System connecting telephone network access devices to a bus connector

摘要

A system for connecting a plurality of cellular telephones (42), each responsive to device-specific command signals for its operation, to an automotive electronics and communications system through a bus connector (16) having a known universal signal format, includes a docking station (12) having a cradle member shaped for receiving at least one cellular telephone (42). An interface unit (36) contains the hardware and firmware drivers necessary for controlling the selected cellular telephone (42). A user selected cable (40) having a specific signal path configuration selects the needed drivers. A second cable (44) connects the interface unit (36) with the bus connector (16) for communicating signals therebetween.