Cloud Integrated Vehicle Platform

• US 20170078398A1
• Filed: 09/14/2016
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vinli, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vinli, Inc.
• Inventors: Kinney, Powell McVay, Haidar, Mahmoud, Hall, Daniel Thomas, Turney, Kyle Justin
• Granted Patent: US 10,375,174 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• 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: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers

Abstract

A cloud integrated vehicle infotainment platform, method, and system are described. The system may include a cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform in communication with a vehicle information platform. The system may further include a graphical user interface configured to allow access to the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to Internet of Things devices. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to user data on a secure, password authenticated basis. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may be integrated with an automotive infotainment head unit and the vehicle information platform. The systems and method may be for integrating a software development platform using legacy communication protocols into the display screens currently installed in vehicles or to be installed in the future. The platform may facilitate interface of applications developed on the platform by third parties with existing displays installed in vehicles or future displays.

Claims

1. A method of controlling vehicle information exchange between one or more computing devices comprising:

integrating a vehicle infotainment platform with a vehicle information platform;

displaying vehicle information platform application graphical user interfaces at a computing device disposed within a vehicle via the vehicle infotainment platform;

providing an application programming interface for the vehicle infotainment platform;

authenticating one or more client electronic devices or home intelligent devices with the vehicle infotainment platform; and

providing access to one or more vehicle information platform applications at the computing device disposed within the vehicle via the vehicle infotainment platform.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing device disposed within the vehicle is an automotive infotainment head unit.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the automotive infotainment head unit comprises a display, one or more processors, and one or more buses, wherein the buses are in electronic communication with the processor and vehicle infotainment (IVI) memory of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing device disposed within the vehicle comprises a mobile electronic device, and further comprising providing access to one or more vehicle information platform applications via the mobile electronic device.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the application programming interface (API) of the vehicle infotainment platform is responsive to API requests from an active vehicle information platform application displayed on the automotive infotainment head unit, the API provide content and inputs to the an active vehicle information platform application.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the API is responsive to instructions transmitted from one or more third party computing devices to provide one or more types of content to the automotive infotainment head unit.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising filtering developer provided configuration information for each application such that information displayed to automotive infotainment head unit is constrained to reduce end user distraction.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising populating a vehicle information platform application with content selected in response to information received by the vehicle infotainment platform from a device connected to an OBD port of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a rules services as part of the vehicle infotainment platform, wherein one or more rules are subscribed to by one or more applications of the vehicle infotainment platform, wherein one or more of the rules comprise a device identifier;

one or more boundary constraints for the device; and

a state.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising controlling what information is displayed and how it is displayed from an application of the vehicle infotainment platform in response to one or more rules, wherein the rules are based on at least one of a vehicle situation, a location, a time and a user setting.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising, in response to vehicle telemetry data, displaying a first category of information to a user from an application when the vehicle is in motion and displaying a second category of information to the user when the vehicle has stopped.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising accessing one or more of maintenance milestones and predictive diagnostics in response to triggered vehicle alert, decipher DTC codes and presenting related vehicle maintenance information in real-time based on accessed information.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein a data collection software application configured to communicate with the vehicle infotainment platform is installed in or in communication with vehicle infotainment memory and further comprising outputting, to a user, information generated in response to data collected from the data collection software application.

14. A system comprising:

a cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform in communication with a vehicle information platform; and

a graphical user interface configured to allow access to the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform allows access to Internet of Things devices.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform requires an authentication information prior to granting secure access to user data, wherein the authentication information is selected from the group consisting of a password, a phrase, a biometric identifier, and multifactor authentication information.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform is integrated with an automotive infotainment head unit and the vehicle information platform.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform provides access to one or more of driving patterns, vehicle health, trip specific scenarios, connections, people, and external devices.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform allows access to intelligent home devices including one or more of smart vents, smart thermostats, smart security, smart lighting systems, distributed audio, smart pet devices, and awareness of these devices.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform is configured to control one or more intelligent home devices including at least one of smart vents, smart thermostats, smart security, smart lighting systems, distributed audio, smart pet devices, and awareness of these devices.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform displays one or more vehicle information platform application-based user interfaces via an automotive infotainment head unit.