CONTROLLING A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS CONNECTION BETWEEN A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT AND AN IN-VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of communicating using a vehicle telematics unit and an in-vehicle audio system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) detecting a vehicle event at the vehicle telematics unit;
(b) terminating any existing short-range wireless connections between the vehicle telematics unit and one or more wireless devices carried by a vehicle occupant;
(c) establishing a short-range wireless connection between the vehicle telematics unit and the in-vehicle audio system; and
(d) providing communications between the vehicle occupant and a central facility using the short-range wireless connection established during step (c).
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Abstract
A system and method of communicating using a vehicle telematics unit and an in-vehicle audio system includes detecting a vehicle event at the vehicle telematics unit; terminating any existing short-range wireless connections between the vehicle telematics unit and wireless devices carried by a vehicle occupant; establishing a short-range wireless connection between the vehicle telematics unit and the in-vehicle audio system; and providing communications between the vehicle occupant and a central facility using the short-range wireless connection established between the vehicle telematics unit and the in-vehicle audio system.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of communicating using a vehicle telematics unit and an in-vehicle audio system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting a vehicle event at the vehicle telematics unit; (b) terminating any existing short-range wireless connections between the vehicle telematics unit and one or more wireless devices carried by a vehicle occupant; (c) establishing a short-range wireless connection between the vehicle telematics unit and the in-vehicle audio system; and (d) providing communications between the vehicle occupant and a central facility using the short-range wireless connection established during step (c). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of communicating using a vehicle telematics unit and an in-vehicle audio system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a first link between the vehicle telematics unit and the in-vehicle audio system via a short-range wireless connection, wherein the first link is designated as a passive link; (b) establishing a second link between the vehicle telematics unit and a wireless device carried by a vehicle occupant, wherein the second link is designated as an active link; (c) detecting a vehicle event using the vehicle telematics unit; (d) terminating the second link and designating the first link to be active in response to step (c); and (e) providing communications between the vehicle occupant and a central facility using the first link. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system of communication, comprising:
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an in-vehicle audio system that includes a display, a microphone, one or more audio speakers, and a first antenna capable of communicating using one or more short-range wireless protocols; and a vehicle telematics unit having an electronic processing device, a memory device, and a second antenna capable of communicating using one or more short-range wireless protocols, wherein the vehicle telematics unit establishes a first link with the in-vehicle audio system via a short-range wireless protocol, establishes a second link with a wireless device carried by a vehicle occupant via a short-range wireless protocol, detects a vehicle event and terminates the second link, and provides communications between the vehicle occupant and a central facility using the first link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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