Self-learning bluetooth infotainment connectivity

1. A wireless connectivity arrangement for an infotainment system of a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:

a user profile manager configured to store associations between users of the motor vehicle and respective personal electronic devices; and

a wireless connection manager communicatively coupled to the user profile manager, the wireless connection manager being configured to:

detect that a personal electronic device is in a vicinity of the vehicle;

refer to the user profile manager to determine whether the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle;

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, automatically establish a wireless connection between the personal electronic devices and the vehicle; and

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, respond to a command from the user by:

establishing a wireless connection between the personal electronic device and the vehicle; and

identifying the personal electronic device as a primary personal electronic device of the current user in the user profile manager.

2. The arrangement of claim 1 further comprising a wireless connection history manager communicatively coupled to the wireless connection manager and configured to store identifications of ones of the personal electronic devices that have been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle.

3. The arrangement of claim 2 wherein the wireless connection history manager is configured to store times at which the personal electronic device has been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle.

4. The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the wireless connection manager is configured to, if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, respond to a command from the user by storing within the user profile manager an association between the personal electronic device and the current user, wherein the association identifies the personal electronic device as the user's primary personal electronic device.

5. The arrangement of claim 4 wherein the association includes an identification of the personal electronic device and an identification of the user.

6. The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the command from the user comprises a command to make the wireless connection, the wireless connection manager being configured to respond to a command from the user to not make the connection by not making the connection.

7. The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the current user of the vehicle is a current driver of the vehicle.

8. A wireless connectivity method for an infotainment system of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

storing associations between users of the motor vehicle and respective personal electronic devices;

detecting that a personal electronic device is in a vicinity of the vehicle;

determining whether the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle;

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, automatically establishing a wireless connection between the personal electronic devices and the vehicle; and

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, responding to a command from the user by:

establishing a wireless connection between the personal electronic device and the vehicle; and

storing in memory an identification of the personal electronic device as a primary personal electronic device of the current user.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising storing in memory identifications of ones of the personal electronic devices that have been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising storing in memory times at which the personal electronic device has been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein, if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, a command from the user is responded to by storing in memory an association between the personal electronic device and the current user, wherein the association identifies the personal electronic device as the user's primary personal electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the association includes an identification of the personal electronic device and an identification of the user.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the command from the user comprises a command to make the wireless connection, the method further comprising responding to a command from the user to not make the connection by not making the connection.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the current user of the vehicle is a current driver of the vehicle.

15. A wireless connectivity arrangement for an infotainment system of a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:

a user profile manager configured to store associations between users of the motor vehicle and respective personal electronic devices;

a wireless connection history manager configured to store identifications of ones of the personal electronic devices that have been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle; and

a wireless connection manager communicatively coupled to the user profile manager and the wireless connection history manager, the wireless connection manager being configured to:

detect that a personal electronic device is near or in the vehicle;

refer to the user profile manager to determine whether the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle;

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, automatically wirelessly connect the personal electronic devices and the vehicle;

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, and if a first command is received from the user, respond to the first command from the user by:

wirelessly connecting the personal electronic device and the vehicle; and

identifying the personal electronic device as a primary personal electronic device of the current user in the user profile manager, and

if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, and if a second command is received from the user, respond to the second command from the user by:

wirelessly connecting the personal electronic device and the vehicle; and

refrain from identifying the personal electronic device as a primary personal electronic device of the current user in the user profile manager.

16. The arrangement of claim 15 wherein the wireless connection history manager is configured to store times at which the personal electronic device has been previously wirelessly connected to the vehicle.

17. The arrangement of claim 15 wherein the wireless connection manager is configured to, if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, respond to the first command from the user by storing within the user profile manager an association between the personal electronic device and the current user, wherein the association identifies the personal electronic device as the user's primary personal electronic device.

18. The arrangement of claim 17 wherein the association includes an identification of the personal electronic device and an identification of the user.

19. The arrangement of claim 15 wherein the wireless connection manager is configured to, if it is determined that the personal electronic device is not a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle, respond to a third command from the user by not making the connection between the personal electronic device and the vehicle.

20. The arrangement of claim 15 wherein the current user of the vehicle is a current driver of the vehicle.