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Patent No.:

US 9481306 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2015

Automotive communication system

Applicant:

Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kevin C. McCarthy, Tucson, AZ (US);

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

DONNELLY CORPORATION, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:

Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Toan N Pham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/3608 (2013.01); G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G01C 21/3688 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/341 (2013.01); G07F 7/0886 (2013.01); G07F 7/1008 (2013.01); H04M 1/6091 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1284 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automotive communication system for a vehicle includes a multi-pixel reconfigurable display device disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle. Data is wirelessly communicated to and is received by electronic circuitry of the vehicle from a mobile accessory that is a personal accessory of an occupant of the vehicle. The data is at least in part customized to the geographic location of the vehicle as determined by a global positioning system operable to determine a geographical location. Information derived at least in part from the data is displayed by the display device and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The automotive communication system includes voice input and the automotive communication system includes voice generation. The data is from a data provider located external of and remote from the vehicle.

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