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Handoff from public to private mode for communications

US8825115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2010
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/6091
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automobile communication system includes an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a first input source in a first operating mode and a second input source in a second operating mode. The system also includes an input selector that selects the first input source in the first mode and the second input source in the second mode and a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that determines the operating mode. The system also includes an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from a cellular phone and an output selector that provides an output of the incoming communication controller to a first output device in the first operating mode and to the second output device in the second mode.

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