Compact Display Unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mountable display unit, comprising:
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a display mounted in the housing, the display being configured to present a plurality of programmable permissible communication options to a vehicle operator for intercommunication between at least one remote base station located outside of said vehicle and the vehicle, wherein said permissible communications options are capable of being masked by said at least one remote base station, further wherein masked ones of said permissible communications options cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator.
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Abstract
A compact display unit including a mobile application server. The mobile application server is mounted in the vehicle for receipt and transmission of communications. The mobile application server is operatively connected to the compact display unit. The compact display unit presents to a vehicle operator a plurality of pre-selected permissive communications for intercommunication between the vehicle and a remote base station located outside of the vehicle. A touch screen connects to the monitor and presents the programmed permissible communication options to the vehicle operator. The permissible communications options are capable of being masked by the remote base station, and cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator.
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40 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mountable display unit, comprising:
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a housing; and a display mounted in the housing, the display being configured to present a plurality of programmable permissible communication options to a vehicle operator for intercommunication between at least one remote base station located outside of said vehicle and the vehicle, wherein said permissible communications options are capable of being masked by said at least one remote base station, further wherein masked ones of said permissible communications options cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle-mountable display unit, comprising:
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means for housing; and means for displaying a plurality of programmable permissible communication options to a vehicle operator for intercommunication between at least one remote base station located outside of said vehicle and the vehicle, wherein said permissible communications options are capable of being masked by said at least one remote base station, further wherein masked ones of said permissible communications options cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for displaying pre-selected vehicle communications options, comprising:
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a mobile application server mountable in the vehicle for receipt and transmission of the communications in conjunction with a mobile satellite communications system for intercommunication between at least one remote base station and the vehicle; and a compact display unit operatively connectable to the mobile application server for presenting a plurality of pre-selected permissible communications options between the vehicle and the remote server by a vehicle operator during operation of the vehicle, wherein the compact display unit includes; a display for presenting the pre-selected permissible communications options to a vehicle operator for said intercommunication between a remote server and the vehicle operator, wherein said permissible communications options are capable of being masked by said at least one remote base station, and wherein masked ones of said permissible communications options cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for providing communication options, comprising the steps of:
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installing in a vehicle a mobile application server capable of receipt and transmission of communications in conjunction with a mobile satellite communications system for intercommunication between at least one remote base station located outside of said server and the vehicle; and providing a compact display unit operatively connectable to the mobile application server for presenting a plurality of pre-selected permissible communications options between the vehicle and the remote server by a vehicle operator during operation of the vehicle, wherein the compact display unit includes; a display for presenting the pre-selected permissible communications options to a vehicle operator for said intercommunication between a remote server and the vehicle operator, wherein said permissible communications options are capable of being masked by said at least one remote base station, and wherein masked ones of said permissible communications options cannot be unmasked by the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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