AUTOMOTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL CENTER

• US 20090210155A1
• Filed: 01/19/2009
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DigitalOptics Corporation International (Adeia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Horizon Semiconductors Ltd.
• Inventors: Morad, Tomer Yosef, Yavits, Leonid, Morad, Amir
• Application Number:
  US12/355,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20090210155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/205 with control bus for exchanging commands between units

Abstract

Apparatus for automotive entertainment, navigation, communication and control, including a plurality of radio, TV, video and audio inputs, a video and audio output, a plurality of wireless communication channels, and a plurality of receivers, transceivers and processing units.

Claims

1. An automotive entertainment, navigation and communication system comprising:

a. an RF receiver and decoder for receiving input signals, decoding said signals and outputting the decoded signals;

b. a back-end for processing video, audio, or graphics, of said decoded signals;

c. a GPS receiver for receiving terrestrial data;

d. an APU connected to said RF receiver, said back-end, and said GPS receiver, for processing said signals and said terrestrial data, and for controlling said RF receiver, said back-end, and said GPS receiver.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a non volatile memory for storing information.

3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a media drive for playing audio or video data.

4. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a short range wireless transceiver for communicating between the APU and portable peripherals;

5. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a long range wireless transceiver for communicating between the APU and a remote server.

6. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a security camera for providing the APU with visual data relating to the vehicle.

7. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a security volume sensor for providing a security breach signal.

8. A system according to claim 1, where the RF receiver and decoder is a TV receiver and decoder.

9. A system according to claim 1, where the RF receiver and decoder is a radio receiver and decoder.

10. A system according to claim 1 where all the components are implemented on the same silicon die.

11. A system according to claim 10 where some or all of the components can operate simultaneously.