System Comprising a Navigation Device and an Electronic Device

• US 20090068950A1
• Filed: 03/08/2007
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Consolati, Nicola, Gretton, Mark, Tkachenko, Serhiy
• Application Number:
  US12/224,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20090068950A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.300
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/102 using electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A system is disclosed including an electronic device with an analog output which is connectable to an analog input amplifier of a vehicle. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a wireless standard first transceiver which can convert and send digital audio signals using digital audio streaming system to an analog audio output; and a navigation device with a wireless standard second transceiver which can send together audio and voice instructions corresponding to a current navigation as digital audio signal using digital audio streaming.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an electronic device comprising an analog output connectable to an analog input of an audio amplifier of a vehicle;

a first transceiver operable to transmit using a wireless standard;

said electronic device being operable to convert digital audio signals using digital audio streaming system into an analog audio signal and to send said audio signal to said analog output; and

a navigation device comprising a second transceiver operable to transmit using said wireless standard;

said navigation device being operable to send together audio and voice instructions corresponding to a current navigation as digital audio signals using said digital audio streaming system to said electronic device.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless standard is Bluetooth, wherein said digital audio streaming system is an Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) of Bluetooth, and wherein said first transceiver and said second transceiver are Bluetooth-transceiver.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein a digital electronic signal transmission uses Serial Port Profile (SPP) of Bluetooth or L2CAP encapsulation.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises at least one of an input and an output compatible with protocols used to communicate with an electronic equipment of said vehicle, and wherein said electronic device is operable to convert a signal from said navigation device into a form supported by said electronic equipment of said vehicle.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises at least one of an input and an output compatible with protocols used to communicate with an electronic equipment of said vehicle, and wherein said electronic device is operable to convert a signal from said electronic equipment of said vehicle into a form supported by said navigation device.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said navigation device is operable to send, receive and interpret signals used to communicate with an electronic equipment of said vehicle, converted by said electronic device.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device is operable to send a muting signal to a muting output connectable to a muting input of the audio amplifier of the vehicle and to send said voice instructions as analog audio signal to the audio amplifier of the vehicle.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a signal input connectable to an interface of a vehicle'"'"'s electronic;

wherein said electronic device is operable to convert a signal from said signal input into a text information and to send said text using said first transceiver; and

wherein said navigation device is operable to receive said text information using said second transceiver and to convert said text information into a command to control a function of said navigation device.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein said navigation device is operable to connect to a mobile phone using said second transceiver;

wherein said navigation device is operable to transmit a phone call signal received from the mobile phone to said electronic device; and

wherein said navigation device is operable to switch from said digital audio streaming system to a Hands Free Profile (HFP).

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein said navigation device is operable to connect to a mobile phone using said second transceiver;

wherein said navigation device is operable to receive a phone call signal from the mobile phone; and

wherein said navigation device is operable to mix said phone call signal and said digital audio signal to a mixed signal and to send said mixed signal to said electronic device.

11. A system according to claim 10, wherein said mixed signal is at least one of said digital audio streaming system, said phone call, another voice signal and Hands Free Profile (HFP).

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said electronic device and said navigation device is operable to cancel an echo signal received from a microphone caused by a phone call signal.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said electronic device and said navigation device further comprises at least one microphone;

and wherein whereas at least one of said electronic device and said navigation device is operable to transmit a microphone signal using at least one of said first and second transceivers.

14. A system according to claim 1, wherein said system comprises at least two microphones, and wherein at least one of said navigation device and electronic device is operable to process at least two signals from said at least to microphones using echo cancellation.