METHOD FOR OPERATING A SERVICE BY A HOST SYSTEM WITH A HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE, THE HOST SYSTEM AND THE MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HOST SYSTEM PACKAGE

• US 20080171514A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive France (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Lee, Richard, Fava-Rivi, Christophe, Wild, Chris, Grant, Marc, Gaborit, David
• Application Number:
  US11/969,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20080171514A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a service in an environment outside a mobile electronic device. The service is able to be operated by means of a host system with a human-machine interface adapted to the environment. The mobile device is brought into communication with the host system which senses the operability of the service by the mobile device, the host system is downloaded with a proxy for operating the service and the service operation is transferred onto the host system by means of its human-machine interface. The host system comprises means for reproducing information, controlling means for a user, a communication processor, a memory for storing a proxy software for operating a service and a processor for operating the proxy software.

Claims

1. A method for operating at least one service in an environment outside a mobile electronic device, wherein the service is operable, and by means of a host system with a human-machine interface being adapted to the environment, said method comprising:

bringing the mobile device into communication with the host system;

sensing the operability of the service by the mobile device;

downloading the host system with an operating proxy of the service; and

transferring the service operation to the host system by means of its human-machine interface.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the service is a direct service (9) of the mobile device.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the service is a service provided by an operator and only operable by the mobile device.

4. A method according to claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein the proxy for operating the service is downloaded from the mobile device for operating the service.

5. A method according to claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein the proxy for operating the service is downloaded from a server.

6. A method according to claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein, for operating the service from the host system, there is also downloaded a software for defining information presentation features on the human-machine interface in the host system.

7. A host system for operating at least one service in an environment outside a mobile electronic device, wherein the service is operable, said host system being adapted to the environment, the system comprising:

a human-machine interface having means for reproducing information and means for user control;

at least one communication processor;

one storing memory for a proxy software for operating the service; and

one processor for the operation of the proxy software,

wherein the host system is downloaded with an operating proxy of the server and the service operation is transferred to the host system by means of the human-machine interface responsive to the mobile device being brought into communication with the host system and sensing the operability of the service.

8. A system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a mass memory;

a central processing unit;

a graphic controller;

a vocal command member; and

a carrier bus controller.

9. A system according to claims 7 or 8, further comprising a media hub software provided for downloading, storing and operation the proxy software.

10. A service operating package comprising:

at least one mobile electronic device for operation the service with a human-machine interface;

a host system in an environment outside the mobile device with a human-machine interface; and

means provided for transferring the operation of the human-machine interface from the mobile device onto the human-machine interface in the host system.

11. A package according to claim 10, wherein the host system is configured for sensing the presence of the mobile device and its operability for a service.

12. A package according to claims 10 or 11, further comprising a server for downloading a proxy.