USBware for the Automotive Industry

Consumer Audio Connectivity Middleware
Jungo offers a full scale solution for audio systems to connect to any smartphone over any protocol

As media content finds its way to more and more devices, a need for complete connectivity to smartphones and other devices grows rapidly. Jungo offers a full scale solution for audio systems to connect to any smartphone over any protocol, whether Bluetooth, USB, WiFi or DLNA, Jungo enables Audio and Video system vendors to provide full connectivity regardless of device, communication pipe, protocol or application connected to the system. To top it all with easy management of media from various sources, Jungo also provides complete connectivity middleware and media management subsystem enabling consumer audio system manufacturers to integrate end-to-end media access, control, and streaming from all smartphone and other media devices.

The Jungo Consumer Audio Connectivity Middleware features:

  • Connectivity to any device: iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android devices, MTP, Media Players, Smartphones, Thumb drives
  • Connectivity over any protocol: USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA
  • Connectivity with any application, such as smartphone applications including Pandora and a wide number internet radio stations
  • Rich media management framework with Media Index, control, sync and stream audio, video and images
  • Internet connectivity via 3G, 4G, external dongles or tethering via smartphones
  • OS support: RTOS, ThreadX, DSP-BIOS, Linux, Android, WinCE, , uItron support
  • CPU support: Freescale, Renesas, Texas Instruments, Intel and others
  • Complete reference design with reference GUI

Benefits for manufacturers:
  • Trusted middleware deployed in dozens of designs
  • Focus on applications and value added functionality
  • Same middleware and APIs across low end and high end designs, different chipsets and OSs
  • Professional services to guarantee design success
  • Ongoing support for new devices, protocols and media types
  • Rigid interop testing to ensure devices support
  • Slick, top notch performance with modern interface
  • Complete source code

Components Featured:
1. USBware: USB connectivity
USBware for Consumer Audio was designed to support the specific needs of consumer audio systems manufacturers. USBware enables the implementation of USB connectivity in smart homes, allowing end users to communicate directly via USB with MP3 players, iPods, thumb drives, 3G dongles, WiFi routers and other devices. Typical Audio use cases for USB connectivity include: :

  • Multimedia systems:
    • Connecting USB flash drives to media streamers and TVs, enabling end-users to manage, use or transfer their pictures, audio or video files onto their in-home display screens
    • Streaming digital audio or video content using PMPs, MP3 or MP4 players connected to the home stereo
    • Providing high quality audio playback and steaming from Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad devices via Jungo's high quality and proven embedded USB iPod drivers

  • Connectivity Box:
    • Offering WiFi or wireless connectivity by enabling end users to insert USB WiFi or USB wireless dongles, and easily connect to their preferred wireless networks
    • Offering 3G and 4G connectivity via USB mobile broadband modems

  • Mobile Handsets:
    • Connecting mobile handsets into embedded hands free systems Streaming media to and from audio systems
    • Synchronizing mobile content with users' media centers’ databases (pictures, contacts, calendars etc.)
    • Using smartphones to provide internet access to the home TV, e.g as modem or Tethering
    • Streaming smartphones applications to TV screen, e.g via VNC

  • Configuration: Jungo provides a complete embedded USB stack required to implement USB connectivity in consumer audio devices. USBware features scalable architecture, supporting a variety of off-the-shelf USB controllers and operating systems, in addition to supporting non-standard controllers and proprietary operating systems. This enables consumer audio device manufacturers to select the architecture best suitable for their device, and furthermore enables existing devices to easily add USB connectivity in future designs. For more details on our embedded USB stack, visit the USBware product page.
    2. BTware: Bluetooth connectivity
    Jungo's Bluetooth stack for consumer audio systems feature common profiles used for the various Audio system needs:
    • Support for media players with iPod/iPhone software control stack, Human interface (HID), Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), The Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
    • Using smartphones to provide internet access to the home media system, e.g. as modem or Tethering
    For more details on our Bluetooth stack, visit the BTware product page.
    3. MediaCore: High-level media framework
    MediaCore provides full support for iPod, MP3/MP4 players, FLASH drives, local hard disks, CD/DVD, mobile phones, MTP, any USB mass storage device, Bluetooth and Wifi connected devices, and provides a middleware for accessing, indexing, retrieving and streaming the media content on them. For more details on our in-car media framework, visit the MediaCore product page.
    4. Advanced Smartphone Connectivity
    Jungo's solution for consumer audio systems include support for streaming navigation, content and data from smartphones. Among others, Jungo supports:
    • iPod Out protocol
    • Android Accessory Protocol
    • iPhone Applications control
    • Tethering mode
    • 3G and Wifi connectivity from datacards and phones
    5. Internet Connectivity
    Jungo's solution for smarter TV systems include support internet access and sharing of internet connections in home. Jungo's software enables getting internet connection from 3G datacard or phones, and sharing them over Wifi with locally connected devices in home.



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