TRANSMITTING DATA OF A TELEMATICS TERMINAL

• US 20070011391A1
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Oh, Min-Seok, Kim, Wa-Sung
• Granted Patent: US 8,145,381 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams

Abstract

Data of a telematics terminal is transmitted through an apparatus including a multimedia player, an audio interface, an embedded system, and a switch operatively connected between the audio interface and the embedded system. The multimedia player is configured to generate audio data, and the audio interface is configured to output audio data generated by the multimedia player. The switch is operatively connected between the audio interface and the embedded system, and is configured to selectively control the output of audio data or program data from the multimedia player.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data comprising:

generating audio data from a multimedia player;

outputting the audio data through an audio interface; and

outputting program data from the multimedia player through the audio interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the multimedia player is a multimedia player of a telematics terminal; and

the program data comprises split or compressed program data.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

decompressing the split or compressed program data; and

outputting the decompressed program data to an embedded system of the telematics terminal.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the program data is an operation program or digital map data of the telematics terminal.

5. An apparatus for transmitting data comprising:

an audio interface configured to output audio data received from a multimedia player; and

a switch operatively connected with the audio interface and configured to output program data received from the audio interface.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising the multimedia player, wherein the multimedia player is configured to output split or compressed programs data and to transmit the split or compressed program data through the audio interface.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the multimedia player is configured to provide a play mode and the switch is configured to output audio data from the audio interface to a speaker when the multimedia player is in the play mode.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the multimedia player is configured to provide a data play mode and the switch is configured to output program data to an embedded system through the audio interface when the multimedia player is in the data play mode.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a storage unit configured to store the program data received through the audio interface.

10. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising the multimedia player, wherein the multimedia player is a compact disk (CD) and digital video disk (DVD) player.

11. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the program data comprises program operating data.

12. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the program data comprises digital map data.

13. An apparatus for transmitting data of a telematics terminal comprising:

a multimedia player configured to generate audio data;

an audio interface configured to output audio data generated by the multimedia player;

an embedded system for a telematics terminal; and

a switch operatively connected between the audio interface and the embedded system, and configured to selectively control the output of audio data or program data from the multimedia player.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a storage unit within the embedded system and configured to store the program data received through the audio interface.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the program data comprises program operating data of the embedded system.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the program data comprises digital map data.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the multimedia player is configured to output split or compressed operating data and to transmit the split and compressed data to the switch and through the audio interface.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a decompression unit configured to decompress the split or compressed program data.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the decompressed program data is stored in a storage unit of the embedded system.

20. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the multimedia player is a compact disk (CD) and digital video disk (DVD) player.

21. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the embedded system is configured to correct a program data error and to store the corrected program data in the storage unit.

22. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the audio interface is an SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) or I2S (Inter-IC-Sound interface).