Activating a function of a vehicle multimedia system
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1. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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a plurality of media units in communication with the controller;
a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items;
a plurality of selection controls in communication with the controller that allow a user to choose multiple states of the system, and that select and activate the hierarchically structured menus and end items; and
a preference unit in communication with the controller, adapted to select an end item in response to an actuation of one of the selection controls, the end item chosen by the preference unit based on a programmed criterion.
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Abstract
A vehicle multimedia system simplifies a user'"'"'s interaction with the system. A user may access a specific media unit by actuating a switch corresponding to a media unit. A preference unit detects the user'"'"'s selection of the media unit and selects an end item based on a programmed criterion. The preference unit may automatically activate the end item. The preference unit may be overridden by the user when a switch corresponding to the selected media unit is actuated multiple times. The preference unit may also manage data lists and data packets that store the information used for the criterion comparison.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of media units in communication with the controller;
a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items;
a plurality of selection controls in communication with the controller that allow a user to choose multiple states of the system, and that select and activate the hierarchically structured menus and end items; and
a preference unit in communication with the controller, adapted to select an end item in response to an actuation of one of the selection controls, the end item chosen by the preference unit based on a programmed criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of selecting a function of a vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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detecting an actuation of a selection control that is adapted to select a menu corresponding to at least one of a plurality of media units; and
selecting an end item corresponding to a function, based on a programmed criterion, comprising;
reading a data list corresponding to the media unit;
reading a data packet in the data list corresponding to an end item; and
displaying the end item based on information from the data packet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of media units in communication with the controller;
a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items;
means for manually selecting and activating the menus and end items; and
means for automatically selecting and activating the end item based on a programmed criterion.
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