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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2008
Applicants:

Marshal H. Perlman, Portola Hills, CA (US);

Mehdi Izadyar, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);

Paul Anthony Margis, Irvine, CA (US);

Christopher Brian Lundquist, Snohomish, WA (US);

Steven Lee Sizelove, Woodinville, WA (US);

Inventors:

Marshal H. Perlman, Portola Hills, CA (US);

Mehdi Izadyar, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);

Paul Anthony Margis, Irvine, CA (US);

Christopher Brian Lundquist, Snohomish, WA (US);

Steven Lee Sizelove, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 7/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/214 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43632 (2013.01); H04N 7/24 (2013.01); H04N 21/2146 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41422 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information system suitable for use in cooperation with portable media devices, such as an Apple iPod® 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.


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