Patent ID: 6785531
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A communication system installed in a motor vehicle having an interior compartment for receiving and transmitting communication signals, the system comprising:a vehicle interface module fixedly attached to the vehicle body, the vehicle interface module defining a cavity and a communication port; and a radio-telephone module removably inserted inside the cavity of the vehicle interface module such that the radio-telephone module connects to the vehicle interface module through the communication port wherein the radio-telephone module has at least a first surface and a second surface; wherein the system is adapted to perform a first set of functions when the radio-telephone module is inserted inside the cavity of the vehicle interface module such that the first surface is exposed to the interior compartment; wherein the system is adapted to perform a second set of functions when the radio-telephone module is inserted inside the cavity of the vehicle interface module such that the second surface is exposed to the interior compartment; and wherein the first set of functions is different from the second set of functions.