Vehicle Entertainment System With Multi-Source Presets

• US 20100138787A1
• Filed: 01/04/2010
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Ciatti, Anthony, Tschirhart, Michael Dean, Nagara, Wes Albert, Kosinski, John Thomas II
• Granted Patent: US 8,504,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 11/02 with vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for providing single-action multi-source presets for vehicle entertainment systems. The method includes the steps of engaging a single-action preset button that changes the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source and performing an action within that input source.

Claims

1. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button;

displaying a user input prompt relating to the selected input source.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said input sources include an AM radio feed, an FM radio feed, and a satellite radio feed.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said input sources include at least three of an AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, internet connection, mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers, climate control system and video interface.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said input source is a navigation interface and wherein said input prompt is an address prompt.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said step of changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button further includes the step of providing a geographic area to the navigation system.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said input source is a mobile phone interface and said specific selection is an instruction to the mobile phone to dial a particular phone number and the user prompt is a number entry associated with the particular phone number.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said input source is a mass storage device and further a specific selection on said mass storage device and wherein said prompt is requesting the user to input what action the user desires the system to take with regards to said specific selection on said mass storage device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said mass storage device is a music player and said input prompt requests the user to choose an audio output from one of an album, an artist or a playlist on said music player.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said single-action preset button selects an input source that is different than the currently selected input source.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said a second single-action preset button is programmable to through said single-action be capable of selecting a specific selection within said currently selected input source.

11. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button;

prompting the user to input the next command related to the selected input source.

12. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button;

changing the display interface to display a particular directory location within the selected input source.

13. The method of claim 12 further including the step of providing an input prompt request to the user, related to the particular directory location within the selected input source.

14. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

memorizing a particular directory location by setting a single-action preset button;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source and directory location in response to a single activation of the single action preset button.

15. The method of claim 14 further including the step of providing an input prompt request to the user, related to the particular directory location within the selected input source.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said input source is a remote server and said step of changing the active input source includes the action of sending access verification information.

17. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source associated with the single action preset button;

performing a specific action relating to the selected input source; and

providing a prompt for an input by the user.