SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for configuring software applications for use in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- selecting a software application stored in the motor vehicle from a vehicle service provider using a device separate from the motor vehicle;
communicating a configuration Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the vehicle service provider to the device;
configuring the software application using the configuration URL on the device;
communicating the configuration of the software application from the device to the vehicle service provider;
updating the software application with the configuration;
starting the software application using a module of the motor vehicle;
sending a request from the motor vehicle to the vehicle service provider requesting the configuration of the software application;
sending the configuration of the software application to the motor vehicle; and
configuring the software application stored in the motor vehicle using the configuration of the software application sent by the service provider.
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Abstract
A system and method for allowing a user to select and manage software applications in their vehicle from any Internet enabled device and allows the user to remotely configure the content of each specific application from any Internet enabled device. Once the application has been configured via the internet enabled device, the user launches the application from the vehicle. Upon launching, the application dynamically retrieves the user'"'"'s settings from the server and downloads any information or content necessary. In this manner, the application is personalized to the user'"'"'s settings, without the user ever having to take any actions from within the vehicle, or to personalie the user'"'"'s settings while the vehicle is in Park.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for configuring software applications for use in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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selecting a software application stored in the motor vehicle from a vehicle service provider using a device separate from the motor vehicle; communicating a configuration Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the vehicle service provider to the device; configuring the software application using the configuration URL on the device; communicating the configuration of the software application from the device to the vehicle service provider; updating the software application with the configuration; starting the software application using a module of the motor vehicle; sending a request from the motor vehicle to the vehicle service provider requesting the configuration of the software application; sending the configuration of the software application to the motor vehicle; and configuring the software application stored in the motor vehicle using the configuration of the software application sent by the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring software applications for use in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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selecting a software application stored in the motor vehicle from a vehicle service provider using a device separate from the motor vehicle; communicating a configuration Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the vehicle service provider to the device; configuring the software application using the configuration URL on the device; communicating the configuration of the software application from the device to the vehicle service provider; updating the software application with the configuration; starting the software application using a module of the motor vehicle; sending a request from the motor vehicle to the vehicle service provider requesting the configuration of the software application; sending the configuration of the software application to the motor vehicle; configuring the software application stored in the motor vehicle using the configuration of the software application sent by the service provider; requesting dynamic content from the module of the motor vehicle to the service provider; retrieving the dynamic content using the service provider; and communicating the dynamic content from the vehicle service provider to the module of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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