Specifications

Windows Embedded Automotive 7 Deep Dive: Phone Core and Media Core 57
Media Core Deep Dive
With Windows Embedded Automotive 7 Media Core, users can use intuitive user interfaces to
enjoy their media—whether stored locally on the Automotive 7 device or through connected
media players or Bluetooth-enabled phones. Media Core provides OEMs a robust set of APIs
and services that access and control stored media and media metadata.
Media Core Architecture Overview
Media Core provides a uniform interface for indexing and using media from mass storage
devices (MSDs), MP3 players, Apple devices (including the iPhone), media transfer protocol
(MTP) devices, and media-capable Bluetooth phones.
Figure 16: Media Core logical architecture
An OEM must always develop the media player application and human machine interface (HMI)
layer at the top of the Media Core architecture. Automotive 7 provides a sample application
(MediaPlayerSample) that demonstrates how OEM developers can use the API set, but the
sample application is not intended as an example of excellent in-vehicle interface design.