EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a fixed base unit having a base unit processor and a user interface, where the fixed base unit includes a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with the base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions;
a portable communication device having a portable communication device processor and a user interface, where the portable communication device further includes a PCD device cooperating with the portable communication device processor to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function; and
where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to share a base unit device and/or PCD device.
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Abstract
An infotainment/telematics system includes a fixed base unit and a portable communication device. The fixed base unit may include a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with a base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The portable communication device may include a one or more PCD devices cooperating with a portable communication device processor to execute a one or more stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to share and/or control a base unit device and/or a PCD device. Multiple portable communication devices may be connected to a single base unit to share the infotainment/telematics devices of the portable communication devices with the base unit and/or between the multiple portable communication devices. The fixed base unit may be fixed in a vehicle.
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30 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit having a base unit processor and a user interface, where the fixed base unit includes a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with the base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions; a portable communication device having a portable communication device processor and a user interface, where the portable communication device further includes a PCD device cooperating with the portable communication device processor to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to share a base unit device and/or PCD device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable communication device for use in an infotainment and/or telematics system comprising:
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a portable communication device processor; a user interface controlled by the portable communication device processor; a PCD device cooperating with the portable communication device processor to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function; and a communication interface adapted for communication with an intelligent fixed base unit having a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions; where the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with the fixed base unit to share a base unit device and/or the PCD device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fixed base unit for use in an infotainment and/or telematics system comprising:
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a base unit processor; a user interface controlled by the base unit processor; a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with the base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions; a communication interface adapted for communication with an intelligent portable communication device having a PCD device adapted to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function; and where the base unit may be connected for intelligent communication with the portable communication device to share a base unit device and/or the PCD device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A portable communication device for use in an infotainment system comprising:
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processing means for controlling operation of the portable communication device; user interface means for providing a user interface between a user and the portable communication device; PCD device means for executing an infotainment and/or telematics function in cooperation with the processing means; communication interface means for communicating with an intelligent fixed base unit having a set of infotainment and/or telematics functions; and where the infotainment and/or telematics functionality of one or both of the fixed base unit and portable communication device is extended to include at least one infotainment/telematics function when the portable communication device and fixed base unit are in communication with one another over the communication interface means.
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25. A method of operating an infotainment system comprising:
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providing a first set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions using a set of fixed devices; providing a second set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions using a set of portable devices; sharing one of the portable devices and/or one of the fixed devices; and providing a third set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions using the shared devices, where the third set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions comprises one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions and one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit having a base unit processor and a user interface including a display, where the fixed base unit includes a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with the base unit processor to execute a set of stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics functions, where the user interface comprises a browser, and where the fixed base unit includes a plurality of markup language pages facilitating user access to the plurality of base unit devices; a portable communication device having a portable communication device processor and a user interface including a display, where the portable communication device further includes a PCD device cooperating with the portable communication device processor to execute a stand-alone infotainment and/or telematics function, where the user interface comprises a browser, and where the portable communication device includes a markup language page facilitating user access to the PCD device; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device may be connected for intelligent communication with one another to share a base unit device and/or PCD device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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