Patent ID: 8244307
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B60R,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communications system of a motor vehicle, comprising: a mobile phone removable from the motor vehicle and capable of operation when removed from the motor vehicle, having control elements, a display and a first transceiver for communicating on a first radio link between the mobile phone and an external stationary transceiver, a second transceiver integrated into the mobile phone communicating over a short-range wireless electromagnetic link with a further transceiver located within the motor vehicle; a speaker and microphone coupled to the further transceiver allowing for hands free transmission of audio signals to and from the mobile telephone; and an audio system coupled to the further transceiver which has a third receiver unit which receives radio signals in the FM and AM frequency bands, the audio system being configured to play back radio broadcasts received by the third receiver, and wherein transmission between the mobile phone and the further transceiver takes place on an electromagnetic frequency outside the frequency bands of the radio signals; wherein the mobile phone is operable by control elements in the audio system.