On-vehicle device

• US 8,027,754 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Issued: 09/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Higashiyama, Satoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu; Yonel
• Application Number:
  US12/915,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20110046871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 701/200, 701/208, 701/211, 701/1, 340/995.1
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

An on-vehicle device with a storage unit that includes a transfer unit that transfers data stored in the storage unit to another on-vehicle device of equal capability that is also equipped with a storage unit. In the on-vehicle device, the transfer unit is configured by a data transfer jack provided to each of the on-vehicle device and the another on-vehicle device, and a data transfer cable for connecting the transfer jacks.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a storage device; and

a transfer unit that transfers data stored in the storage device to another device and provides a power supply for the another device through a data transfer cable.

2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation unit that, when operated, starts the data transfer by the transfer unit; and

a display unit to display a visual notification that the data transfer is completed when the transfer unit completes the data transfer.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the data transfer cable is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the storage device is a hard disk.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the device is a audio device.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the device is a navigation device.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the data stored in the storage unit and transferred by the transfer unit is audio data.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the data stored in the storage unit and transferred by the transfer unit is map data.

21. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the transfer unit transfers the data, by the data transfer cable, to the another device while the data transfer cable provides the power supply for the another device.

22. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the device and the another device are not externally-supplied power.

23. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the power supply for the another device drives at least a storage device of the another device which stores the transferred data.

9. A device comprising:

storage means for storing data;

transfer means for transferring data stored in the storage means to another device by a data transfer cable; and

power supply means for supplying power to the another device by the data transfer cable.

10. The device according to claim 9, further comprising:

operation means for, when operated, starting the data transfer by the transfer means; and

display means for displaying a visual notification that the data transfer is completed when the transfer means completes the data transfer.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein

the data transfer cable is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.

12. The device according to claim 9, wherein

the storage means includes a hard disk.

13. The device according to claim 9, wherein

the data stored in the storage means and transferred by the transfer means is audio data.

14. The device according to claim 9, wherein

the data stored in the storage means and transferred by the transfer means is map data.

15. A method comprising:

transferring data stored in a storage unit of a first device to a second device by a data transfer cable; and

supplying power from the first device to the another device, for the transferring of data, by the data transfer cable.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

starting, when an operation unit of the first device is operated, the transferring of data; and

displaying a visual notification, on the first device, that the transferring of data is completed when the first device completes the transferring of data.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the data transfer cable is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the storage unit includes a hard disk.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the data stored in the storage unit and transferred in the transferring of data is audio data.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the data stored in the storage unit and transferred in the transferring of data is map data.