User-interactive display system for vehicle
First Claim
1. A user-interactive display system for a vehicle, said user-interactive display system comprising:
- a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle;
wherein said portable hand-held device is operable to communicate with a vehicle-based receiver;
a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle, wherein said display device is operable to display a listing of choices in response to said communication;
wherein said listing of choices displayed by said display device comprises at least one of (a) a listing of messages, (b) a listing of phone numbers, (c) a listing of emails and (d) a listing of titles or tracks;
an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a user input, wherein said user input is actuatable by a user to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device;
wherein said user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at said display device data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices and (b) audibly play at an audio device in the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices; and
a text to voice converter operable to convert textual data associated with the selected item into a converted voice message.
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Abstract
A user-interactive display system for a vehicle includes a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle and a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle. The portable hand-held device is operable to communicate with a vehicle-based receiver, and the display device is operable to display a listing of choices in response to the communication. A user input of an interior rearview mirror assembly is actuatable by a user to select an item from the displayed listing of choices. The user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at the display device data associated with the selected item in response to the user-selection of the selected item from the listing of choices and (b) audibly play at an audio device in the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to the user-selection of the selected item from the listing of choices.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. A user-interactive display system for a vehicle, said user-interactive display system comprising:
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a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle; wherein said portable hand-held device is operable to communicate with a vehicle-based receiver; a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle, wherein said display device is operable to display a listing of choices in response to said communication; wherein said listing of choices displayed by said display device comprises at least one of (a) a listing of messages, (b) a listing of phone numbers, (c) a listing of emails and (d) a listing of titles or tracks; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a user input, wherein said user input is actuatable by a user to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device; wherein said user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at said display device data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices and (b) audibly play at an audio device in the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices; and a text to voice converter operable to convert textual data associated with the selected item into a converted voice message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A user-interactive display system for a vehicle, said user-interactive display system comprising:
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a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle; wherein said portable hand-held device is operable to communicate with a vehicle-based receiver; a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle, wherein said display device is operable to display a listing of choices in response to said communication; wherein said listing of choices displayed by said display device comprises at least one of (a) a listing of messages, (b) a listing of phone numbers, (c) a listing of emails and (d) a listing of titles or tracks; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a user input, wherein said user input is actuatable by a user to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device; wherein said user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at said display device data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices and (b) audibly play at an audio device in the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices; and wherein said display device comprises a display screen and wherein said display screen comprises a multi-viewing display screen that is operable to display multiple images for viewing different images from different viewing angles. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A user-interactive display system for a vehicle, said user-interactive display system comprising:
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a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle; wherein said portable hand-held device is operable to communicate with a vehicle-based receiver; a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle, wherein said display device is operable to display a listing of choices in response to said communication; wherein said listing of choices displayed by said display device comprises at least one of (a) a listing of messages, (b) a listing of phone numbers, (c) a listing of emails and (d) a listing of titles or tracks; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a user input, wherein said user input is actuatable by a user to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device; wherein said user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at said display device data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices and (b) audibly play at an audio device in the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices; and wherein said user input of said mirror assembly is actuatable to navigate a menu and wherein a user can navigate said menu to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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