Patent ID: 7346374

Claim:
A system for communicating information between a portable device and an occupant of a vehicle, wherein a first radio frequency transceiver is integrated with the portable device and configured to operate in accordance with a Bluetooth wireless communications protocol, the vehicle including a microphone, a vehicle audio system and a vehicle display system, wherein the information includes voice information, audio information and display information, the system comprising: a second radio frequency transceiver mounted in the vehicle, wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to communicate the information with the first radio frequency transceiver, wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to provide the display information received from the first radio frequency transceiver to the vehicle display system and the audio information received from the first radio frequency transceiver to the vehicle audio system, wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to provide the voice information received from the microphone to the first radio frequency transceiver.