US 12,323,728 B2
System, apparatus and method for providing remote tuner options in a vehicle entertainment system
Jesus Efrain Gaxiola-Sosa, Austin, TX (US); Aaron Blank, Austin, TX (US); Kathir Manthiram, Buda, TX (US); Shawn Davis, Cedar Park, TX (US); Jan Schnepp, Austin, TX (US); Jacob Morris, Austin, TX (US); and Damian Szmulewicz, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/626,114.
Application 17/075,008 is a division of application No. 16/567,386, filed on Sep. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,834,356, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 18/626,114 is a continuation of application No. 18/123,895, filed on Mar. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,979,680.
Application 18/123,895 is a continuation of application No. 17/075,008, filed on Oct. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,637,985, issued on Apr. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0380861 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/455 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/403 (2015.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04N 5/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 5/455 (2013.01) [H04B 1/0003 (2013.01); H04B 1/406 (2013.01); H04B 7/2637 (2013.01); H04N 5/46 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to:
determine in one or more processors of a head unit of a vehicle entertainment system, whether a remote tuner module coupled to the head unit is to be configured for audio only output that does not include digital I/Q data streams;
in response to determining that the remote tuner module coupled to the head unit is to be configured for audio only output that does not include digital I/Q data streams, send control information to cause the remote tuner module to output one or more demodulated audio streams;
receive the one or more demodulated audio streams in the head unit from the remote tuner module, via a link that couples the remote tuner module and the head unit; and
in one or more processors of the head unit, perform audio processing on the one or more demodulated audio streams.