System and method for interfacing a portable media device with a vehicle information system
First Claim
1. An access point for interfacing a diverse assortment of personal media devices having different connection requirements with a display being disposed at a user chair and having at least one data port and an audio/video port, comprising:
- a plurality of communication ports for alternatively cooperating with a device communication port of a selected personal media device and including;
a first communication port having a first connection requirement and being concurrently coupled with a first predetermined data port and the audio/video port of the display; and
a second communication port having a second connection requirement being different from the first connection requirement and being coupled with a second predetermined data port of the display,wherein the access point system senses whether a preselected communication port is cooperating with the device communication port and enables said preselected communication port to support communication between the sensed personal media device and the display such that the display at least one of presents audio/video content received at the audio/video port from the sensed personal media device and responds to data signals exchanged with the sensed personal media device via a relevant data port, and wherein said preselected communication port comprises a nine-pin mini Deutsches Institut fü
r Normung (DIN) type connector.
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Abstract
An information system suitable for use in cooperation with portable media devices, such as an Apple iPod® digital electronic media device, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The information system provides a user-friendly communication interface for coupling with a portable media device and can perform a plurality of integration tasks simultaneously, enabling the personal media device to become fully integrated with the information system. Viewing content thereby can be selected from video and/or audio viewing content stored internally within the personal media device, and the selected viewing content can be communicated from the personal media device to the information system for presentation via a video presentation system and/or an audio presentation system of the information system. The personal media device likewise can receive control commands and/or operating power from the information system. Thereby, the personal media device advantageously can become a seamless part of the information system.
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39 Claims
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1. An access point for interfacing a diverse assortment of personal media devices having different connection requirements with a display being disposed at a user chair and having at least one data port and an audio/video port, comprising:
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a plurality of communication ports for alternatively cooperating with a device communication port of a selected personal media device and including; a first communication port having a first connection requirement and being concurrently coupled with a first predetermined data port and the audio/video port of the display; and a second communication port having a second connection requirement being different from the first connection requirement and being coupled with a second predetermined data port of the display, wherein the access point system senses whether a preselected communication port is cooperating with the device communication port and enables said preselected communication port to support communication between the sensed personal media device and the display such that the display at least one of presents audio/video content received at the audio/video port from the sensed personal media device and responds to data signals exchanged with the sensed personal media device via a relevant data port, and wherein said preselected communication port comprises a nine-pin mini Deutsches Institut fü
r Normung (DIN) type connector. - 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, 38, 39)
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26. An access point, comprising:
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an audio/video display being disposed at a user chair and having at least one data port and an audio/video port; and a plurality of communication ports for alternatively cooperating with a device communication port of a personal media device selected from a diverse assortment of personal media devices having different connection requirements, said communication ports being disposed at the user chair and including; a first communication port having a first connection requirement and being concurrently coupled with a predetermined data port and the audio/video port of said audio/video display; and a second communication port having a second connection requirement being different from the first connection requirement and being coupled with the audio/video port of said audio/video display, wherein the access point senses whether a preselected communication port is cooperating with the device communication port and enables said preselected communication port to support communication between the sensed personal media device and said audio/video display such that said audio/video display at least one of presents audio/video content received at the audio/video port from the sensed personal media device and responds to data signals exchanged with the sensed personal media device via the predetermined data port, and wherein said preselected communication port comprises a nine-pin mini Deutsches Institut fü
r Normung (DIN) type connector. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for interfacing a diverse assortment of personal media devices having different connection requirements with a display being disposed at a user chair and having at least one data port and an audio/video port, comprising:
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providing a plurality of communication ports for alternatively cooperating with a device communication port of a selected personal media device; concurrently coupling a first communication port having a first connection requirement with a first predetermined data port and the audio/video port of the display; coupling a second communication port having a second connection requirement being different from the first connection requirement with a second predetermined data port of the display; sensing whether a preselected communication port is cooperating with the device communication port; enabling said preselected communication port to support communication between the sensed personal media device and the display; enabling the display to at least one of present audio/video content received at the audio/video port from the sensed personal media device and respond to data signals exchanged with the sensed personal media device via a relevant data port, and wherein said preselected communication port comprises a nine-pin mini Deutsches Institut fü
r Normung (DIN) type connector. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product for interfacing a diverse assortment of personal media devices having different connection requirements with a display being disposed at a user chair and having at least one data port and an audio/video port via a plurality of communication ports for alternatively cooperating with a device communication port of a selected personal media device and including a first communication port having a first connection requirement and being concurrently coupled with a first predetermined data port and the audio/video port of the display and a second communication port having a second connection requirement being different from the first connection requirement and being coupled with a second predetermined data port of the display, the computer program product being encoded on one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media and comprising:
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instruction for sensing whether a preselected communication port is cooperating with the device communication port; instruction for enabling said preselected communication port to support communication between the sensed personal media device and the display; and instruction for enabling the display to at least one of present audio/video content received at the audio/video port from the sensed personal media device and respond to data signals exchanged with the sensed personal media device via a relevant data port, and wherein said preselected communication port comprises a nine-pin mini Deutsches Institut fü
r Normung (DIN) type connector. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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