Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-07
2003-03-04
Black, Thomas G. (Department: 3663)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
C340S425500, C386S349000, C386S349000, C345S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06529804
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to a multimedia device interface, and more particularly, to a method for enabling the selection of content on a multi-media device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Radios in vehicles have historically received only amplitude modulation (AM) band and frequency modulation (FM) band terrestrial radio broadcasts. AM and FM radio stations have a transmission range limited to a relatively small geographic area by government regulations. Because the number of broadcasts that can be received in most geographic areas has been relatively small, selecting a broadcast to hear in a vehicle has traditionally required no more than four types of simple receiver controls: an AM/FM band selector, a tuning control to allow the listener to manually scan all possible broadcast frequencies within a band, a scan control that finds and plays a few seconds of each station that has sufficient signal strength to be clearly heard, and a small number of preset push buttons that can each be programmed by the listener to tune to one radio station of a set band and frequency.
As mobile devices having displays become more common and a greater volume of content can be transmitted to such devices, it is necessary to create a user interface of display which enables the selection of such content. When a display is used in a moving vehicle, such displays must be user friendly to enable the efficient operation with a small display, particular when only a single DIN slot is allocated.
Accordingly, there is a need for a user interface for enabling the selection of content on a multi-media device, such as a communication device in a vehicle.
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Draggon Dave
Michels Joseph
Black Thomas G.
Mancho Ronnie
Motorola Inc.
Wills Kevin D.
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