In-vehicle multimedia unit with interface for portable device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert SPAHL, Gareth CHENNELLS
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Abstract
An in-vehicle multimedia unit for a motor vehicle having an interface for a portable multimedia appliance (such as a smartphone, MP3 player or tablet PC), wherein all the multimedia functions and contents are provided solely by the portable appliance. Also a method for providing multimedia functions and content in a motor vehicle having an in-vehicle multimedia unit.
Claims11
An in-vehicle multimedia unit for a motor vehicle comprising an interface for a portable multimedia appliance, wherein all multimedia functions and contents are provided solely by the portable multimedia appliance.
A method for providing multimedia functions and contents in a motor vehicle having a in-vehicle multimedia unit, particularly a in-vehicle multimedia unit of one of the preceding claims, wherein all the multimedia functions and contents are provided solely by a portable multimedia appliance, and the in-vehicle multimedia unit is provided with an interface for the portable multimedia appliance for the purpose of connecting the latter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.