Centralized control and management system for automobiles
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Abstract
In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is employed in the system to help a user control and manage the vehicle functions.
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50 Claims
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21. A system in a vehicle for receiving entertainment presentations associated with a plurality of channels, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving, from outside the vehicle, one or more signals containing at least data concerning one or more categories in which the entertainment presentations are classified based on contents thereof;
a processor configured to relate at least one collection of indicators to at least one of the categories based on the data, wherein the indicators in the collection represent channels associated with the at least one category;
a display element for showing thereon the at least one category and the indicators in the collection for selection to receive an entertainment presentation in the at least one category; and
an interface for selecting at least first and second indicators in the collection, the first selected indicator indicating a first selected status and the second selected indicator indicating a second selected status on the display element, the first and second selected statuses being different from an unselected status indicated by the first and second indicators before selection thereof, wherein one of the first and second selected indicators represents a channel with which a currently received entertainment presentation is associated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for use in a system in a vehicle for receiving entertainment presentations associated with a plurality of channels, the system including a display element, the method comprising:
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receiving, from outside the vehicle, one or more signals containing at least data concerning one or more categories in which the entertainment presentations are classified based on contents thereof;
relating at least one collection of indicators to at least one of the categories based on the data, wherein the indicators in the collection represent channels associated with the at least one category;
showing, on the display element, the at least one category and the indicators in the collection for selection to receive an entertainment presentation in the at least one category; and
allowing a user to select at least first and second indicators in the collection, the first selected indicator indicating a first selected status and the second selected indicator indicating a second selected status on the display element, the first and second selected statuses being different from an unselected status indicated by the first and second indicators before selection thereof, wherein one of the first and second selected indicators represents a channel with which a currently received entertainment presentation is associated. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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