Patent ID: 7701658
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing an in-vehicle device, the method comprising: monitoring a communication bus for one or more messages; determining if at least one of the one or more messages corresponds with a message in a list of messages indicative of a change in a vehicle state; extracting data from the at least one message that corresponds with the message in the list of messages; and transmitting a signal to the in-vehicle device based on the extracted data; wherein the in-vehicle device is a multimedia system, an audio system, or combinations thereof, and wherein in response to receiving the transmitted signal, the in-vehicle device parks a hard drive head, stops a hard drive platter, stops a compact disc player motor, stops a digital video disc player motor, stops a compact disc player laser mechanism, stops a digital video disc player laser mechanism, or combinations thereof.