Entertainment system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of audio sources; and
a head unit provided in a front seat area of the vehicle,a rear controller provided in a rear seat area of the vehicle,wherein the head unit comprises;
a control switch for switching between front control and rear control,at least one audio source control button shared between the front control and the rear control, the audio source control button enabling a user to select one of the plurality of audio sources and operate the selected audio source;
a controller for causing a user operation on the audio source control button to be reflected in a front audio source played in the front seat area independently from a rear audio source when the front control is selected by the control switch and to be reflected in the rear audio source played in a rear seat area of the vehicle independently from the front audio source when the rear control is selected by the control switch; and
an enabling switch for switching between an enabled state in which user operation on the rear controller is enabled and a disabled state in which user operation on the rear controller is disabled,wherein the rear controller comprises a rear audio source control button for enabling a user to select the rear audio source from the plurality of audio sources and operate the selected rear audio source if the rear controller is in the enabled state.
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Abstract
An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle comprises a plurality of audio sources. The entertainment system further comprises a head unit provided in the front seat area and a rear controller provided in the rear seat area. The head unit includes a control switch for switching between front control and rear control. The front control selects a front audio source to be played in the front seat area and controls the selected front audio source. The rear control selects a rear audio source to be played in the rear seat area and controls the selected rear audio source. Thus, a front user can operate the rear audio source. The head unit further includes an enabling switch for switching between an enabled state in which operation of the rear controller is enabled and a disabled state in which operation of the rear controller is disabled. Thus, audio operation by a rear user can be restricted. The entertainment system switches between connection and disconnection of the rear speakers according to whether the front audio source is the same as the rear audio source.
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22 Claims
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1. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of audio sources; and a head unit provided in a front seat area of the vehicle, a rear controller provided in a rear seat area of the vehicle, wherein the head unit comprises; a control switch for switching between front control and rear control, at least one audio source control button shared between the front control and the rear control, the audio source control button enabling a user to select one of the plurality of audio sources and operate the selected audio source; a controller for causing a user operation on the audio source control button to be reflected in a front audio source played in the front seat area independently from a rear audio source when the front control is selected by the control switch and to be reflected in the rear audio source played in a rear seat area of the vehicle independently from the front audio source when the rear control is selected by the control switch; and an enabling switch for switching between an enabled state in which user operation on the rear controller is enabled and a disabled state in which user operation on the rear controller is disabled, wherein the rear controller comprises a rear audio source control button for enabling a user to select the rear audio source from the plurality of audio sources and operate the selected rear audio source if the rear controller is in the enabled state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of audio sources; a head unit provided in a front seat area of the vehicle; and returning means for switching from the rear control to the front control if the head unit is not operated for a predetermined period after the rear control is selected by the control switch, wherein the head unit comprises a control switch for switching between front control and rear control, wherein, in the front control, the head unit selects a front audio source to be played in the front seat area from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected front audio source, wherein, in the rear control, the head unit selects a rear audio source to be played in a rear seat area of the vehicle from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected rear audio source.
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13. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of audio sources; and a head unit provided in a front seat area of the vehicle, wherein the head unit comprises a control switch for switching between front control and rear control, wherein, in the front control, the head unit selects a front audio source to be played in the front seat area from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected front audio source, wherein, in the rear control, the head unit selects a rear audio source to be played in a rear seat area of the vehicle from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected rear audio source, wherein the front control is selected by turning the control switch to one of the left and the right by more than a predetermined angle from a neutral position, wherein the rear control is selected by turning the control switch to the other of the left and the right by more than a predetermined angle from the neutral position, wherein the control switch is structured to return to the neutral position if a user'"'"'s hand is moved off the control switch after the control switch is turned to the left or the right.
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14. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of audio sources; and a head unit provided in a front seat area of the vehicle, wherein the head unit comprises a control switch for switching between front control and rear control, wherein, in the front control, the head unit selects a front audio source to be played in the front seat area from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected front audio source, wherein, in the rear control, the head unit selects a rear audio source to be played in a rear seat area of the vehicle from the plurality of audio sources and controls the selected rear audio source, wherein the head unit further comprises a twin display including a front display part and a rear display part, wherein the front display part shows an operating state of the front audio source and the rear display part shows an operating state of the rear audio source.
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15. An entertainment system mounted on a vehicle, the entertainment system comprising:
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a plurality of audio sources; at least one front speaker provided in a front seat area of the vehicle; at least one rear speaker provided in a rear seat area of the vehicle; a headphone provided in the rear seat area; a head unit provided in the front seat area, the head unit comprising a first audio source control button for selecting a front audio source connected to the rear speaker and the front speaker from the plurality of audio sources; a rear controller provided in the rear seat area, the rear controller comprising a second audio source control button for selecting a rear audio source connected to the headphone from the plurality of audio sources, wherein the head unit further comprises; a front audio source switch for switching the front audio source in accordance with operation on the first audio source control button; a rear audio source switch for switching the rear audio source in accordance with operation on the second audio source control button; and a controller for comparing the front audio source and rear audio source each time the front audio source or the rear audio source is switched, the controller connecting the rear speaker to the front audio source so that sound comes out of the rear speaker and front speaker if the rear controller is on and the selected rear audio source is the same as the selected front audio source, and the controller disconnecting the rear speaker from the front audio source so that sound does not come out of the rear speaker if the rear controller is on and the selected rear audio source is different from the selected front audio source. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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