Radio receiver having a hard disk drive
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1. A radio receiver for use in a vehicle, the radio receiver comprising:
- a hard-disk drive having a hard disk, the hard disk having storage locations that are non-volatile for storing data, the hard-disk drive being integrated into the radio receiver;
a write-read memory for storing the data that is transferred from the hard disk into the write-read memory;
a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive updated navigation data, the received updated navigation data being stored in the storage locations of the hard-disk drive;
a navigation device configured to provide navigation information based on the updated navigation data stored on the hard-disk; and
a display device for displaying at least a part of the data that is transferred from the hard disk into the write-read memory, the navigation device further configured to display the navigation information on the display device.
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Abstract
A radio receiver for use in a vehicle, the radio receiver including a hard-disk drive having a hard disk, on which data can be stored in a non-volatile manner on storage locations of the hard disk, and a write-read memory so that data stored on the hard disk can be transferred into the write-read memory and can be displayed on a display device.
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1. A radio receiver for use in a vehicle, the radio receiver comprising:
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a hard-disk drive having a hard disk, the hard disk having storage locations that are non-volatile for storing data, the hard-disk drive being integrated into the radio receiver;
a write-read memory for storing the data that is transferred from the hard disk into the write-read memory;
a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive updated navigation data, the received updated navigation data being stored in the storage locations of the hard-disk drive;
a navigation device configured to provide navigation information based on the updated navigation data stored on the hard-disk; and
a display device for displaying at least a part of the data that is transferred from the hard disk into the write-read memory, the navigation device further configured to display the navigation information on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
a disk drive for use with a storage disk having an optical recording medium and being insertable into the disk drive; and
means for overwriting the storage locations of the hard disk with another data from the storage disk, the storage disk being inserted in the disk drive.
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3. The radio receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver is a broadcast receiving arrangement.
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4. The radio receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver includes an infrared interface, the wireless receiver configured to receive the updated navigation data via the infrared interface.
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5. The radio receiver of claim 1, further comprising:
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at least one of a wire-conducted interface and a connected computer; and
means for overwriting the storage locations of the hard disk with another data received via the at least one of the wire-conducted interface and the connected computer.
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6. The radio receiver of claim 1, further comprising:
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a card interface having a card reader and an input compartment for use with an access-authorization card; and
means for overwriting the storage locations of the hard disk with another data received via the card reader from the access-authorization card, the access-authorization card being inserted in the input compartment.
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7. The radio receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver is a microwave receiver.
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8. The radio receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver includes a mobile telephone interface for a mobile telephone, the navigation data being received via the mobile telephone interface.
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9. The radio receiver of claim 1, further comprising a control device for loading information data stored at the storage locations of the hard disk the write-read memory for display on the display device, wherein the information data include at least one of weather data, schedule data and telephone-directory data.
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10. The radio receiver of claim 1, further comprising:
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an input unit for receiving an input command; and
a control device for loading at least a part of the data from the storage locations of the hard disk into the write-read memory as a function of the input command and for causing a display on the display device as a function of the at least part of the data.
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