracted position, wherein:
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the vehicle comprises a reversing sensor for sensing a reversing condition when the vehicle has selected a reverse gear; and
the display unit is operatively linked to said sensor so that when the display is extended and the reversing condition is sensed the motor automatically moves the display to the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a passenger multimedia system in a motor vehicle, said system comprising a passenger-only display unit and said vehicle comprising a number of driver controls having a setting used by a driver to drive the vehicle and at least associated one driver control sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting multimedia content on the display;
using the driver controls to control the road operation of the vehicle;
using said at least one driver control sensor to sense at least one driver selection of the driver controls; and
providing an output derived from said at least one sensor to the multimedia system in order to automatically control the way in which at least a video aspect of said multimedia content is presented to a passenger of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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