Vehicular audio/visual system having distribution box for connecting individual passenger monitors to multiple program sources
First Claim
1. Audio/visual system comprising multiple independent viewing/listening stations, each station including a video monitor and an audio headphone terminal, a distribution box having video and audio output terminals for each of said stations and multiple input terminals for connecting corresponding multiple program sources to said distribution box, and switch means for selectively connecting said program sources to said output terminals, said switch means including a selectively actuatable multiple position switch at each of said stations, each of said multiple position switches being connected to said distribution box and corresponding to a set of output terminals, and electronic switching means within said distribution box responsive to said multiple position switches for connecting corresponding input jacks selected by any of the multiple position switches with the output terminals corresponding thereto.
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Abstract
An audio-visual system for a motor vehicle includes multiple viewing/listening stations, one station for each passenger. Each station includes a video monitor mounted in the back of the seat immediately in front of the user and includes an audio headphone terminal in a control panel adjacent each viewing station. The control panel includes a multiple position switch, which is connected to a distribution box for switching between multiple program sources for transmission to each viewing station. Accordingly, the user at each viewing station can independently switch between the program sources.
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- 1. Audio/visual system comprising multiple independent viewing/listening stations, each station including a video monitor and an audio headphone terminal, a distribution box having video and audio output terminals for each of said stations and multiple input terminals for connecting corresponding multiple program sources to said distribution box, and switch means for selectively connecting said program sources to said output terminals, said switch means including a selectively actuatable multiple position switch at each of said stations, each of said multiple position switches being connected to said distribution box and corresponding to a set of output terminals, and electronic switching means within said distribution box responsive to said multiple position switches for connecting corresponding input jacks selected by any of the multiple position switches with the output terminals corresponding thereto.
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