Apparatus and method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of GPS product by means of vehicle stereo

• US 20080069370A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Chih-Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/790,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20080069370A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/39 the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/034 Portable transmitters

Abstract

An apparatus and method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo allows a sound decoding IC of the GPS product to be electrically connected to not only a first speaker but also a first FM module to enable a second FM module of a vehicle sound module to receive sound signals output from the first FM module, and sound waned to output by the GPS product is output via a second speaker electrically connected with the vehicle stereo module so as to obtain the better sound quality and volume.

Claims

1. A method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo, used for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product, comprising the following steps:

transmitting sound signals to a first FM module of a GPS product;

allowing said first FM module to output said sound signals wirelessly;

allowing a second FM module of a vehicle stereo module to receive said sound signal output wirelessly from said first FM module; and

allowing said vehicle stereo module to process said sound signals, then transmitting said processed sound signals to a second speaker electrically connected with said vehicle stereo module and outputting sound through said second speaker.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said sound signal transmitted to said first FM module of said GPS module is output through a sound decoding IC of said GPS product.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein a window picture on a displayer of said GPS product shows an image of a switch so as to allow a user to select transmitting said sound signals output from said sound decoding IC to a first speaker or said first FM module of said GPS product.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein a central processing unit of said GPS product transmits said processed sound signals to said sound decoding IC to allow said sound decoding IC to output said sound signals.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said CPU detects to obtain information stored in a memory card read by a memory card connector of said GPS product.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said sound signal output from said sound decoding IC is transmitted to said first FM module or a first speaker of said GPS product through a choice of a switch of said GPS product.

7. An apparatus for taking a method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo of claim 6 into practice, comprising:

a GPS product, comprising a CPU respectively electrically connected with a GPS module, memory, displayer and a sound decoding IC;

said CPS module being further electrically connected to an antenna;

said sound decoding IC being further electrically connected to a switch;

said switch being further respectively electrically connected to a first speaker and a first FM module;

said GPS module receiving signals transmitted from positioning satellites through said antenna and outputting satellite position information and navigation information;

said CPU detecting to obtain audio-visual information output from said GPS module and respectively transmitting to said displayer and said sound decoding IC after being processed;

said audio-visual information being shown through said displayer;

said memory storing programs wanted to execute by said CPU and programs needed for an operation system of said CPU product;

a vehicle stereo module, comprising a second FM module; and

a second speaker, connected electrically with said stereo module;

wherein, said switch is used for selecting transmitting sound signals to said first speaker and sound is output via said first speaker, or transmitting said sound signal to said first FM module, transmitting said sound signal wirelessly to said second FM module through said first FM module and then transmitting said sound signals to said second speaker after being processed through said second speaker, and finally sound is output via said second speaker.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said CPU is electrically connected to a memory card connector;

said memory card connector is used for connecting with a memory card;

whereby, audio-visual information stored in said memory card is read and information is stored in said memory card.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said memory comprises a SDRAM and flash memory, said SDRAM is used for storing programs wanted to execute by said CPU;

said flash memory is used for storing programs needed for an operating system of said GPS product.

10. The apparatus according claim 7, wherein said vehicle is car, motorcycle or vessel.