Methods for selective activation of multimedia functions and vehicles incorporating the same
First Claim
1. A method for selective activation of vehicle multimedia functions, the method comprising:
- receiving a passenger occupancy signal indicative of an occupancy of a passenger seat from a passenger detection sensor;
receiving a gear signal indicative of a gear ratio of a transmission from a vehicle gear sensor;
preventing access to at least a medium interaction level function of a vehicle multimedia system, automatically with a multimedia electronic control unit, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is unoccupied and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a motive gear; and
allowing access to at least the medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system, automatically with the multimedia electronic control unit, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is occupied with a passenger and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to the motive gear.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for selective activation of vehicle multimedia functions may include receiving a passenger occupancy signal indicative of an occupancy of a passenger seat from a passenger detection sensor. A gear signal indicative of a gear ratio of a transmission may be received from a vehicle gear sensor. Access to a medium interaction level function of a vehicle multimedia system may be prevented, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is unoccupied and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a motive gear. Access to the medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system may be allowed, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is occupied with a passenger and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to the motive gear.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for selective activation of vehicle multimedia functions, the method comprising:
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receiving a passenger occupancy signal indicative of an occupancy of a passenger seat from a passenger detection sensor; receiving a gear signal indicative of a gear ratio of a transmission from a vehicle gear sensor; preventing access to at least a medium interaction level function of a vehicle multimedia system, automatically with a multimedia electronic control unit, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is unoccupied and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a motive gear; and allowing access to at least the medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system, automatically with the multimedia electronic control unit, when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is occupied with a passenger and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to the motive gear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for selective activation of vehicle multimedia functions, the method comprising:
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receiving a passenger occupancy signal indicative of an occupancy of a passenger seat from a passenger detection sensor; receiving a gear signal indicative of a gear ratio of a transmission from a vehicle gear sensor; preventing access to at least a medium interaction level function of a vehicle multimedia system, automatically with a multimedia electronic control unit, when the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a motive gear; and allowing access to at least the medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system, automatically with the multimedia electronic control unit, when; the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a non-motive gear;
orthe passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is occupied with a passenger and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to the motive gear. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising:
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a communication path; a passenger detection sensor communicatively coupled to the communication path and operatively coupled to a passenger seat disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a vehicle gear sensor communicatively coupled to the communication path and operatively coupled to a transmission; and a vehicle multimedia system communicatively coupled to the communication path, the vehicle multimedia system comprising a multimedia electronic control unit, wherein, in response to a passenger occupancy signal transmitted by the passenger detection sensor via the communication path and a gear signal transmitted by the vehicle gear sensor via the communication path, the multimedia electronic control unit executes machine readable instructions to; prevent access to at least a medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is unoccupied and the gear signal indicates that a gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to a motive gear; and allow access to at least the medium interaction level function of the vehicle multimedia system when the passenger occupancy signal indicates that the passenger seat is occupied with a passenger and the gear signal indicates that the gear ratio of the transmission corresponds to the motive gear. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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