RECEIVING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for incorporating a portable, electronic appliance into a vehicle comprising a receiving apparatus having (i) a receiving area for receiving the appliance, (ii) an interface to the appliance, and (iii) an interface to a holding apparatus which has a connection for at least one of electrical and electronic components that are arranged in the vehicle, wherein the receiving apparatus is physically separable at least into a top part and a bottom part, the top part specifically matching a particular model of an appliance, the bottom part specifically matching at least one of an appliance family and a specific scope of appliance services, such that a given bottom part can be assembled with a plurality of different top parts to form a first specific set of receiving apparatuses and a given top part can be assembled with a plurality of different bottom parts to form a second specific set of receiving apparatuses.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a receiving device for integrating therein a portable, electronic appliance, especially a mobile phone in a vehicle, said receiving device having a receiving zone for the portable, electronic appliance and the receiving device having an interface to the portable, electronic appliance and an interface to electrical or electronic components that are arranged in the vehicle. The receiving device can be physically separated into an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being specifically adapted to a certain model of a portable, electronic appliance, and the lower part being specifically adapted to a product family and/or a specific range of portable, electronic appliances. The lower part can be combined and assembled with a plurality of different upper parts to give specific receiving devices or the upper part can be combined and assembled with a plurality of different lower parts to give additional specific receiving devices.
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- 1. An apparatus for incorporating a portable, electronic appliance into a vehicle comprising a receiving apparatus having (i) a receiving area for receiving the appliance, (ii) an interface to the appliance, and (iii) an interface to a holding apparatus which has a connection for at least one of electrical and electronic components that are arranged in the vehicle, wherein the receiving apparatus is physically separable at least into a top part and a bottom part, the top part specifically matching a particular model of an appliance, the bottom part specifically matching at least one of an appliance family and a specific scope of appliance services, such that a given bottom part can be assembled with a plurality of different top parts to form a first specific set of receiving apparatuses and a given top part can be assembled with a plurality of different bottom parts to form a second specific set of receiving apparatuses.
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