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Activating a function of a vehicle multimedia system

US9400188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Olaf Preissner · Kirchheim unter Teck, DE
Erich Geiger · St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, DE
Peter Röβger · Neckartenzlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2006
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0487
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle multimedia system simplifies a user's interaction with the system. A user may access a specific media unit by actuating a switch corresponding to a media unit. A preference unit detects the user's selection of the media unit and selects an end item based on a programmed criterion. The preference unit may automatically activate the end item. The preference unit may be overridden by the user when a switch corresponding to the selected media unit is actuated multiple times. The preference unit may also manage data lists and data packets that store the information used for the criterion comparison.

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