Method Of Determining User Intent To Use Services Based On Proximity

• US 20160050510A1
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Denso International America Incorporated (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Denso International America Incorporated (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: GOLSCH, Kyle
• Granted Patent: US 9,532,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle. The method includes making functionality of the mobile electronic device accessible through the vehicle system based on where a sensor that the mobile electronic device is paired with is physically located about the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle comprising:

positioning a mobile electronic device on a pad within the motor vehicle, the pad including a sensor configured to detect the mobile electronic device, the sensor located within the pad;

using a selector proximate to the pad to select at least one of the following;

functionality of the mobile electronic device to be accessible through the vehicle system; and

the mobile electronic device from a plurality of mobile electronic devices such that functionality of the mobile electronic device is accessible through the vehicle system;

wherein the selector is activated only when the mobile electronic device is positioned on the pad and the mobile electronic device is paired by way of the sensor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pad includes a first recharging pad and a second recharging pad.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the selector is a first selector proximate to the first recharging pad;

a second selector is proximate to the second recharging pad;

the first and second selectors are on a same side of the first and second recharging pads;

the first selector is configured to select a first electronic device on the first pad for connection to the vehicle system; and

the second selector is configured to select a second electronic device on the second pad for connection to the vehicle system.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the selector is a first selector proximate to the first recharging pad;

a second selector is proximate to the second recharging pad;

the first and second selectors are on a same side of the first and second recharging pads;

the first selector is configured to select at least one of a plurality of functions of the first electronic device for control through the vehicle system; and

the second selector is configured to select at least one of a plurality of functions of the second electronic device for control through the vehicle system.

5. A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle comprising:

selecting functionality of a mobile electronic device to be accessible through the vehicle system using a display within the vehicle; and

positioning the mobile electronic device in contact with or in close proximity to a sensor before or after selecting the functionality in order to connect the mobile electronic device to the vehicle system, the sensor is located at or near the display.