VEHICLE, A BOAT OR AN AIRPLANE COMPRISING A CLOSED COMPARTMENT, A MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SOURCE AND A CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20140324299A1
• Filed: 11/22/2012
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/S
• Inventors: Srensen, Bjarne
• Application Number:
  US14/359,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00155 Individual entertainment or communication system remote controls therefor, located in or connected to seat components, e.g. to seat back or arm rest
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 2011/0038 Illumination systems for cabins as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40267 Bus for use in transportation systems

Abstract

A vehicle, a boat or an airplane with a closed compartment and an integrated control system to be applied in the closed compartment, the control system having included access to data and control of: Internet multimedia information sources, local server resident multimedia information sources, light sources (e.g. lamp & daylight), comfort equipment (e.g. chair), one or more sound providers (loudspeakers), one or more video providers (screens). The system operates in a plurality of scene modes, each of which is established by a single/one activation via an interactive man-machine-device (e.g. iPad).

Claims

1. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane comprising a closed compartment, a multimedia information source and a control system, wherein:

the closed compartment comprises;

controllable light sources,

controllable comfort equipment,

one or more sound providers and

one or more video providers,

the control system comprises a control device configured to receive an instruction and output controlling information to the light sources, the comfort equipment, the sound provider(s) and the video provider(s), the instruction identifying a set of a plurality of sets, each set comprising a setting for the controllable light sources, the controllable comfort equipment, the one or more sound providers and the one or more video providers.

2. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the controllable light sources comprises one or more of:

a cabin light, a roof light, ambient light, loudspeaker light and subwoofer light.

3. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the controllable comfort equipment comprises one or more of:

a front window with controllable tinting, one or more side windows with controllable tinting, controllable curtains, and one or more seats with controllable settings.

4. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sound providers comprises:

an audio provider, one or more loudspeakers and one or more subwoofers.

5. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the one or more video providers comprises one or more TV screens.

6. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the control device comprises one or more of the group consisting of:

a physical push button, a touch sensitive area on a physical device, a gesture sensitive device, and a pointing device.

7. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to receive, as the instruction, a spoken command.

8. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the control system is configured to connect to the internet.

9. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 1, wherein the compartment comprises one or more controllable seats, a front window with a controllable tinting, one or more side windows with controllable tinting, a controllable cabin light, a controllable roof light, controllable ambient light, one or more loudspeakers each comprising an acoustical lens with controllable illumination, a TV screen movable between an active and an inactive position, and a sub-woofer movable between an active and an inactive position and with a controllable illumination.

10. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

100%,

side window tinting;

50%,

seats are adjusted to a first pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

100%,

roof light;

maximum illumination,

ambient light intensity;

maximum illumination,

lens light intensity;

maximum illumination,

TV screen;

active position,

sub-woofer;

inactive position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

off.

11. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

33%,

side window tinting;

33%,

seats are adjusted to a second pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

40%,

roof light;

minimum illumination,

ambient light intensity;

maximum illumination,

lens light intensity;

maximum illumination,

TV screen;

active position,

sub-woofer;

active position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

maximum illumination.

12. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

100%,

side window tinting;

100%,

seats are adjusted to a third pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

10%,

roof light;

minimum illumination,

ambient light intensity;

10% illumination,

lens light intensity;

low illumination,

TV screen;

active position,

sub-woofer;

active position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

10% illumination.

13. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

0%,

side window tinting;

70%,

seats are adjusted to a third pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

60%,

roof light;

maximum illumination,

ambient light intensity;

50% illumination,

lens light intensity;

high illumination,

TV screen;

inactive position,

sub-woofer;

active position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

50% illumination.

14. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

100%,

side window tinting;

100%,

seats are adjusted to a fourth pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

100%,

roof light;

off,

ambient light intensity;

100% illumination,

lens light intensity;

high illumination,

TV screen;

active position,

sub-woofer;

active position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

100% illumination.

15. A vehicle, a boat or an airplane according to claim 9, wherein one set comprises the following parameters:

front window tinting;

100%,

side window tinting;

100%,

seats are adjusted to a fifth pre-adjusted setting,

cabin light intensity;

33%,

roof light;

minimum illumination,

ambient light intensity;

33% illumination,

lens light intensity;

high illumination,

TV screen;

active position,

sub-woofer;

inactive position,

sub-woofer light intensity;

off.