Abstract: A method of showing approval or disapproval of an item overheard on an audio system. The method includes sending an item via radio waves to an audio system, listening to the item on the audio system and activating a button to indicate approval or disapproval of the item.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for receiving satellite signals. The system includes antennas, amplifiers, switching circuits, a combining circuit, and a tuner. The antennas provide a satellite signal to the amplifiers. The combining circuit selectively receives an amplified signal from the amplifier through the switching circuits. The combining circuit phase aligns the amplified signals received from the amplifiers and combines the amplified signals into a combined signal. Based on the combined signal, the tuner generates an audio signal.

Abstract: A system for detecting fault conditions in an audio system is provided. The audio system includes a remote audio generation device connected to an amplifier unit through a wire harness. A remote audio generation device being, for example, a CD unit or DVD player located in the trunk of the vehicle. The system would detect fault conditions that might occur in the wire harness and optionally transmit a diagnostic signal to an audio system controller. The remote audio generation device includes an audio generation circuit, a switch, and a fault detection circuit. The audio generation circuit creates an audio signal from a transmission or stored media. Selectively coupling the audio generation circuit with a wire harness, the switch will isolate the audio generation circuit if a fault condition occurs. To detect the fault condition, a fault detection circuit monitors the audio output and provides a control signal causing the switch to decouple the audio generation circuit during a fault condition.

Abstract: A method of controlling an antenna signal combiner in a vehicle having multiple antenna elements, a navigational system and a receiver comprising the steps of receiving signals from at least one transmitter, determining first position coordinates of the vehicle using the navigational system, determining second position coordinates of the at least one transmitter, and combining signals from the multiple antenna elements to steer an antenna beam from the first position coordinates to the second position coordinates.

Abstract: A method of controlling an antenna signal combiner in a vehicle having multiple antenna elements, a navigational system and a receiver comprising the steps of receiving signals from at least one transmitter, determining first position coordinates of the vehicle using the navigational system, determining second position coordinates of the at least one transmitter, and combining signals from the multiple antenna elements to steer an antenna beam from the first position coordinates to the second position coordinates.

Abstract: A method of showing approval or disapproval of an item overheard on an audio system. The method includes sending an item via radio waves to an audio system, listening to the item on the audio system and activating a button to indicate approval or disapproval of the item.