Michael A Sims

US Patent:

20100097239, Apr 22, 2010

Filed:

Jan 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/524154

Inventors:

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 L. Zeinstra - Holland MI, US
Phillip 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

International Classification:

H04B 1/20
H04W 4/12
H04M 1/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

34082525, 455466, 4555692, 707802, 707E17044

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 ().