Vehicle entertainment system with multi-source presets

• US 8,504,116 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2010
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Ciatti, Anthony, Kosinski, John Thomas II, Tschirhart, Michael Dean, Nagara, Wes Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): PHU, SANH D
• Application Number:
  US12/651,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20100138787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 455/569.2, 455/550.1, 455/186.1, 455/3.06, 455/98
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 11/02 with vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for providing single-action multi-source presets for vehicle entertainment systems. The method includes the steps of engaging a single-action preset button that changes the active input source to a selected preprogrammed input source and performing an action within that input source.

Claims

1. A method of performing a selection in input sources and selecting at least one selection within the selected input source with an entertainment system, said method comprising:

engaging a single-action preset button that in response to only a single-action performs the steps of;

changing the active input source selected from AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, internet connection, mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers and video interface to a selected preprogrammed climate control system input source associated with the single action preset button;

displaying a user input prompt relating to the selected climate control system input source.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said input sources include an AM radio feed, an FM radio feed, and a satellite radio feed.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said input sources include at least nine of an AM radio feed, FM radio feed, satellite radio feed, TV feed, internet connection, mobile phone interface, navigation interface, mass storage device, computer interface, music player, CD changer, internet radio, remote servers, and video interface.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said single-action preset button selects an input source that is different than the currently selected input source.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said a second single-action preset button is programmable to through said single-action be capable of selecting a specific selection within said currently selected input source.