VEHICLE INTERFACE DOCKING SYSTEM FOR DSRC-EQUIPPED USER DEVICES IN A VEHICLE

• US 20160105539A1
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Michigan (University of Michigan)
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Michigan (University of Michigan)
• Inventors: MADDOX, John M., SAYER, James Richard, WEIMERSKIRCH, Andre
• Application Number:
  US14/882,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20160105539A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40215 Controller Area Network CAN
• 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: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• 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

Abstract

A vehicle interface docking system for dedicated short range communication equipped user device in a vehicle. The vehicle interface docking system includes a cradle mount mountable to the vehicle within line of sight of an operator. The cradle mount retains the dedicated short range communication equipped user device. The system further includes an antenna operably connectable with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device, a power source operably connectable with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device, a communications interface providing a communications pathway between the dedicated short range communications equipped user device and a controller area network of the vehicle and the antenna, and a central processing unit executing a vehicle-to-everything program.

Claims

1. A vehicle interface docking system for a dedicated short range communication equipped user device in a vehicle, the vehicle interface docking system comprising:

a cradle mount mountable to the vehicle within line of sight of an operator, the cradle mount retaining the dedicated short range communication equipped user device;

an antenna operably connectable with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device;

a power source operably connectable with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device;

a communications interface providing a communications pathway between the dedicated short range communications equipped user device and a controller area network of the vehicle and the antenna; and

a central processing unit executing a vehicle-to-everything program, the program being stored in non-volatile memory.

2. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the central processing unit receiving at least speed data from the vehicle via the controller area network.

3. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the antenna is a combination DSRC antenna and GPS antenna.

4. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the antenna is a DSRC antenna.

5. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the power source is a vehicle power source.

6. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the power source is a user device power source.

7. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the communications interface is a wireless interface.

8. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the communications interface is a wired interface.

9. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 1 wherein the communications interface employs a security credential management server authenticating communications between the dedicated short range communications equipped user device and the controller area network.

10. A vehicle interface docking system for a dedicated short range communication equipped user device in a vehicle, the vehicle interface docking system comprising:

a dedicated short range communications equipped user device executing a vehicle-to-everything program, the program being stored in non-volatile memory;

a cradle mount mountable to the vehicle within line of sight of an operator, the cradle mount releasably retaining the dedicated short range communication equipped user device;

an antenna operably coupled with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device, the antenna providing at least one of a GPS signal and a DSRC signal;

a power source operably coupled with the dedicated short range communication equipped user device; and

a communications interface providing a communications pathway between the dedicated short range communications equipped user device and a controller area network bus of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the dedicated short range communications equipped user device receives at least speed data from the vehicle via the controller area network bus.

12. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the antenna provides both the GPS signal and the DSRC signal.

13. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the power source is a vehicle power source.

14. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the power source is a user device power source.

15. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the communications interface is a wireless interface.

16. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the communications interface is a wired interface.

17. The vehicle interface docking system according to claim 10 wherein the communications interface employs a security credential management server authenticating communications between the dedicated short range communications equipped user device and the controller area network bus.