In-vehicle computer system
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1. An in-vehicle computer system comprising:
- a computing system housing;
at least one display assembly, wherein said at least one display assembly is comprised of a display device, control electronics and a connector, wherein said at least one display is at least 4 inches;
a microprocessor system comprised of control circuitry, internal memory and data storage device, wherein said microprocessor system is contained within said computer system housing and in electrical communication with said display assembly, and a power source;
an operating system running on said microprocessor system and capable of running multiple applications simultaneously;
a computer input device;
a peripheral device interface in electrical communication with at least one peripheral device via a peripheral device interface connector and said microprocessor system via a device interface connector; and
a power supply in electrical communication with said in-vehicle display assembly, said microprocessor system, said computer input device and said peripheral device interface.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses and in-vehicle computer system that can support can support multiple types of display peripherals, a multitude of various multimedia peripheral devices, navigational systems, vehicle diagnostic systems, and in vehicle networking, while providing a user with all the functionality of a personal computer and organizer in the environment of an automobile.
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1. An in-vehicle computer system comprising:
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a computing system housing;
at least one display assembly, wherein said at least one display assembly is comprised of a display device, control electronics and a connector, wherein said at least one display is at least 4 inches;
a microprocessor system comprised of control circuitry, internal memory and data storage device, wherein said microprocessor system is contained within said computer system housing and in electrical communication with said display assembly, and a power source;
an operating system running on said microprocessor system and capable of running multiple applications simultaneously;
a computer input device;
a peripheral device interface in electrical communication with at least one peripheral device via a peripheral device interface connector and said microprocessor system via a device interface connector; and
a power supply in electrical communication with said in-vehicle display assembly, said microprocessor system, said computer input device and said peripheral device interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22)
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3. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said at least one display assembly is selected from the group consisting of touch screen, LED display, LCD screen, OLE display, OEM automobile screen, aftermarket automobile screen, plasma display.
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4. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said computer input device is selected from the group consisting of touch screen, gyroscopic mouse, touch pad, joystick, mouse, mousing devices, voice recognition, RF controller, IR controller, USB and IEEE 1394 device.
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8. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said operating system is selected from the group consisting of open platform, and embedded.
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9. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said computer system is further comprised of an operating system executing multiple threads.
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10. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said data storage device is further comprised of a removable storage device.
- 16. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said peripheral device interface is further comprised of at least one micro-controller in communication with said at least one peripheral device.
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18. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said peripheral device interface is further comprised of a power management module.
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19. An in-vehicle computer system as in claim 0, wherein said peripheral device interface is further comprised of user mappable inputs and outputs.
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23. A method of synchronizing an in-vehicle computer with a base station computer system comprising the steps of:
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determining if network reception is suitable to provide communication with an in-vehicle computer system and a base station computer system;
establishing a bi-directional network connection between said in-vehicle computer system and said base station computer system;
comparing designated data files stored on both said base station computer system and said in-vehicle computer system;
transmitting and storing updated data files from said base station computer system on said in-vehicle computer system; and
transmitting and storing updated data files from said in-vehicle computer system on said base station computer system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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