METHOD FOR USING RADIO PRESETS AS APPLICATION SHORTCUTS
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1. A control arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- an infotainment console including a user interface having a plurality of pushbuttons; and
a communication device communicatively coupled to the infotainment console and adapted to relay signals between the infotainment console and a portable computing device, wherein the infotainment console is configured to reconfigure the user interface to enable the user to control the portable computing device via the user interface, such that each of the pushbuttons is actuatable to cause operation of the portable computing device to proceed to a respective application within the portable computing device.
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Abstract
A control arrangement for a vehicle includes an infotainment console having a user interface with a plurality of pushbuttons. A communication device is communicatively coupled to the infotainment console and relays signals between the infotainment console and a portable computing device. The infotainment console reconfigures the user interface to enable the user to control the portable computing device via the user interface. Each of the pushbuttons is actuatable to cause operation of the portable computing device to proceed to a respective application within the portable computing device.
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1. A control arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
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an infotainment console including a user interface having a plurality of pushbuttons; and a communication device communicatively coupled to the infotainment console and adapted to relay signals between the infotainment console and a portable computing device, wherein the infotainment console is configured to reconfigure the user interface to enable the user to control the portable computing device via the user interface, such that each of the pushbuttons is actuatable to cause operation of the portable computing device to proceed to a respective application within the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method, comprising:
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providing an automotive infotainment console including a first user interface with a plurality of pushbuttons; providing a portable computing device having a second user interface and being operable to run a plurality of applications; communicatively coupling the portable computing device to the infotainment console; and automatically reconfiguring the first user interface to replicate controls of the second user interface such that each of the pushbuttons is actuatable to cause operation of the portable computing device to proceed to a respective one of the applications. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
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a head unit of an audio entertainment system including a user interface having a display screen and a plurality of radio preset pushbuttons disposed adjacent to the display screen; and a communication device communicatively coupled to the audio entertainment system and adapted to relay signals between the audio entertainment system and a smartphone, wherein the audio entertainment system is configured to reconfigure the user interface to enable the user to control the smartphone via the user interface, such that a plurality of application icons appear on the display screen, each of the application icons representing a respective application within the smartphone, each of the application icons being disposed adjacent to a respective one of the pushbuttons, each of the pushbuttons being actuatable to cause the smartphone to run the respective application, a plurality of application category icons being displayed on the display screen simultaneously with the application icons, each of the application category icons being selectable to cause a respective category of the applications to be presented on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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