Vehicle Entertainment System with Selectable IR Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle entertainment systems lack independent control over multiple consoles and sound systems, and they struggle with adjusting display brightness in varying environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle entertainment system with a control panel that allows users to select between different communication modes for IR codes and brightness settings, enabling separate control of audio channels and adjustable display brightness through remote selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single remote control operates multiple consoles, then ease of operation is improved, but independent control capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the control system into separate addressable units. Each console is assigned a unique address code, allowing the remote control to selectively communicate with individual consoles. This segmentation enables independent control of each console while maintaining operation through a single remote device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing each console to have distinct control characteristics. Different address codes enable different control behaviors and settings for each console, such as separate audio channel assignments and independent brightness levels, while being controlled through the same remote interface.
2Device complexity
If audio signals are output to a single sound system, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different sound systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adaptability by allowing the audio output configuration to change based on selected modes. The system can dynamically switch between different audio channel assignments and sound system configurations through mode selection, enabling adaptation to different sound systems without permanent hardware changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes to adapt audio output to different sound systems. By changing operational parameters such as audio channel assignments, transmission frequencies, and output settings through mode selection, the system can accommodate different sound system configurations while maintaining a consistent hardware architecture.
3Use of energy by moving object
If LCD display brightness is fixed, then energy consumption is reduced, but visibility in varying lighting conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic brightness control that adapts to environmental lighting conditions. The display can switch between different brightness levels based on selected modes (day/night modes), allowing optimal visibility while managing energy consumption through controllable rather than fixed brightness settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the brightness parameter of the LCD display based on operational modes. By adjusting the backlight intensity and display brightness levels through mode selection, the system optimizes visibility for different lighting environments while allowing energy consumption to be managed through selective mode usage.
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AI summary
An entertainment system for a vehicle, including a media player and a control panel having an option that allows a user to select either a first communication mode or a second communication mode, wherein the first communication mode sets the entertainment system to respond to a transmitted first set of codes and the second communication mode sets the entertainment system to respond to a transmitted second set of codes.