Automatic Alert Playback Upon Recognition of a Paired Peripheral Device
First Claim
1. A system for providing alert information to a user of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a telematics unit associated with the vehicle and having audio and visual play functionalities, and further including a short range wireless interface;
a mobile wireless device that is paired with the vehicle via a pairing with the telematics unit, the mobile device further comprising;
a first communication interface for wirelessly receiving the alert information;
a second communication interface for communicating with the telematics unit via the short range wireless interface thereof;
a memory for storing the received alert information;
a processor for controlling the mobile device and for running an application for detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit via the second communications interface and for causing the alert information to be played in response to detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit.
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Abstract
A system for providing alert information to a user of a vehicle comprising a telematics unit associated with the vehicle and further including a short range wireless interface. A mobile wireless device is paired with the vehicle via a pairing with the telematics unit. The mobile device further comprises a first communication interface for wirelessly receiving the alert information and a second communication interface for communicating with the telematics unit via the short range wireless interface. A processor controls the mobile device, running an application for detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit and for causing the alert information to be played in response to detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for providing alert information to a user of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a telematics unit associated with the vehicle and having audio and visual play functionalities, and further including a short range wireless interface; a mobile wireless device that is paired with the vehicle via a pairing with the telematics unit, the mobile device further comprising; a first communication interface for wirelessly receiving the alert information; a second communication interface for communicating with the telematics unit via the short range wireless interface thereof; a memory for storing the received alert information; a processor for controlling the mobile device and for running an application for detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit via the second communications interface and for causing the alert information to be played in response to detecting that the mobile device is within range of the telematics unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having thereon computer-executable instructions for providing alert information to a user of a vehicle, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions for pairing a mobile device to a telematics unit associated with the vehicle, the pairing being over a first communication interface of the mobile device; instructions for receiving alert information over a second communication interface of the mobile device; and instructions for causing the alert information to be played when the mobile device and the telematics unit are within range over the first communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A method of providing alert information to a user of a vehicle, from a mobile device, the method comprising:
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over a first communication channel, pairing the mobile device with a telematics unit associated with the vehicle; separating the mobile device and the telematics device such that they are no longer in communication; while the mobile device and the telematics unit are separated, receiving alert information at the mobile device over a second communication interface; determining whether the alert information should be immediately played to the user, and if it is determined that the alert information should not be immediately played to the user, storing the alert information in a memory of the mobile unit; detecting that the mobile device and the telematics unit are within range of one another over the first communication channel and in response to this determination causing the alert information to be played. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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