Wireless headset system
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsJanardhan Thodeti, Rajgopal Shrikanth, Arun Krishnan Padmakumar, Dallas Hickerson, Jason Weida, Nitish James, Senthilnathan Subramanian, Shyamkumar Kurra
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Abstract
Examples of the disclosure relate to example systems and methods for operating wireless headset system for a vehicle. An example system includes a first wireless chipset to handle communication with a smartphone, and a second wireless chipset to handle communication with a headset. The example system also includes a processor configured to execute a first virtual machine to control the first wireless chipset and a second virtual machine to control the second wireless chipset.
Claims20
A wireless headset system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first wireless chipset to handle communication with a smartphone;
- a second wireless chipset to handle communication with a headset;
- and
- a processor configured to execute a first virtual machine to control the first wireless chipset and a second virtual machine to control the second wireless chipset.
A method of operating a wireless headset system for a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving content from a smartphone by a first wireless chipset disposed in a head infotainment unit of the vehicle;
- sending the content from the first wireless chipset to a first virtual machine running on a processor of the head infotainment unit;
- sending the content from the first virtual machine to a second virtual machine running on the processor of the head infotainment unit;
- sending the content from the second virtual machine to a second wireless chipset disposed in the head infotainment unit;
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- transmitting the content from the second wireless chipset to a wireless headset.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to direct the actions of a processor to operate a head infotainment unit of a vehicle, the instructions to direct the processor to:
- receive, at a first virtual machine running on the processor, audio data from a smartphone via a first wireless chipset disposed in the head infotainment unit;
- send the audio data from the first virtual machine to a second virtual machine running on the processor;
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- send the audio data from the second virtual machine to a second wireless chipset disposed in the head infotainment unit, wherein the second wireless chipset is to transmit the audio data to a wireless headset to be rendered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.