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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2008
Douglas C. Campbell, Northville, MI (US);
Richard J. Chutorash, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Brian L. Douthitt, Holland, MI (US);
Rodger W. Eich, Holland, MI (US);
James B. Price, Holland, MI (US);
Mark Zeinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Philip J. Vanderwall, Marne, MI (US);
Elisabet A. Anderson, Holland, MI (US);
Michael J. Sims, Zeeland, MI (US);
Mike Davis, Holland, MI (US);
Ted W. Ringold, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Douglas C. Campbell, Northville, MI (US);
Richard J. Chutorash, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Brian L. Douthitt, Holland, MI (US);
Rodger W. Eich, Holland, MI (US);
James B. Price, Holland, MI (US);
Mark Zeinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Philip J. Vanderwall, Marne, MI (US);
Elisabet A. Anderson, Holland, MI (US);
Michael J. Sims, Zeeland, MI (US);
Mike Davis, Holland, MI (US);
Ted W. Ringold, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system () for mounting to a vehicle () and for providing information to an occupant of the vehicle from a first source device () is provided. The vehicle includes an audio system () and/or a display system (). The control system includes a first interface () for communicating with the first source device (). The control system further includes a second interface for providing a signal to the audio system and/or the display system. The control system yet further includes a processor (). A memory unit () is communicably connected to the processor and includes a first transport () configured to send a control signal to the interface. The memory unit () further includes a first manager () configured to receive a command from an application () and to translate the command from the application () into a command for the transport ().