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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Matthew M. Highstrom, Highland, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David P. Pop, Garden City, MI (US);
Matthew M. Highstrom, Highland, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David P. Pop, Garden City, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automobile communication system includes an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a first input source in a first operating mode and a second input source in a second operating mode. The system also includes an input selector that selects the first input source in the first mode and the second input source in the second mode and a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that determines the operating mode. The system also includes an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from a cellular phone and an output selector that provides an output of the incoming communication controller to a first output device in the first operating mode and to the second output device in the second mode.