Device, system and method for displaying a cell phone control signal in front of a driver
OwnerYariv Gershony, Gil Alter +3inventors
InventorsYariv Gershony, Gil Alter, Gil Minzari, Shai Ghilai, Guy Levin
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Abstract
A device, system and method for transmitting a signal that controls a function of a cellular telephone from a key pad mounted on a steering wheel, and displaying an indication of such signal on a screen in front of a driver.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a display, said display for mounting in front of a driver between a dashboard and a windshield said display comprising an optical collimating system, wherein said optical collimating system is to project an indication of a control signal onto said display, said indication collimated near infinity;
- a control pad for mounting on a steering wheel;
- and
- a communication link;
- wherein said control pad is to transmit said control signal over said communicant link, said control signal is to control a function of a cellular telephone, and wherein said display is to display an indication of said control signal.
A device comprising a screen for mounting in front of an automobile driver and above an automobile dashboard, said screen to display characters being optically collimated near infinity, by an optical collimating system which projects an indication of a control signal on the display said characters indicating a cellular telephone control signal.
A method comprising:
- transmitting a cellular telephone control signal from a control pad attached to a car steering wheel;
- and
- displaying an optically collimated indication of said control signal on a screen, said screen located in front of a driver;
- wherein said indication is collimated near infinity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.