INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA

• US 20110106333A1
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Scheider, Wolf-Henning, Poechmueller, Werner
• Granted Patent: US 8,948,923 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• 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 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

A method and system provide an interface in a vehicle for connecting to a mobile computing device for exchanging data between the interface and the mobile computing device, the interface being connected to a vehicle data bus for exchanging data with at least one vehicle system. The data exchange between the mobile computing device and the interface occurs according to a first data protocol and the data exchange between the interface and the at least one vehicle system occurs according to a second data protocol that differs from the first data protocol.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. An interface in a vehicle for connecting to a mobile computing device for exchanging data between the interface and the mobile computing device, comprising:

the interface; and

a vehicle data bus, the interface being connected to a vehicle data bus for exchanging data with at least one vehicle system,

wherein the exchange of data between the mobile computing device and the interface occurs according to a first data protocol and the exchange of data between the interface and the at least one vehicle system occurs according to a second data protocol that differs from the first data protocol.

13. The interface as recited in claim 12, wherein the interface is designed to transmit instructions and/or information from the vehicle to the mobile computing device and/or to transmit instructions and/or information from the mobile computing device to the vehicle.

14. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

an administrative unit for regulating access conflicts in the event that an instruction given by the mobile computing device contradicts an instruction present in the vehicle system.

15. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

an identification unit for outputting an identification of the vehicle system to the mobile computing device.

16. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

a wireless interface for establishing a wireless link to the mobile computing device.

17. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

a mechanical mount for attaching the mobile computing device.

18. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

an electrical connector for transmitting a supply voltage to the mobile computing device.

19. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

a memory unit for storing program code for performing a data exchange between the interface and the mobile computing device using a data protocol.

20. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising a memory unit for storing and transmitting driver information for controlling at least one vehicle function for the mobile computing device.

23. The interface as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

a mechanical mount for attaching the mobile computing device in a region of the instrument panel of the vehicle.

21. A method for exchanging data between a mobile computing device and a vehicle system via an interface between the mobile computing device and a vehicle data bus, comprising:

performing the exchange of data between the mobile computing device and the interface according to a first data protocol; and

performing the exchange of data between the interface and the at least one vehicle system according to a second data protocol that differs from the first data protocol.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein the vehicle system is connected to a data network outside of the vehicle via the interface in such a way that a mobile telephone link to the data network is established via a mobile telephone interface of the mobile computing device.