Electronic apparatus for an automobile
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorJean-Patrick Joaille
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus for installation in an automobile, such as a radio receiver, includes in a removable part thereof elements which are indispensable to the operation of the apparatus and also elements whereby the removable part can serve an independent function. If, for example, the indispensable elements include a key and a display screen, then simply by also including an audio element in the removable part a parking timer can be formed which alerts the holder of the key against overtime parking.
Claims5
An electronic apparatus for installation in a motor vehicle, said apparatus comprising a removable panel in which is accommodated circuit elements which implement an indispensable function of the apparatus, so that without said panel said apparatus is inoperative;
- said circuit elements including touch keys and a display screen;
- characterized in that said panel further accommodates an additional circuit element which, when said panel is removed from said apparatus, cooperates with said touch keys and said display screen to implement a further function other than said indispensable function of said apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.