ITPD940080U1 - MULTIFUNCTION VEHICLE PHONE - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunction vehicle phone which is characterized in that it comprises the following components: a telephone unit, a service unit, at least an alpha numeric and / or functional keyboard, at least a display for displaying messages , at least one microphone, and at least one loudspeaker. The components listed above are all distinct, connected and embedded in the structure of a vehicle in areas accessible to the user.

Description

'' MULTIFUNCTION MOBILE PHONE "

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a multifunction vehicle telephone particularly for vehicles.

As is known, the electronic miniaturization and the low cost of the electronic components have made available to the average user, even without high income, a multiplicity of devices suitable for performing functions by remote control.

Another device that has undergone considerable structural and technological metamorphosis is the telephone, in fact, for some time now, wireless portable telephones have been in use with ever-increasing diffusion which are either portable in the strict sense or are portable in the sense that they can be mounted inside of vehicles.

Taking into consideration this last category of portable telephones, it should be noted that these, today, are found exclusively on the market models consisting of a base fixed, for example, to the dashboard of a vehicle on which the handset, with or without wires, is placed. very similar to regular landline phones.

Further evolutions, especially of an aesthetic nature, but also the technological evolution of miniaturization, have brought these portable telephones to extremely small dimensions with a rationalization of the keyboards and any displays in order to integrate them as much as possible into the vehicle structure.

However, despite having achieved good results, the car phone, as it is generally called in the field, always turns out to be quite conspicuous in the negative sense.

In fact, no matter how large the vehicle is, generally the free spaces easily accessible also to the driver and close to the grip points of the electrical circuit are limited in number and often do not have very large free surfaces.

In fact, it should not be forgotten that currently vehicles, be they motor vehicles or other types of vehicles, due to the aforementioned development of electronics, are now equipped with a quantity of electronic equipment, for example, data detection control of vehicle operation, control of air conditioning, etc., which is truly remarkable and this can put the vehicle phone fitter in crisis, who is often forced to make suboptimal solutions, especially from an economic point of view.

Furthermore, from an aesthetic point of view it is rarely possible to obtain satisfactory results

Not the least drawback is to be found in the fact that in addition to the car phone, the user often has a whole series of other auxiliary equipment such as remote controls for opening the house gate, remote controls for opening the garage door, remote controls for activation / deactivation of the alarm etc. which, most often, must be placed in bulk inside the dashboard of a vehicle or in other areas that may be difficult to reach by the driver.

In this way, when the user has to use these auxiliary devices perhaps with the motor vehicle (or other vehicle), he must necessarily stop driving, blocking the vehicle, and proceed to activate these.

This operation is often in critical situations when access, for example, to the house is difficult because the road is busy or in a place whose conformation engages in long and laborious maneuvers is therefore dangerous.

The aim of the present invention is to provide a multifunction vehicle telephone which overcomes the drawbacks complained of above by known models.

In relation to the main aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction vehicle telephone which can be manufactured with known technologies.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction vehicle telephone whose costs are competitive with those of the known models.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction vehicle telephone which integrates in an aesthetically satisfactory way with the structure of the vehicle.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle phone which can be placed in ergonomically advantageous areas also for the driver.

Not least object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction vehicle telephone whose assembly inside the vehicle does not involve costs that place it out of the market with respect to known types.

The main task, the intended aims and other aims still which will appear more clearly later on are achieved by a multifunction vehicle telephone characterized in that it comprises the following components:

a) telephone unit;

b) service units;

c) at least one alpha numeric and / or functional keyboard;

d) at least one display for the visualization of messages; e) at least one microphone;

f) at least one loudspeaker;

said components being distinct from each other, connected and embedded in the structure of a vehicle in areas accessible to the user.

Further characteristics and advantages will become clearer from the description of an embodiment of the present invention, illustrated by way of example, but not limiting its scope in the attached drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a block schematic drawing of a multifunction vehicle telephone according to the invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle telephone, according to the invention, built into the dashboard of a motor vehicle.

With reference to the aforementioned figures, a multifunction vehicle telephone, according to the invention, is indicated as a whole with the number 10.

The components of the multifunction car phone 10 are listed below with a brief description.

Telephone unit 11 of a type known per se and available on the market.

Loudspeaker 12 of the type for hands-free communication.

Microphone 13 of the type for hands-free communication. ο Alphanumeric keypad 14, of a per se known type, for entering telephone numbers with auxiliary functions strictly related to the dialing and repetition of the number.

