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Granted Patent B2
US 9,538,339 · App. 13/761,451 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Method and system of outputting in a vehicle data streamed by mobile applications

Inventors: Yiping Xia (Shanghai, CN); Douglas VanDagens (Beverly Hills, MI); Edward Andrew Pleet (Livonia, MI); Doron M. Elliott (Detroit, MI)
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
H04W4/046
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Patent No.
US 9,538,339
App. No.
13/761,451
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for outputting visual data from a mobile device application on a mobile computing device to a vehicle display, the system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating signals between a mobile computing device and a vehicle computing system having a graphical display. The vehicle computing system is configured to receive caller identification from the mobile computing device identifying a mobile device application configured to operate with the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computer system is also configured to receive a signal from the mobile computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed on the vehicle display. The vehicle computer system may determine a location to display the visual indication on the display and output the visual indication on the vehicle display at the determined location.

Claims (36)

1. A system for outputting visual data from a mobile device application on a mobile computing device to a vehicle display, the system comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communicating signals between a mobile computing device and a vehicle computing system having a graphical display;

wherein the vehicle computing system is configured to:

i. receive a caller identification string from the mobile computing device identifying a mobile device application configured to operate with the vehicle computing system;

ii. receive a wireless signal from the mobile computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed on the vehicle display;

iii. determine a location to display the visual indication on the display; and

iv. output the visual indication on the vehicle display at the determined location.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visual indication includes turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visual indication includes text data related to turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visual indication includes graphical data related to turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the caller identification string includes a calling line identification presentation.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the caller identification string contains an alpha-numeric number that is insufficient for making an operable phone-call to a phone line.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle computing system is further configured to receive an audio video remote control profile message with a header indicating the mobile device is requesting to output the visual indication.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless signal from the mobile computing device includes an attention command.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the attention command is a list current call command.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device utilizing a synchronous connection-oriented link.

12. A mobile device utilizing a mobile application that outputs visual data to a vehicle computer system and to be output on a vehicle display, the device comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communicating signals from the mobile device to the vehicle computing system for processing by the vehicle computing system; and

a processor configured to:

i. send a caller identification string to the vehicle computer system using the wireless transceiver, the caller identification identifying the mobile application;

ii. receive a request from the vehicle computer system to send the visual data to the vehicle computer system;

iii. send a wireless signal to the vehicle computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed in the vehicle.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the visual indication contains text data of guidance instructions related to the mobile application.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the mobile application is a navigation application.

15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the caller identification string is a calling line identification presentation.

16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing a synchronous connection-oriented link.

17. The device of claim 12 , wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.

18. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to send a wireless signal to the vehicle computing device representative of an audible statement that corresponds to the visual indication to be displayed in the vehicle.

19. A vehicle computing system (VCS) comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communication between a mobile device (MD) and the VCS; and

a processor configured to:

i. receive a caller identification string from the MD identifying an application is operating on the MD;

ii. receive vehicle output data from the identified application instructing output to a vehicle display;

iii. output the received data to the vehicle display and in accordance to the instructions.

20. The vehicle computing system of claim 19 , wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2013
From: XIA, YIPING; VANDAGENS, DOUGLAS; PLEET, EDWARD ANDREW; ELLIOTT, DORON M.
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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