Audio/video expansion device and vehicular audio/video system using the same

• US 20060282861A1
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chia-Tzu Hu, Feng-Ching Chiu, Ming-Feng Chen
• Original Assignee: Chia-Tzu Hu, Feng-Ching Chiu, Ming-Feng Chen
• Inventors: Chiu, Feng-Ching, Chen, Ming-Feng, Hu, Chia-Tzu
• Application Number:
  US11/443,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20060282861A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/75
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

A vehicular audio/video system according to the present invention comprises: an expansion device for generating an output signal; an output device for receiving the output signal; an optical disc device for generating a first input signal to the expansion device; a detachable media storage device for generating a media data to the expansion device which processes the media data into a second input signal; and a handheld communication device for generating a communication data to the expansion device which processes the communication data into a third input signal. The expansion device selects the first input signal to be the output signal under an optical disc mode, selects the second input signal to be the output signal a media play mode, and selects the third input signal to be the output signal under a communication mode.

Claims

1. A vehicular audio/video system, comprises:

an expansion device for generating an output signal;

an output device for receiving the output signal;

an optical disc device for generating a first input signal to the expansion device;

a detachable media storage device for generating a media data to the expansion device which processes the media data into a second input signal; and

a handheld communication device for generating a communication data to the expansion device which processes the communication data into a third input signal;

wherein, the expansion device selects the first input signal to be the output signal under an optical disc mode, selects the second input signal to be the output signal under a media play mode, and selects the third input signal to be the output signal under a communication mode.

2. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output signal, the first input signal and the second input signal are audio signals.

3. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the output device is a stereo player.

4. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output signal, the first input signal and the second input signal are video signals.

5. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the output device is a monitor.

6. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the expansion device comprises:

a micro controller fro generating a control signal;

a media control module for converting the media data into the second input signal;

a communication control module for converting the communication data into the third input signal; and

a selector for selecting the input signal among the first input signal and the second input signal and the third input signal according to the control signal from the micro controller.

7. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a microphone connected to the communication control module for receiving a user'"'"'s voice.

8. The vehicular audio/video system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the selector is an analog switch.

9. An expansion device applying to a vehicular audio/video system comprising an output device, an optical disc device, a detachable media storage device and a handheld media communication device;

the expansion device comprising;

a selector for receiving a first input signal generated by the optical disc device;

a media control module for receiving a media data generated by the detachable media storage device and converting the media data into a second input signal to send to the selector;

a communication control module for receiving a communication data generated by the handheld communication device and converting the communication data into a third input signal to send to the selector; and

a micro controller for controlling the selection of the input signal among the first input signal and the second input signal and the third input signal.

10. The expansion device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the output signal, the first input signal and the second input signal are audio signals.

11. The expansion device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the output device is a stereo player.

12. The expansion device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the output signal, the first input signal and the second input signal are video signals.

13. The expansion device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the output device is a monitor.

14. The expansion device as claimed in claim 9, further comprises a microphone connected to the communication module for receiving a user'"'"'s voice.

15. The expansion device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the selector is an analog switch.