Car entertainment system and associated printer
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1. An onboard information retrieval system, the system including:
- a user terminal operable by a user to access a source of the information;
an onboard communications unit for downloading data from the source of the information;
a processing means, in communication with said user terminal, for processing said data to provide formatted data suitable for printing; and
an onboard printing unit associated with said user terminal for printing said formatted data to provide said information.
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Abstract
An onboard information retrieval system includes a user terminal operable by a user to access a source of the information. A communications unit is arranged in the conveyance to download data from the source of the information. A processor, in communication with said user terminal, processes the data to provide formatted data suitable for printing. An onboard printing unit is associated with the user terminal for printing the formatted data to provide the information.
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1. An onboard information retrieval system, the system including:
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a user terminal operable by a user to access a source of the information;
an onboard communications unit for downloading data from the source of the information;
a processing means, in communication with said user terminal, for processing said data to provide formatted data suitable for printing; and
an onboard printing unit associated with said user terminal for printing said formatted data to provide said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of retrieving information from within a conveyance, the method including the steps of:
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accessing a source of the information;
downloading data from the source of the information via a communications unit arranged in the conveyance;
processing said data to provide formatted data suitable for printing; and
printing, via an onboard printer, said formatted data to provide said information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An onboard information retrieval system, the system including:
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a user terminal operable by a user to access a source of the information, the user terminal comprising a user interface and a display means;
an onboard wireless communications unit for downloading data from the source of the information;
a layout engine responsive to the user terminal for processing data at least into textual data;
a pre-printing processing means which is connected to the layout engine and which processes the data from the layout engine to provide formatted data which is in a format which is suitable for printing; and
an onboard printer for printing the formatted data, on demand, to provide a hard copy of the information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of retrieving information from within a vehicle, the method including the steps of:
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accessing a source of the information;
downloading data from the source of the information via a communications unit arranged in the vehicle;
processing data at least into textual data by means of a layout engine;
further processing the data from the layout engine to provide formatted data which is in a format which is suitable for printing; and
printing, via an onboard printer, the formatted data, on demand, to provide at least one hard copy of the information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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