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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Jason Michael Strohmaier, Dublin, OH (US);
Eric Joshua Wecker, Dublin, OH (US);
Aaron Michael Ambrose, Dublin, OH (US);
Steven Feit, Dublin, OH (US);
Jason Alexander Dutter, Marysville, OH (US);
Takahiro Ikunami, Kawanishi, JP;
Hideyuki Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Jason Michael Strohmaier, Dublin, OH (US);
Eric Joshua Wecker, Dublin, OH (US);
Aaron Michael Ambrose, Dublin, OH (US);
Steven Feit, Dublin, OH (US);
Jason Alexander Dutter, Marysville, OH (US);
Takahiro Ikunami, Kawanishi, JP;
Hideyuki Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle entertainment system and method to prevent a mechanical connection between certain components of an entertainment system for a vehicle can include an entertainment system housing containing a plurality of entertainment components and a remote control module. The remote control module can include a user interface on a surface of the remote control module. In addition, the remote control module can be configured to prevent secure mounting of the remote control module to the entertainment system housing when the remote control module is not the appropriate remote control module for the particular vehicle entertainment system.