Activating a function of a vehicle multimedia system
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1. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
- a controller;
a plurality of media units in communication with the controller;
a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items;
a plurality of selection controls in communication with the controller that allow a user to choose multiple states of the system, and that select and activate the hierarchically structured menus and end items; and
a preference unit in communication with the controller, adapted to skip at least one sub-menu level above an end item in a hierarchically structured menu to activate the end item in response to an actuation of a first selection control of the plurality of selection controls, where the preference unit is adapted to select and activate a different end item in response to the actuation of the first selection control when a programmed criterion meets a first condition than when the programmed criterion meets a second condition, where the preference unit is adapted to deactivate the preference unit in response to a further actuation of one of the plurality of selection controls.
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Abstract
A vehicle multimedia system simplifies a user'"'"'s interaction with the system. A user may access a specific media unit by actuating a switch corresponding to a media unit. A preference unit detects the user'"'"'s selection of the media unit and selects an end item based on a programmed criterion. The preference unit may automatically activate the end item. The preference unit may be overridden by the user when a switch corresponding to the selected media unit is actuated multiple times. The preference unit may also manage data lists and data packets that store the information used for the criterion comparison.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of media units in communication with the controller; a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items; a plurality of selection controls in communication with the controller that allow a user to choose multiple states of the system, and that select and activate the hierarchically structured menus and end items; and a preference unit in communication with the controller, adapted to skip at least one sub-menu level above an end item in a hierarchically structured menu to activate the end item in response to an actuation of a first selection control of the plurality of selection controls, where the preference unit is adapted to select and activate a different end item in response to the actuation of the first selection control when a programmed criterion meets a first condition than when the programmed criterion meets a second condition, where the preference unit is adapted to deactivate the preference unit in response to a further actuation of one of the plurality of selection controls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method of selecting a function of a vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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detecting an actuation of a selection control that is adapted to select a menu corresponding to at least one of a plurality of media units; and skipping at least one sub-menu level above an end item of a hierarchically structured menu and corresponding to a function, to activate the end item based on a programmed criterion and in response to the actuation of the selection control, comprising; reading a data list corresponding to the media unit; reading a first data packet in the data list corresponding to a first end item; reading a second data packet in the data list corresponding to a second end item; and selecting the first end item or the second end item for activation in response to the actuation of the selection control based on the programmed criterion, information from the first data packet, and information from the second data packet; wherein the method further comprises deactivating the skipping of the at least one sub-menu level above the end item in response to a further actuation of at least one of the selection control and a further selection control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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17. A vehicle multimedia system, comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of media units in communication with the controller; a display device in communication with the controller that displays hierarchically structured menus and end items; means for manually selecting and activating the menus and end items; means for automatically selecting and activating an end item of a hierarchically structured menu based on a programmed criterion in response to an actuation of a selection control without displaying at least one sub-menu level above the end item in the hierarchically structured menu, where the means for automatically selecting and activating the end item selects and activates a different end item in response to the actuation of the selection control when the programmed criterion meets a first condition than when the programmed criterion meets a second condition; and means for deactivating the means for automatically selecting and activating the end item in response to a further actuation of at least one of the selection control and a further selection control.
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