A vehicle includes a touchscreen configured to receive a touch input of a driver and display image information corresponding to the touch input, a passenger sensing unit configured to sense whether the passenger is present in the vehicle, a communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal of the driver, and a controller configured to display a call request reception message and identification information of a third party when a call request is received from the third party via the mobile terminal and to provide an audio function of a hands-free service. When the passenger is sensed and the call request of the third party is received in a privacy mode, the controller displays the call request reception message and limits displaying of the identification information of the third party and the audio function.

A docking station (10) for an elongate rectangular mobile device. A first adjustable slide clamp member (14) is fitted in aperture (28) and is capable of adjustment in one direction. A second adjustable rotate clamp member (16) has a plug (85) for interconnection with a socket of the mobile device. The slide clamp member (14) has a clamp surface (32) and comprises a ratchet arm (26). The rotate clamp member also has a clamp surface (32c) and is rotatably disposed with respect to the body so that it can rotate between two positions. In a first position the clamp surface is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the slide clamp (14). In a second position it is parallel to that direction. In the second position, it opens a second aperture opposite the rotate clamp member and in which the slide clamp member can be inserted.

A radio includes controls operatively disposed on a face panel. A 3.5 millimeter audio jack is disposed on or through the face panel. The audio jack has four contacts including a microphone contact. A microphone is disposed on or in the face panel to transduce sound received at the face panel. The microphone is electrically connected via a microphone output circuit to the microphone contact. A normally open switch has a switch actuator button disposed on the face panel. The switch is to connect the microphone output circuit to an electrical ground when the switch is closed. The audio jack is to electrically connect the radio to circuits of a smartphone including a smartphone left speaker output circuit, a smartphone right speaker output circuit, a smartphone ground circuit and a smartphone microphone input circuit.

There is provided an audio device. A connection detecting unit is configured to detect establishment of a connection for communication with a portable audio device having a display unit capable of displaying choices noted in characters. A character acquiring unit is configured to acquire notation characters of the choices from the portable audio device while the connection detecting unit detects the establishment of the connection for communication. A display unit is configured to display a menu screen including areas for displaying choices. A display control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display the notation characters acquired by the character acquiring unit, in the areas.

A method, device, and vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the vehicle information system to the mobile device. The mobile device provides access to at least one application executing on the mobile device to the vehicle information system. On termination of that access, an operating context is determined for each of the mobile device applications where possible. In some cases, where application context is persisted from one system or device to the other, the current data is presented in accordance with a transport modality associated with the other device or system.

Systems and methods for promoting connectivity between a mobile communication device having a touch screen and a vehicle touch screen installed in a vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiments, a system may include a controller configured to: connect to the mobile communication device and to the vehicle touch screen. The controller may also be configured to receive video signal of a current screen video image shown on the touch screen of the mobile communication device and transmit the current video image to the vehicle touch screen, causing a corresponding video image of the current screen video image to be displayed on the vehicle touch screen. The controller may further be configured to receive a signal indicative of a touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen, and cause the mobile communication device to respond as if a touch action corresponding to the touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen was performed on the touch screen of the mobile communication device.

In embodiments of the present invention, a virtual phone is provided which includes a touch screen mounted on an enclosure that includes a processor, memory, wireless communication port, and a power port. The virtual phone further includes a software application executing on the processor to control image display on the touch screen and emulate features of a handheld device presented in the image in response to a user touching a presented feature. The virtual phone further includes a configuration of a user-specific handheld device that is derived from the user-specific handheld device is stored in a memory that is accessible to the processor; wherein the virtual phone presents a visual representation of the user-specific handheld device on the touch screen based on the configuration.

In embodiments of the present invention, a virtual phone is provided which includes a touch screen mounted on an enclosure that includes a processor, memory, wireless communication port, and a power port. The virtual phone further includes a software application executing on the processor to control image display on the touch screen and emulate features of a handheld device presented in the image in response to a user touching a presented feature. The virtual phone further includes a configuration of a user-specific handheld device that is derived from the user-specific handheld device is stored in a memory that is accessible to the processor; wherein the virtual phone presents a visual representation of the user-specific handheld device on the touch screen based on the configuration.

An example vehicle audio system includes a vehicle speaker configured to generate audio, multiple microphones, and a vehicle control module configured to receive an input signal via the multiple microphones, split the input signal into a parallel domain signal and an orthogonal domain signal, select a constant step size value for an orthogonal domain filter weight and a variable step size value for a parallel domain filter weight, adapt the orthogonal domain filter weight according to the orthogonal domain signal and the constant step size value, adapt the parallel domain filter weight according to the parallel domain signal and the variable step size value, combine the adapted orthogonal domain filter weight and the adapted parallel domain filter weight to define a total filter weight, and apply the total filter weight to the received input signal to perform a signal processing operation on the received input signal.

Provided is a computer implemented method to be carried out with a processor and a memory, comprising: a) determining that one or more different types of messages selected from the group consisting of a text message, an email, and a message from the messenger application have been received; b) analyzing a content of the received text message, message from the messenger application, or email; c) placing the received email, message from the messenger application, or text message in a queue to be outputted; d) informing the user that the received text message, message from the messenger application, or email has been received from a sender by outputting at least a data associated with the message; e) allowing the user a time to take an affirmative action regarding the message; and f) taking an action regarding the message based on an input from the user.