AUXILIARY DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING WEB-BASED MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS TO A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE

• US 20130053003A1
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.), Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: King, Charles Joseph II
• Application Number:
  US13/222,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20130053003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

An auxiliary device and system for adding web-based multimedia applications onto a multimedia device through a user'"'"'s mobile phone is provided. The auxiliary device and system include a housing in electrical communication with the multimedia device. The housing has a processor operable to execute a first application. The first application is operable to access the Internet through the user'"'"'s mobile phone. The first application includes a list of predetermined numbers of websites. An input is operable to select at least one of a plurality of websites and transmit the data from the website onto the multimedia device.

Claims

1. An auxilliary device configured to selectively adding web-based multimedia applications to a multimedia auxilliary device through a user'"'"'s mobile phone, the auxilliary device comprising:

a housing in electrical communication with the multimedia auxilliary device, the housing having a data processor operable to execute a first application, the first application operable to access the internet through the user'"'"'s mobile phone, the first application having a list of predetermined numbers of websites; and

an input operable to select at least one of the plurality of websites, the input further operable to actuate the first application, the processor further operable to transmit data from the input to the selected website so as to allow for the user to manipulate the website.

2. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, further including a database, the database having a user'"'"'s personal information, the first application operable to transmit the user'"'"'s personal data to the selected website so as to validate the user'"'"'s identification and actuate the website in accordance with the user'"'"'s cached information.

3. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, further including a BlueTooth antenna and receiver operable to transmit and receive data to and from the multimedia auxilliary device.

4. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, further including a USB connection operable to transmit and receive data to and from the multimedia auxilliary device.

5. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first application is stored in either the user'"'"'s mobile phone or the auxiliary device.

6. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the input is disposed on one of either the user'"'"'s mobile phone, or the multimedia auxilliary device.

7. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first application is operable to gather the user'"'"'s personal information stored on the user'"'"'s mobile phone, the data processor operable to transmit the user'"'"'s personal information to the selected website so as to verify the user'"'"'s identity.

8. The auxilliary device as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of websites require a user'"'"'s personal data for validation and access.

9. A system for adding web-based multimedia applications to a multimedia auxilliary device for use in an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:

a mobile phone operable to transmit and receive data;

a auxilliary device in electrical communication with the multimedia auxilliary device, the auxilliary device having a data processor operable to execute a first application, the first application operable to access the internet through the mobile phone, the first application having a list of predetermined numbers of websites; and

an input operable to select at least one of the plurality of websites, the input further operable to actuate the first application, the processor further operable to transmit data from the input to the selected website so as to allow for the user to manipulate the website.

10. The system as set forth in claim 9, further including a database, the database having a user'"'"'s personal information, the first application operable to transmit the user'"'"'s personal data to the selected website so as to validate the user'"'"'s identification and actuate the website in accordance with the user'"'"'s cached information.

11. The system as set forth in claim 9, further including a BlueTooth antenna and receiver operable to transmit and receive data to and from the multimedia auxilliary device.

12. The system as set forth in claim 9, further including a USB connection operable to transmit and receive data to and from the multimedia auxilliary device.

13. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the first application is stored in either the mobile phone or the auxilliary device.

14. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the input is disposed on one of either the mobile phone, or the multimedia auxilliary device.

15. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the first application is operable to gather the user'"'"'s personal information stored on the mobile phone, the data processor operable to transmit the user'"'"'s personal information to the selected website so as to verify the user'"'"'s identity.

16. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of websites are operable to cache a user'"'"'s personal data for validation.

17. The system as set forth in claim 9, further including a host, the host operable to receive and transmit data to and from the mobile phone and the interne, the host retrieving the selected website and managing validation of the selected website so as to enable the user to access the website.