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Multimedia entertainment unit for use in a vehicle

US6678892B1 · kind B1 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 2000
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/38
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided an entertainment unit for a vehicle. The unit includes an assembly housing adapted to mount against an interior surface of the vehicle. A bus is adapted to couple at least one of video and audio signals from each of a plurality of input devices. At least one display device, houseable in the assembly and operatively coupled to the bus, is adapted to reproduce the video signals. At least one wireless transmitter operatively coupled to the bus, is adapted to wirelessly and simultaneously transmit a plurality of audio programs to a plurality of wireless headphone sets. The at least one wireless transmitter includes at least one multiplexor adapted to select a specific input device whose audio output is to be wirelessly transmitted to a given one of the plurality of wireless headphone sets.

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