Integrated Vehicle Entertainment/Navigation System with Multi-Zone Control
First Claim
1. An integrated vehicle entertainment and navigation system comprising:
- a central computer powered by a power source of a vehicle, the central computer comprising a processor and a memory;
a primary display device located in a first zone in the vehicle and in communication with the central computer;
a first secondary display device located in a second zone in the vehicle and a second secondary display device located in a third zone in the vehicle, the first and second secondary display devices in communication with the central computer via a multi-zone hub; and
a multi-zone configuration module embodied in the memory of the central computer and executed by the processor, the multi-zone configuration module comprising;
logic configured to present a multi-zone control menu to the primary display device via a graphical user interface; and
logic configured to selectively control, via the multi-zone control menu presented to the primary display device, access to media or applications stored in the memory of the central computer by the first and second secondary display devices.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of computer systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for implementing an integrated vehicle entertainment/navigation (IVEN) computer system. One embodiment is an integrated vehicle entertainment and navigation system comprising a central computer, a primary display device, a first secondary display device, a second secondary display device, and a multi-zone configuration module. The central computer is powered by a power source of a vehicle, and comprises a processor and a memory. The primary display device is located in a first zone in the vehicle and is in communication with the central computer. The first secondary display device is located in a second zone in the vehicle and the second secondary display device is located in a third zone in the vehicle. The first and second secondary display devices are in communication with the central computer via a multi-zone hub. The multi-zone configuration module is embodied in the memory of the central computer and executed by the processor. The multi-zone configuration module comprises logic configured to present a multi-zone control menu to the primary display device via a graphical user interface. The multi-zone configuration module further comprises logic configured to selectively control, via the multi-zone control menu presented to the primary display device, access by the first and second secondary display devices to media or applications stored in the memory of the central computer.
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1. An integrated vehicle entertainment and navigation system comprising:
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a central computer powered by a power source of a vehicle, the central computer comprising a processor and a memory; a primary display device located in a first zone in the vehicle and in communication with the central computer; a first secondary display device located in a second zone in the vehicle and a second secondary display device located in a third zone in the vehicle, the first and second secondary display devices in communication with the central computer via a multi-zone hub; and a multi-zone configuration module embodied in the memory of the central computer and executed by the processor, the multi-zone configuration module comprising; logic configured to present a multi-zone control menu to the primary display device via a graphical user interface; and logic configured to selectively control, via the multi-zone control menu presented to the primary display device, access to media or applications stored in the memory of the central computer by the first and second secondary display devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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a central computer in a vehicle presenting a multi-zone control menu to a primary display device located in a first zone in the vehicle; a user of the primary display device specifying, via the multi-zone control menu, access permissions for services provided by the central computer to a first secondary display device located in a second zone and a second secondary display device located in a third zone; and based on the specified access permissions for the second zone and the third zone, controlling access to the services by the first and second secondary display devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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