Mobile Device Communicating With Motor Vehicle System
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1. A vehicle system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an electronic control unit configured for installation and use as part of a motor vehicle;
an onboard navigation system;
an interface configured for enabling communication between the navigation system and a mobile device; and
a computer-readable medium in communication with the electronic control unit having stored thereon computer-readable instructions for instructing the electronic control unit to perform actions comprising;
receiving information from the mobile device;
evaluating the quality of the information; and
integrating the mobile device with the navigation system for receiving further information from the mobile device.
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Abstract
A vehicle system is in communication with a mobile device. The vehicle system receives information from the mobile device and determines the quality of the information. If the quality of the information is acceptable, the vehicle system may use the information from the mobile device. In addition, the quality of the information may be used to determine if the information should be sent to other vehicles.
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1. A vehicle system for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an electronic control unit configured for installation and use as part of a motor vehicle; an onboard navigation system; an interface configured for enabling communication between the navigation system and a mobile device; and a computer-readable medium in communication with the electronic control unit having stored thereon computer-readable instructions for instructing the electronic control unit to perform actions comprising; receiving information from the mobile device; evaluating the quality of the information; and integrating the mobile device with the navigation system for receiving further information from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing navigation information for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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automatically sensing the presence of a mobile device proximate a motor vehicle; establishing communications between an onboard navigation system of the motor vehicle and the mobile device; receiving information from the mobile device; evaluating the quality of the information from the mobile device; using the information from the mobile device to augment the operation of the onboard navigation system if the quality of the information from the mobile device is determined to be acceptable; and preventing the onboard navigation system from using the information from the mobile device if the quality of the information from the mobile device is determined to be unacceptable. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing navigation information for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing communications between an onboard navigation system of the motor vehicle and the mobile device; receiving initial information from the mobile device; evaluating the quality of the initial information from the mobile device; sending additional information from the mobile device to another vehicle if the quality of the initial information is acceptable; and preventing any information from the mobile device from being sent to the other vehicle if the quality of the initial information is unacceptable. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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