User selectable display modes for a vehicle MP3 compact disc player
First Claim
1. An audio system comprising an audio receiver;
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
a random access media reader coupled to said processor, said processor having software enabling access to audio data files, folders, and playlists on a removable random access media;
a display having a plurality of display formats actuateable by said software, each said display format displaying a label associated with an audio data file; and
a display switch coupled to said processor and having a first mode in which said display switch causes said software to change said display from one of said plurality of display formats to another one of said plurality of display formats, wherein said software sets a default display format that is selected upon activating the audio system, and said display switch includes a second mode in which said display switch is operable for setting said default display format to one of said plurality of display formats, wherein said plurality of display formats includes a first display format having a single display page and a second display format having a plurality of display pages each displaying a portion of said label; and
said display switch includes a third mode in which said display is operable for initiating sequential displaying of said plurality of display pages of said second display format.
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Abstract
A vehicle audio system is provided that includes an audio receiver having a radio tuner and a random access media reader adapted for accessing audio data files such as those stored on a compact disc. The audio system includes a display having a plurality of display formats for displaying a label associated with an audio data file, and a display switch having a first mode operable for shifting the display from one of the plurality of display formats to another of the plurality of display formats, a second mode operable for setting the default display format to another display format, and a third mode operable for initiating sequential display of a plurality of display pages to displaying the label.
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17 Claims
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1. An audio system comprising an audio receiver;
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
a random access media reader coupled to said processor, said processor having software enabling access to audio data files, folders, and playlists on a removable random access media;
a display having a plurality of display formats actuateable by said software, each said display format displaying a label associated with an audio data file; and
a display switch coupled to said processor and having a first mode in which said display switch causes said software to change said display from one of said plurality of display formats to another one of said plurality of display formats, wherein said software sets a default display format that is selected upon activating the audio system, and said display switch includes a second mode in which said display switch is operable for setting said default display format to one of said plurality of display formats, wherein said plurality of display formats includes a first display format having a single display page and a second display format having a plurality of display pages each displaying a portion of said label; and
said display switch includes a third mode in which said display is operable for initiating sequential displaying of said plurality of display pages of said second display format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a processor coupled to said audio receiver;
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12. A method of changing the display of audio data file information in an audio system including an audio receiver having a radio tuner, a random access media reader adapted to access the audio data files, and a user interface, including a display, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of display formats for said display;
said display formats including information associated with the audio data files;displaying a first display format, on the display; receiving a first user input from the user interface; and altering the display to a second display format upon-said receiving the first user input, and receiving a second user input and, in response to said second user input, storing the second display format as a default display format, wherein the display includes a plurality of display formats and said step of altering the display of information includes the step of advancing the display of information from one of the plurality of display formats to another of the plurality of display formats, wherein the plurality of display formats includes a first display format having a single display page and a second display format having a plurality of display pages each displaying a portion of the information, and said step of altering the display of information includes the step of displaying another one of the plurality of display pages of the second display format when the second display format is in use. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An audio system including an audio receiver having a radio tuner, a random access media reader capable of accessing audio data files, comprising a processor coupling the audio receiver and the random access media reader, a user interface coupled to the processor and having a switch and a display, and software enabling said processor to:
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display, on said display, information associated with the audio data file using one of a plurality of display formats each said display format displaying a label associated with an audio data file; receive a first signal from said switch; and
,upon receiving said first signal, change said display of information from said one of said plurality of display formats to another of said plurality of display formats; and receive a second signal from said switch; and
, upon receiving said second signal, store the display format currently used for said display of information as a default display format, wherein said plurality of display formats includes a first display format having a single display page and a second display format having a plurality of display pages each displaying a portion of said label; and
said switch includes a mode in which said display is operable for initiating sequential displaying of said plurality of display pages of said second display format. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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