Patent ID: 8136138

Claim:
A system for displaying video data in a vehicle, the system comprising: a portable electronic device including a device display, a device controller, and a wireless transmitter, the controller being configured to transmit the replicated video data corresponding to a replica of an image rendered on the device display; a first vehicle integrated video system including a first vehicle display, a first vehicle controller, and a first wireless receiver, the first vehicle controller receiving the replicated video data over a first wireless communication link between the portable electronic device and the first vehicle integrated video system, the first vehicle controller being in electrical communication with the first wireless receiver, and configured to retrieve the replicated video data from the first wireless receiver to render the replicated video data on the first vehicle display, wherein the first vehicle controller initiates communication with the portable electronic device; and a second vehicle integrated video system including a second vehicle display, a second vehicle controller, and a second wireless receiver, the second vehicle controller receiving the replicated video data over a second wireless communication link between the portable electronic device and the second vehicle integrated video system, the second vehicle controller being in electrical communication with the second wireless receiver, and configured to retrieve the replicated video data from the second wireless receiver to render the replicated video data on the second vehicle display, wherein the second vehicle controller initiates communication with the portable electronic device.