AUTOMOTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL CENTER
Apparatus for automotive entertainment, navigation, communication and control, including a plurality of radio, TV, video and audio inputs, a video and audio output, a plurality of wireless communication channels, and a plurality of receivers, transceivers and processing units.
1 . An automotive entertainment, navigation and communication system comprising:
a. an RF receiver and decoder for receiving input signals, decoding said signals and outputting the decoded signals;
b. a back-end for processing video, audio, or graphics, of said decoded signals;
c. a GPS receiver for receiving terrestrial data;
d. an APU connected to said RF receiver, said back-end, and said GPS receiver, for processing said signals and said terrestrial data, and for controlling said RF receiver, said back-end, and said GPS receiver.
2 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a non volatile memory for storing information.
3 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a media drive for playing audio or video data.
4 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a short range wireless transceiver for communicating between the APU and portable peripherals;
5 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a long range wireless transceiver for communicating between the APU and a remote server.
6 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a security camera for providing the APU with visual data relating to the vehicle.
7 . A system according to claim 1 , further comprising a security volume sensor for providing a security breach signal.
8 . A system according to claim 1 , where the RF receiver and decoder is a TV receiver and decoder.
9 . A system according to claim 1 , where the RF receiver and decoder is a radio receiver and decoder.
10 . A system according to claim 1 where all the components are implemented on the same silicon die.
11 . A system according to claim 10 where some or all of the components can operate simultaneously.