Functional keyboard 15, of a per se known type, for typing telephone functions and / or other types of functions.

Liquid crystal display 16, of a per se known type, for displaying messages to the user.

Antenna 17, of a per se known type, for the reception / transmission of signals, usually located in an invisible way inside the vehicle structure.

Auxiliary handset 18 of the type comprising: microphone, loudspeaker and an activation / deactivation button 19.

Service unit 20 comprising a microprocessor for processing the incoming and outgoing signals.

First auxiliary unit 21 in the case described here consists of a gate-opening remote control device of a per se known type.

Second auxiliary unit 22 in the case described here consisting of a remote control device for activating / deactivating the house alarm of a per se known type

Volume canceling device 23 with volume cut-off functions for one or more devices with emissions present in the vehicle when the multifunction car phone 10 is activated.

Not strictly related to the multifunction vehicle telephone 10, but illustrated in the figures are a car radio 24 and a portion of a dashboard 25 of a motor vehicle.

The circuit connections between the components described above are illustrated below.

Before continuing, however, it should be noted that the circuitry described is absolutely indicative, since in reality a considerable variety of connections is possible, as well as the addition, almost at will, of other auxiliary units with various functions, models of telephone units and / or in any case of any other electronic component and not compatible with the car phone system 10, more advanced and complex / s.

In this case, therefore, the telephone unit 11 substantially has two outputs / inputs, one connected to the antenna 17 and the other connected to: the loudspeaker 12, the microphone 13, the alpha numeric keyboard 14, the functional keyboard 15, the display 16, the handset 18 and the service unit 20.

The service unit 20 in turn has other inputs / outputs connected respectively with the first auxiliary 21, with the second auxiliary unit 22 and with the volume canceling device 23 which is also connected, even if not illustrated in the figures, with car radio 24.

Naturally, if there are other devices with noise emissions that are annoying for the user when using the multifunction car phone 10, these would in turn be connected to the volume canceling device 23 after checking that their deactivation does not cause damage or dangerous situations for the driver. and passengers.

All the components 11 to 24 described up to now are recessed in the way that suits the user best in the dashboard 25 of the motor vehicle.

It should be noted that in addition to the free arrangement of the components, in reality, the user is also free to choose other locations with respect to the dashboard or in the case of different vehicles such as motorboats or other, the choice of location for the multifunction vehicle telephone 10 can be made based on contingent needs.

It can be observed that the present invention has successfully solved the intended purposes, obtaining in addition to an aesthetically valid integration, a considerable freedom of positioning of the components, their easy access and above all the elimination of the drawback for which many devices are often placed at the in bulk or inside the dashboard of the car or in other inaccessible places.

It is also noted that, by adopting appropriately cut and shaped templates for recessing, the dashboard of the car or other areas in other vehicles can be removed by restoring the dashboard, or other location area of the vehicle, to its original situation if for the user needs to sell the vehicle or motor vehicle and the buyer does not wish to purchase the equipment installed therein.

The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive concept.

Furthermore, all the details can be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.

In practice, the materials employed, so long as they are compatible with the contingent use, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1) Multifunction car phone characterized by the fact that it includes the following components: a) telephone unit; b) service units; c) at least one alpha numeric and / or functional keyboard; d) at least one display for the visualization of messages; e) at least one microphone; f) at least one loudspeaker; said components being distinct from each other, connected and embedded in the structure of a vehicle in an area accessible to the user. 2) Multifunction vehicle telephone as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that said service unit controls one or more auxiliary units with remote control function. 3) Multifunction vehicle telephone as per claim 2, characterized in that said one or more auxiliary units comprise a device for the automatic opening of the fence gate and / or the door of a garage. 4) Multifunction vehicle telephone as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said one or more auxiliary units comprise a device for activating / deactivating an anti-theft system. 5) Multifunction vehicle telephone as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said one or more auxiliary units comprise a device for switching on and off the lights of a garage. 6) Multifunction vehicle telephone as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said one or more auxiliary units comprise a device for activating / deactivating an anti-theft device for said vehicle. 7) Multifunction vehicle telephone as per one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a volume cancellation device connected to devices producing sound emissions located in said vehicle. 8) Multifunction vehicle phone as per one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a mobile receiving / transmitting element of the handset type or the like connected to said telephone unit. 9) Multifunction vehicle telephone as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one functional keyboard and at least one distinct alpha numeric keyboard. 10) Multifunction vehicle telephone as per one or more of the preceding claims, which is characterized by what is described and illustrated in the attached drawings.