Automatic discovery of wireless communication settings

• US 20070259674A1
• Filed: 03/02/2007
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TomTom Navigation B.V (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Geelen, Pieter, Neef, Edwin
• Granted Patent: US 8,670,727 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/102 using electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A method of discovering connection specific settings from a mobile unit for a telecommunications connection at a navigation device is disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the method may include establishing a wireless connection between the mobile unit and the navigation device to retrieve preliminary information from the mobile device, querying of a plurality of entries in a database within the navigation device based on the preliminary information, attempting to establish the telecommunications connection using the queried entries, and storing the entry resulting in a successful establishment of the telecommunications connection as the connection specific settings for the mobile unit.

Claims

1. A method of discovering connection specific settings of a mobile unit for a telecommunications connection at a navigation device, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless connection between the mobile unit and the navigation device to retrieve preliminary information from the mobile unit;

querying a plurality of entries in a database within the navigation device based on the preliminary information;

attempting to establish the telecommunications connection using the queried entries; and

storing the one of the plurality of entries resulting in a successful establishment of the telecommunications connection as the connection specific settings for the mobile unit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the wireless connection further includes attempting to retrieve connection specific information directly from the mobile unit.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising establishing the telecommunications connection upon the connection specific information being retrieved from the mobile unit.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising indicating, on the navigation device, successful establishment of the telecommunications connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless connection is a BLUETOOTH connection.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the preliminary information includes at least one of a model number, service provider, brand, type, telephone number, Access Point Network (APN) access code, APN access prefix, GPRS access code, and GPRS access prefix.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection specific settings includes at least one of a model number, service provider, brand, type, telephone number, Access Point Network (APN) access code, APN access prefix, GPRS access code, and GPRS access prefix.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunication connection is an internet connection.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the internet connection is established through a service provider associated with the mobile unit.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting a user of the navigation device to enter at least a portion of the preliminary information if the preliminary information is not retrieved or partially retrieved, wherein the querying is based on the portion of the preliminary information entered.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a geographic location of the navigation device; and

prompting a user of the navigation device to verify the geographic location or enter at least a portion of the preliminary information if the preliminary information is not retrieved, wherein the querying is based on at least one of the portion of the preliminary information entered and the geographic location.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving information relating to additional features supported by the mobile unit using the wireless connection.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the additional features include at least one of hands-free access, phone-book access, short messaging services (SMS) access, email, and telephone number dialing access.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein SMS access includes displaying a graphical representation of messages received on the mobile unit on the navigation device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein phone-book access includes displaying a graphical representation of a phone-book stored on the mobile unit on the navigation device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein telephone number dialing access includes allowing the navigation device to dial telephone numbers and establish a wireless call using the mobile unit.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein hands-free access includes at least one of receiving, placing, and ending wireless telephone calls using the navigation device.

18. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a processor of a navigation device, causing the navigation device to implement the method of claim 1.

26. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a processor of a navigation device, causing the navigation device to implement the method of claim 1.

27. A navigation device, comprising:

a processor for performing the method of claim 1.

19. A method of discovering connection specific settings from a mobile unit for a telecommunications connection at a navigation device, the method comprising:

sending preliminary information from the mobile unit to the navigation device on a wireless connection, the preliminary information to be used to query a database in the navigation device containing connection specific settings for a plurality of mobile unit;

receiving connection specific settings for the mobile unit from the navigation device; and

establishing the telecommunications connection using the received connection specific settings.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising alerting the navigation device of a successful telecommunications connection.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the connection specific settings includes at least one of a model number, service provider, brand, type, telephone number, Access Point Network (APN) access code, APN access prefix, GPRS access code, and GPRS access prefix.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the telecommunication connection is an internet connection.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the internet connection is established through a service provider associated with the mobile unit.

24. The method of claim 19, further comprising sending information relating to additional features supported by the mobile unit using the wireless connection.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the additional features include at least one of hands-free access, phone-book access, short messaging services (SMS) access, email, and telephone number dialing access.

28. A navigation device, comprising:

a database to store a plurality of entries including connection specific settings for a plurality of mobile units, the connection specific settings enabling a telecommunications connection for the navigation device through a mobile unit;

a memory to store connection specific settings for at least one mobile unit of the plurality of mobile units; and

a processor to query a plurality of entries of the database to retrieve the connection specific settings for the at least one mobile unit based on preliminary information received from the mobile unit.

29. The navigation device of claim 28, wherein the at least one mobile unit is connected to the navigation device using a BLUETOOTH wireless connection.

30. The navigation device of claim 28, wherein the preliminary information includes at least one of a model number, service provider, brand, type, telephone number, Access Point Network (APN) access code, APN access prefix, GPRS access code, and GPRS access prefix.

31. The navigation device of claim 28, wherein the connection specific settings includes at least one of a model number, service provider, brand, type, telephone number, Access Point Network (APN) access code, APN access prefix, GPRS access code, and GPRS access prefix.

32. The navigation device of claim 28, wherein the telecommunication connection is an internet connection.

33. The navigation device of claim 32, wherein the internet connection is established through a service provider associated with the at least one mobile unit.