SYNCHRONIZING MOBILE AND VEHICLE DEVICES

• US 20120225677A1
• Filed: 05/14/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Tiene, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 8,340,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.6
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/12 executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment

Abstract

Location information is received at a mobile device from the memory of a vehicle device. The mobile device is updated based on the location information. Sensor data is received from at least one sensor measuring movement of the mobile device, and an estimated location of the mobile device is calculated based at least in part on the location information and the sensor data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device and from a vehicle device, location information, the location information including;

an identifier of at least one of a contact person, an address, or an event; and

location coordinates associated with the identifier;

determining, by the mobile device, that a conflict exists between the received location information and contact information stored on the mobile device;

identifying, by the mobile device, a governing device for resolving the conflict, the governing device being one of the mobile device or the vehicle device; and

resolving the conflict based on the identified governing device, including;

upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, sending, from the mobile device to the vehicle device, the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

upon determining that the vehicle device is the governing device, updating, by the mobile device and using the identifier and location coordinates associated with the identifier, the contact information stored on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, an email address, a route, a point of interest, or a calendar entry.

3. The method of claim 1, where determining that the conflict exists comprises:

comparing the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

designating a difference between the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device resulted from the comparing as the conflict.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the governing device for resolving the conflict comprises:

providing for display a first user interface item associated with the mobile device and a second user interface item associated with the vehicle device;

receiving a user selection of the first user interface item or the second user interface item; and

identifying the governing device according to the user selection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, performing updating of the vehicle device using software instructions stored on the mobile device.

6. A system, comprising:

a mobile device configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the mobile device and from a vehicle device, location information, the location information including;

an identifier of at least one of a contact person, an address, or an event; and

location coordinates associated with the identifier;

determining, by the mobile device, that a conflict exists between the received location information and contact information stored on the mobile device;

identifying, by the mobile device, a governing device for resolving the conflict, the governing device being one of the mobile device or the vehicle device; and

resolving the conflict based on the identified governing device, including;

upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, sending, from the mobile device to the vehicle device, the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

upon determining that the vehicle device is the governing device, updating, by the mobile device and using the identifier and location coordinates associated with the identifier, the contact information stored on the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, an email address, a route, a point of interest, or a calendar entry.

8. The system of claim 6, where determining that the conflict exists comprises:

comparing the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

designating a difference between the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device resulted from the comparing as the conflict.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein identifying the governing device for resolving the conflict comprises:

providing for display a first user interface item associated with the mobile device and a second user interface item associated with the vehicle device;

receiving a user selection of the first user interface item or the second user interface item; and

identifying the governing device according to the user selection.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, performing updating of the vehicle device using software instructions stored on the mobile device.

11. A non-transitory storage device storing computer instructions, the computer instructions configured to cause a mobile device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device and from a vehicle device, location information, the location information including;

an identifier of at least one of a contact person, an address, or an event; and

location coordinates associated with the identifier;

determining, by the mobile device, that a conflict exists between the received location information and contact information stored on the mobile device;

identifying, by the mobile device, a governing device for resolving the conflict, the governing device being one of the mobile device or the vehicle device; and

resolving the conflict based on the identified governing device, including;

upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, sending, from the mobile device to the vehicle device, the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

upon determining that the vehicle device is the governing device, updating, by the mobile device and using the identifier and location coordinates associated with the identifier, the contact information stored on the mobile device.

12. The storage device of claim 11, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a name, a telephone number, an email address, a route, a point of interest, or a calendar entry.

13. The storage device of claim 11, where determining that the conflict exists comprises:

comparing the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device; and

designating a difference between the received location information and the contact information stored on the mobile device resulted from the comparing as the conflict.

14. The storage device of claim 11, wherein identifying the governing device for resolving the conflict comprises:

providing for display a first user interface item associated with the mobile device and a second user interface item associated with the vehicle device;

receiving a user selection of the first user interface item or the second user interface item; and

identifying the governing device according to the user selection.

15. The storage device of claim 11, wherein upon determining that the mobile device is the governing device, performing updating of the vehicle device using software instructions stored on the mobile device.