Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Christopher Brian Lundquist

Steven Lee Sizelove

Paul Anthony Margis

Mark Taylor

Cedric Rhoads

Christoph Mack

John Andrew Johnson

Drew Calvin Bamford

James A Haak

Rand William Lee

Brian Jennings Kirby

Ross Collins

Gregory Singleton

Skooks Pong

Henry Sugito Osias

Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry

Stefan Pannenbecker

Scott Bright

Mehdi Izadyar

Marshal H Perlman

Brian Piquette

Karen Marie Werner

Brian Plquette

Karen Marie Pascarella Werner

Karen M Werner

Steven L Sizelove

Sebastian M Petry

Karen M Pascarella

Henry S Osias

Randy W Lee

A personal user control device suitable for use in cooperation with information systems, such as vehicle information systems, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The personal user control device provides a user-friendly interface system for interacting with the information system. Unlike conventional control devices, the user interface system includes no dedicated buttons and provides a customizable environment for interacting with the information system. When in communication with the information system, the personal user control device can automatically detect system status information, such as available system functionality, available viewing content, and/or a current system operation mode, of the information system and provides a user interface system that instinctively adapts for use with the information system in light of the detected system status information. The personal user control device thereby provides a versatile and intuitive manner for interacting with the information system.

Portable user control device and method for vehicle information systems

An information system suitable for use in cooperation with portable media devices, such as an Apple iPod&#xae; digital electronic media device, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The information system provides a user-friendly communication interface for coupling with a portable media device and can perform a plurality of integration tasks simultaneously, enabling the personal media device to become fully integrated with the information system. Viewing content thereby can be selected from video and/or audio viewing content stored internally within the personal media device, and the selected viewing content can be communicated from the personal media device to the information system for presentation via a video presentation system and/or an audio presentation system of the information system. The personal media device likewise can receive control commands and/or operating power from the information system. Thereby, the personal media device advantageously can become a seamless part of the information system.

System and method for interfacing a portable media device with a vehicle information system

A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.

Portable media device and method for presenting viewing content during travel

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Snohomish, WA, United States of America

Christopher Brian Lundquist