Vehicle with display system for interacting with wearable device

• US 20170155998A1
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Application Number:
  US15/357,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20170155998A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6815 Ear
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A system includes a vehicle, a vehicle network disposed within the vehicle, and a vehicle display operative connected to the vehicle network. The vehicle network is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one wireless earpiece to receive data from the at least one wireless earpiece and display information associated with the at least one wireless earpiece on the vehicle display. The vehicle may also be configured to receive input from an occupant wearing the at least one wireless earpiece using the vehicle display and communicate the input to the at least one wireless earpiece.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a vehicle;

a vehicle network disposed within the vehicle;

a vehicle display operative connected to the vehicle network;

wherein the vehicle network is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one wireless earpiece to receive data from the at least one wireless earpiece and display information associated with the at least one wireless earpiece on the vehicle display.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is further configured to access audio files from the at least one wireless earpiece and display information about the audio files on the vehicle display.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is further configured to access a playlist from the at least one wireless earpiece and display the playlist on the vehicle display.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is further configured to access health monitoring data from the at least one wireless earpiece and display information about the health monitoring data on the vehicle display.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is further configured to access a destination from the at least one wireless earpiece and display the destination on the vehicle display.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle display is a touch screen display.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the vehicle is configured to receive input from an occupant wearing the at least one wireless earpiece using the touch screen display and communicate the input to the at least one wireless earpiece.

8. A method for communicating information to a wireless earpiece of an occupant within a vehicle, the method comprising:

providing a vehicle having a vehicle display in operative communication with a vehicle network of the vehicle;

wirelessly connecting the vehicle to the wireless earpiece of the occupant within the vehicle; and

receiving data from the wireless earpiece and displaying the data on the vehicle display of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the data is one or more audio files stored on the wireless earpiece.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the data is a playlist stored on the wireless earpiece.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the data is health monitoring data sensed using a sensor of the wireless earpiece.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the data is a destination location stored on the wireless earpiece.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the vehicle display is a touchscreen display and wherein the method further comprises receiving input from the occupant of the vehicle at the touchscreen display and sending the input to the wireless earpiece.