In-vehicle docking station for a portable media player
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1. An entertainment system mounted within a headrest of a vehicle for docking a media player within the vehicle comprising:
- a housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle; and
an entertainment console which includes a video display and a docking station, wherein the docking station receives a media player at least partially therein and operatively connects the media player to the entertainment console, the docking station including at least one of a slot within the entertainment console or a port within the entertainment console,wherein the entertainment console is housed within the housing, and wherein the entertainment console having the docking station therein is removable from the housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle to be operated outside of the vehicle, wherein the entertainment console is adapted to download data from the media player into a memory of the entertainment console for storage therein such that data received from the media player may be viewed and listened to outside of the vehicle using the entertainment console even when the media player has been removed from connection with the entertainment console.
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Abstract
An entertainment system for a vehicle includes an entertainment console which includes a display and at least one docking station. The at least one docking station receives a portable media player at least partially therein and operatively connects the media player to the entertainment console. The entertainment system may be mounted within a vehicle for use therein or used at a location outside of a vehicle (e.g. home or office) based upon the preference of the user.
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1. An entertainment system mounted within a headrest of a vehicle for docking a media player within the vehicle comprising:
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a housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle; and an entertainment console which includes a video display and a docking station, wherein the docking station receives a media player at least partially therein and operatively connects the media player to the entertainment console, the docking station including at least one of a slot within the entertainment console or a port within the entertainment console, wherein the entertainment console is housed within the housing, and wherein the entertainment console having the docking station therein is removable from the housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle to be operated outside of the vehicle, wherein the entertainment console is adapted to download data from the media player into a memory of the entertainment console for storage therein such that data received from the media player may be viewed and listened to outside of the vehicle using the entertainment console even when the media player has been removed from connection with the entertainment console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An entertainment system mounted within a headrest of a vehicle for docking a media player within the vehicle comprising:
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a housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle; and an entertainment console which includes a video display and a docking station, wherein the docking station receives a media player at least partially therein and operatively connects the media player to the entertainment console, the docking station including at least one of a slot within the entertainment console or a port within the entertainment console, wherein the entertainment console is housed within the housing, and wherein the docking station of the entertainment console is adapted to receive therein a variety of interchangeable inserts or dock adapters which correspond to a particular media player such that the docking station is adapted to accommodate/fit several different models of media player within the docking station, thereby constituting a universal dock, wherein the entertainment console having the docking station therein is removable from the housing mounted within the headrest of the vehicle to be operated outside of the vehicle, and wherein the entertainment console is adapted to download data from the media player into a memory of the entertainment console for storage therein such that data received from the media player may be viewed and listened to outside of the vehicle using the entertainment console even when the media player has been removed from connection with the entertainment console.
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