Universal accessory for viewing a smartphone display in an automobile

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8749363
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13247841

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The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for presenting visual information in an automobile. An exemplary system includes a receiving station that receives a mobile device; and a display unit that presents, to a driver or a passenger in the automobile, visual information in response to one or more instructions input to the mobile device. The display unit of the system is separate from the mobile device's display. In some embodiments, the display is a mirror, while, in other embodiments, the display is an electronic display. In some embodiments, the receiving station has the ability to receive mobile devices of a plurality of types.

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SONY CORPORATIONTOKYO
SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABLONGDE SWEDEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Masuda, Takefumi Tokyo, JP 5 114
Okuda, Tetsuya Redwood City, US 39 226
Subba, Chandrashekar Redwood City, US 4 76

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