Arrangement and interface module for connecting different radio telephones to operator components in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for remotely controlling a mobile radio telephone in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a hands-free device including a microphone and a speaker, the hands-free device being a standalone appliance;
a central interface module connectable to said hands-free device and connected to the mobile radio telephone; and
a further electronic appliance installed in the motor vehicle and comprising an input unit and an output unit connected to said central interface unit so that said central interface module connects the mobile radio telephone to said input unit and said output unit for communicating remote control data between the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit when the mobile radio telephone is connected to said central interface module, said input unit and said output unit being used to operate the mobile radio telephone based on the remote control data from at least one of the input unit and the output unit to effect a telephone call over the mobile radio telephone;
said central interface module including standardized interfaces for communicating with the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit, and a communication management unit for converting data formats of the remote control data between the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement for remote controlling a mobile radio telephone (1) in a motor vehicle with a standard hands-free device (2), which is installed as an independent item of equipment in the vehicle, contains a microphone and a loudspeaker and which is connected to the radio telephone (1). According to the invention, the radio telephone (1) is connected via an independent central interface module (5) to an input unit (3) and to an output unit (4) of another electronic item of equipment installed in the vehicle. The interface module (5) communicates via standardized interfaces (6) with the radio telephone (1) and with the input unit (3) and with the output unit (4) and contains a communications management unit (7) for converting the data formats between the radio telephone (1) and the input unit (3) and the output unit (4).
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21 Claims
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1. A system for remotely controlling a mobile radio telephone in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a hands-free device including a microphone and a speaker, the hands-free device being a standalone appliance; a central interface module connectable to said hands-free device and connected to the mobile radio telephone; and a further electronic appliance installed in the motor vehicle and comprising an input unit and an output unit connected to said central interface unit so that said central interface module connects the mobile radio telephone to said input unit and said output unit for communicating remote control data between the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit when the mobile radio telephone is connected to said central interface module, said input unit and said output unit being used to operate the mobile radio telephone based on the remote control data from at least one of the input unit and the output unit to effect a telephone call over the mobile radio telephone; said central interface module including standardized interfaces for communicating with the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit, and a communication management unit for converting data formats of the remote control data between the mobile radio telephone and said input unit and said output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interface module for setting up a communication link between a radio telephone and an input unit and an output unit, wherein the input unit and output unit are integrated in an external appliance and are suitable for remotely controlling and operating the radio telephone using control and display elements, said interface module comprising:
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standardized interfaces for communicating with the radio telephone and with the input unit and the output unit; and a communication management unit for converting data formats of the remote control data communicated between the radio telephone and the input unit and the output unit so that the radio telephone is operable using the input unit and the output unit of the external appliance based on the remote control data from at least one of the input unit and the output unit to effect a telephone call over the mobile radio telephone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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