System and method of enabling features based on geographic imposed rules
First Claim
1. An electronics system providing one or more features in compliance with geographically imposed rules, said electronics system comprising:
- an electronic device operable to provide one or more features;
a device for acquiring rules pertaining to use of the electronic device based on geographic regions;
a position determining device for determining geographic location of the electronic device; and
a controller for controlling the electronic device, wherein the controller looks up rules pertaining to the determined geographic location and controls one or more features of the electronic device based on the rules pertaining to the determined geographic location.
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Abstract
A dual-view display system and method are provided for use on a vehicle to display first and second viewing windows to a driver and a passenger in a vehicle. The display system stores acquired regulations for operating a display based on geographic location, and employs a position determining device to determine the position of the display. The display system further includes a controller for retrieving regulations pertaining to the determined geographic location and controls one or more features of the display based on the determined geographic location such that the display system may operate in compliance with geographically imposed regulations.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronics system providing one or more features in compliance with geographically imposed rules, said electronics system comprising:
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an electronic device operable to provide one or more features; a device for acquiring rules pertaining to use of the electronic device based on geographic regions; a position determining device for determining geographic location of the electronic device; and a controller for controlling the electronic device, wherein the controller looks up rules pertaining to the determined geographic location and controls one or more features of the electronic device based on the rules pertaining to the determined geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display system for displaying image content in a vehicle in compliance with geographically imposed rules, said display system comprising:
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a display located in a vehicle for presenting an image having image content that is viewable within a viewing window by one or more passengers in the vehicle; a device for acquiring rules pertaining to use of the display based on geographic regions; a position determining device for determining geographic location of the display; and a controller for controlling the display, wherein the controller retrieves rules pertaining to the determined geographic position and controls one or more display features based on the retrieved rules pertaining to the determined geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing one or more features with an electronic device based on rules imposed in geographic regions, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic device operable to provide one or more features; storing in memory rules pertaining to use of the one or more features based on geographic regions; determining a geographic location of electronics device; selecting rules that pertain to the determined geographic location; and controlling one or more features of electronic device based on the selected rules pertaining to the determined geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of presenting display images to one or more users in a vehicle based on rules imposed in geographic regions, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a display in a vehicle for presenting an image having image content that is viewable within a viewing window to a passenger on the vehicle; storing in memory rules pertaining to use of display features based on geographic regions; determining a geographic location of the display; selecting rules that pertain to the determined geographic location; and controlling one or more display features based on the selected rules pertaining to the determined geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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