Universal mutilmedia bluetooth car handsfree device

• US 20110105197A1
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tonny Chen
• Original Assignee: Tonny Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Tonny
• Application Number:
  US12/588,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20110105197A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

A universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device, aims to transmit signals stored in various types of multimedia storage devices to a car stereo for broadcasting. It includes a bluetooth wireless transmission unit, a handsfree speakerphone unit, a stereo switch unit, a cable signal input unit, a control unit, and a stereo output unit. It is connected to a car stereo and allows the common car stereo to have additional handsfree bluetooth speakerphone function and the ability to connect in wired or wireless fashion to various types of handheld media storage devices to play music.

Claims

1. A universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device to be connected to a car stereo, comprising a bluetooth wireless transmission unit, a cable signal input unit, a stereo switch unit, a handsfree speakerphone unit, a control unit, and a stereo output unit, wherein:

the bluetooth wireless transmission unit has one end connecting to a bluetooth enabled mobile phone in a two-way wireless transmission fashion and sends sound output directly or indirectly to the connecting handsfree speakerphone unit and also is connected to the stereo switch unit to provide wireless conversation for the bluetooth enabled mobile phone without holding a speakerphone or music playing;

the cable signal input unit is connected to at least one multimedia storage device through at least one multimedia signal cable to receive input and outputs to the linking stereo switch unit;

the stereo switch unit receives input from the bluetooth wireless transmission unit and the cable signal input unit and sends output to control source selection for sound output;

the handsfree speakerphone unit executes phone calls of the bluetooth enabled mobile phone and performs speaker conversation through a microphone and at least one speaker;

the control unit controls at least the stereo switch unit to perform sound source input selection; and

the stereo output unit is directly or indirectly connected to an input interface of the car stereo.

2. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1 further including a multimedia transmission circuit to perform broadcasting for the multimedia storage device.

3. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said multimedia transmission circuit is located in the cable signal input unit.

4. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the multimedia transmission circuit is located in the multimedia signal cable.

5. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the multimedia transmission circuit conforms to at least one type of multimedia device communication protocol.

6. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1 further having a car stereo transmission circuit connecting to the car stereo to indirectly perform music playing for the multimedia storage device.

7. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1 further having a car stereo transmission circuit connecting to the car stereo to indirectly perform music playing for the bluetooth enabled mobile phone.

8. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1 further having a CD changer simulation circuit to control music playing for the multimedia storage device or the bluetooth enabled mobile phone.

9. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1 further having a power supply unit to provide electrical power for the multimedia storage device.

10. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the multimedia storage device is a non-volatile memory.

11. The universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the multimedia storage device is a multimedia player equipped with a memory.