Vehicle multimedia head unit with two bluetooth antennas and two receivers

US8948698B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948698-B2
Application numberUS-201113238629-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 21, 2011
Priority dateSep 2, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Examples of the present invention include a head unit for a vehicle entertainment system, including a housing, a radio, a first wireless transceiver, and a second wireless transceiver. The second wireless transceiver may be used to provide a dedicated communications link between the head unit and another electronic device, such as an auxiliary unit. The second wireless transceiver may have a serial port profile (SPP), and may be a Bluetooth transceiver.

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I claim: 1. A head unit for a vehicle entertainment system, the head unit having a video display and an audio output, the head unit comprising: a first Bluetooth transceiver operating at a first frequency, having a network profile operable to establish wireless communication with any mobile electronic device having a device network profile and located within the vehicle; and a second Bluetooth transceiver operating a second frequency lower than the first frequency, the second Bl…

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What does patent US8948698B2 cover?
Examples of the present invention include a head unit for a vehicle entertainment system, including a housing, a radio, a first wireless transceiver, and a second wireless transceiver. The second wireless transceiver may be used to provide a dedicated communications link between the head unit and another electronic device, such as an auxiliary unit. The second wireless transceiver may have a se…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
King Ii Charles Joseph, Toyota Eng & Mfg North America
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W76/025. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).