Apparatus and method for vehicle system interface
First Claim
1. A vehicle system interface, comprising:
- an antenna for receiving satellite or terrestrial broadcast of digital radio signals;
a radio receiver circuit for demodulating and decoding the digital radio signals;
a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit audio content of the digital radio signals as a first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted wirelessly;
a vehicle bus interface circuit configured to receive and transmit a plurality of operational signals;
a housing for the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the radio receiver circuit and the vehicle bus interface;
a connector configured to interface with a diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, the connector being in operable communication with the vehicle bus interface circuit; and
wherein the vehicle system interface receives and transmits the plurality of operational signals through the diagnostic link connector of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle system interface, comprising: an antenna for receiving satellite or terrestrial broadcast of digital radio signals; a radio receiver circuit for demodulating and decoding the digital radio signals; a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit audio content of the digital radio signals as a first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted wirelessly; a vehicle bus interface circuit configured to receive and transmit a plurality of operational signals; a housing for the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the radio receiver circuit and the vehicle bus interface; a connector configured to interface with a diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, the connector being in operable communication with the vehicle bus interface circuit; and wherein the vehicle system interface receives and transmits the plurality of operational signals through the diagnostic link connector of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle system interface, comprising:
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an antenna for receiving satellite or terrestrial broadcast of digital radio signals; a radio receiver circuit for demodulating and decoding the digital radio signals; a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit audio content of the digital radio signals as a first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted wirelessly; a vehicle bus interface circuit configured to receive and transmit a plurality of operational signals; a housing for the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the radio receiver circuit and the vehicle bus interface; a connector configured to interface with a diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, the connector being in operable communication with the vehicle bus interface circuit; and wherein the vehicle system interface receives and transmits the plurality of operational signals through the diagnostic link connector of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for transmitting audio to a vehicle audio system, the method comprising:
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coupling a vehicle system interface to a diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle system interface does not have any external controls, the vehicle system interface comprising; an antenna being configured to receive a digital radio signal; a radio receiver circuit for receiving the digital radio signal of the antenna; a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit the digital radio signal as a first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted wirelessly; a vehicle bus interface circuit configured to receive and transmit a plurality of operational signals; a housing for the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the satellite radio receiver circuit and the vehicle bus interface; a connector configured to interface with the diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, the connector being in operable communication with the vehicle bus interface circuit; and receiving control signals from a vehicle communication bus, the control signals being generated by a user accessible input device; determining if the control signals are applicable to the operation of the vehicle system interface; manipulating an operational configuration of the vehicle system interface if the control signals are applicable to the operation of the vehicle system interface; transmitting output signals and data to the vehicle communication bus via the connector, wherein the output signals and data correspond to an operational state of the vehicle system interface; and transmitting the first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data to an antenna of a radio of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for transmitting a digital radio signal to an audio system of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an audio device of the vehicle, the audio device comprising a FM tuner, a FM antenna and a display device; a user accessible input device for providing control signals to the audio device via a vehicle communication bus; a vehicle system interface configured to be coupled to the vehicle communication bus via a diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle system interface does not have any external controls, the vehicle system interface comprising; an antenna to receive the digital radio signal; a radio receiver circuit for receiving the satellite digital radio signal of the antenna; a FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit the digital radio signal as a first re-transmitted FM signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted wirelessly; a vehicle bus interface circuit configured to receive and transmit a plurality of operational signals; a housing for the FM audio modulator and transmitter circuit, the satellite radio receiver circuit and the vehicle bus interface; and a connector configured to interface with the diagnostic link connector of the vehicle, the connector being in operable communication with the vehicle bus interface circuit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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