Car A/V System for Wireless Communication

• US 20140038527A1
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shih-Yao Chen
• Original Assignee: Shih-Yao Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, Shih-Yao
• Application Number:
  US13/568,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20140038527A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A car A/V system for wireless communication application includes a head unit consisting of a first wireless communication module and a multimedia processing device and installed in a car, a smart phone, and a speaker system. The touch panel of the smart phone is operable to generate a command for transmission to the multimedia processing device of the head unit to run a predetermined audio/video data, enabling the processed video data to be transmitted to the smart phone wirelessly for display on the display of the smart phone and the processed audio data to be transmitted to the speaker system for output.

Claims

1. A car A/V system for wireless communication application, comprising:

a head unit installed in a car comprising a vehicle control computer system, said head unit being electrically connected to said vehicle control computer system through a CAN-bus for transmitting audio and video data therebetween, said head unit comprising a first wireless communication module and a multimedia processing device, said multimedia processing device being adapted to process audio and video data from different sources;

at least one smart phone, each said smart phone comprising a display means and a second wireless communication module for communication with said first wireless communication module wirelessly, said display means comprising a touch panel; and

a speaker system installed in said car and electrically connected to said head unit;

wherein the touch panel of each said smart phone is operable to generate a command that is transmittable to said multimedia processing device of said head unit wirelessly through the second wireless communication module of the respective smart phone and said first wireless communication module of said head unit to run a predetermined audio/video data, enabling the video data to be transmitted to the respective smart phone wirelessly for display on the display means of the respective smart phone and the audio data to be transmitted to said speaker system for output.

2. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second wireless communication module of each said smart phone and said first wireless of said head unit are Wi-Fi modules.

3. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit and said at least one smart phone are adapted for wireless communication subject to real-time transport protocol.

4. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a charger electrically connectable to each said smart phone through a USB cable.

5. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multimedia processing device is configured to process audio/video files from CD, DVD, SD memory card and/or USB.

6. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multimedia processing device is configured to process DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial) signals.

7. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit further comprises a GPS sensor.

8. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multimedia processing device is configured to process FM/AM broadcasting signals.

9. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit further comprises a rear camera.

10. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit further comprises a digital video recorder.

11. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit further comprises an AUX-in connector.

12. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said smart phone has a Bluetooth function for communication with an external Bluetooth device.

13. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said smart phone comprises a GPS module.

14. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said smart phone is equipped with a 3.5G/4G wireless mobile phone and data transmission system for cloud computing based vehicle tracking and fleet management and dispatch management, said 3.5G/4G wireless mobile phone and data transmission system having built therein a GPS system.

15. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit comprising:

a user interface disposed at an outer side thereof for operation by a user;

a microcontroller unit;

a video switch mixer electrically connected to said microcontroller unit;

a volume switch control electrically connected to said microcontroller unit for controlling said speaker system; and

a power management electrically connected to said microcontroller unit and adapted for obtaining power supply from a power supply system of said car.

16. The car A/V system for wireless communication application as claimed in claim 15, wherein said user interface comprises at least one control button.

17. A car A/V system for wireless communication application, comprising:

a head unit installed in a car comprising a vehicle control computer system, said head unit being electrically connected to said vehicle control computer system through a CAN-bus for transmitting audio and video data therebetween, said head unit comprising a first wireless communication module and a multimedia processing device, said multimedia processing device being adapted to process audio and video data from different sources;

at least one tablet computer, each said tablet computer comprising a display means and a second wireless communication module for communication with said first wireless communication module wirelessly, said display means comprising a touch panel; and

a speaker system installed in said car and electrically connected to said head unit;

wherein the touch panel of each said tablet computer is operable to generate a command that is transmittable to said multimedia processing device of said head unit wirelessly through the second wireless communication module of the respective tablet computer and said first wireless communication module of said head unit to run a predetermined audio/video data, enabling the video data to be transmitted to the respective tablet computer wirelessly for display on the display means of the respective tablet computer and the audio data to be transmitted to said speaker system for output.