CASSETTE ADAPTER FOR A VEHCILE

• US 20080273429A1
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: Dayan, Maurice S.
• Application Number:
  US12/061,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20080273429A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/2
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/02 with automatic musical instruments

Abstract

A audio player adapter for a vehicle. The audio player adapter is adapted to be connected to the vehicle via the cassette playing portion of the vehicle. The audio player adapter is capable of accommodating a variety of different audio playing devices.

Claims

1. An adapter for use with vehicles comprising:

a housing adapted for insertion into a cassette player;

a cable connected to the housing wherein when the housing is inserted into the cassette player the cable extends from the cassette player; and

a plurality of connectors located at a distal end of the cable, wherein at least one of the plurality of connectors is a USB connector.

2. The adapter of claim 1 wherein the plurality of connectors further comprise a 12 V DC plug and a 3.5 mm stereo audio plug.

3. The adapter of claim 1, wherein a plurality of wires are located within the cable.

4. An adapter for use with vehicles comprising:

a housing adapted for insertion into a cassette player;

a controller located within the housing and adapted for receiving audio data from an external audio playing device;

a cable connected to the housing, wherein when the housing is inserted into the cassette player the cable extends from the cassette player;

a plurality of wires extending from the cable; and

a plurality of connectors attached to the plurality of wires, wherein at least one of the plurality of connectors is a USB connector.

5. The adapter of claim 4, wherein the plurality of connectors further comprise a 12 V DC plug and a 3.5 mm stereo audio plug.

6. An adapter for use with vehicles comprising:

a cassette shaped housing having a cable extending therefrom;

a media controller connected to the cable;

a 12 V plug extending from the media controller; and

a USB port located on the media controller.

7. The adapter of claim 6, further comprising a pivotal support connected to the media controller and further connected to the 12 V plug.

8. The adapter of claim 6, further comprising an audio port located on a side of the media controller.

9. A method for playing audio files in a vehicle comprising:

placing a cassette housing into a cassette player located within a vehicle;

placing a media controller into a cigarette lighter within a vehicle, wherein a cable is connected from the cassette housing to the media controller;

playing audio data through a stereo system of the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the playing of the audio data is controlled by the media controller.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the playing of the audio data is controlled by the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising connecting an audio data storage device to the media controller.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the audio data is transmitted from the audio data storage device through the media controller and to the cassette housing.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the audio data storage is connected to the media controller through a USB port.