Patent ID: 7831281

Claim:
An interface configured to connect a telecommunication terminal to a vehicle network having a plurality of electronic components, the plurality of electronic components including an audio device connected to the network and at least one of a reproduction device and a processing device, the at least one of a reproduction and a processing device being separate from the audio device, the interface comprising: an arrangement configured to transmit data between the at least one of a reproduction and a processing device and the telecommunication terminal; and a controller configured to control exchange of data between the at least one of a reproduction and a processing device and the telecommunication terminal, and to arbitrate access to the at least one of a reproduction and a processing device by assigning access to the telecommunication terminal when access is simultaneously requested by the telecommunication terminal and the audio device, wherein the plurality of electronic components includes an input unit connected to the vehicle network, the interface configured to receive at least one of setting and selection parameters input via the input unit and to transmit the at least one of setting and selection parameters to one of the at least one of a reproduction and a processing device and the telecommunication terminal, and wherein the interface is further configured to receive graphic data from the telecommunication terminal, and to reproduce the graphic data on a display device.