FACILITATING MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION INSTALLATION USING A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating installation of an application on a mobile device wherein the method is carried out by a vehicle and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) establishing short range communication with a mobile device of a user of the vehicle;
(b) sending identification information to a remote facility, wherein the identification information includes information pertaining to the vehicle, the user, and/or the mobile device;
(c) receiving a response from the remote facility indicating eligibility of the user to control one or more vehicle operations via the mobile device using the application;
(d) determining whether the application is installed on the mobile device; and
(e) prompting the user of the vehicle to install the application to the mobile device when it is determined that the application is not installed on the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method carried out by a vehicle for facilitating installation of a vehicle access application on a mobile device. The method begins by establishing short range communication with a mobile device. The vehicle sends identification information to a remote facility, wherein the identification information includes information pertaining to the vehicle, a user of the vehicle, and/or the mobile device. The vehicle receives a response from the remote facility wherein the response indicates eligibility of the user to control one or more vehicle operations using the application. The vehicle determines whether the application is installed on the mobile device and prompts the user of the vehicle to install the application to the mobile device when it is determined that the application is not installed on the mobile device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating installation of an application on a mobile device wherein the method is carried out by a vehicle and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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(a) establishing short range communication with a mobile device of a user of the vehicle; (b) sending identification information to a remote facility, wherein the identification information includes information pertaining to the vehicle, the user, and/or the mobile device; (c) receiving a response from the remote facility indicating eligibility of the user to control one or more vehicle operations via the mobile device using the application; (d) determining whether the application is installed on the mobile device; and (e) prompting the user of the vehicle to install the application to the mobile device when it is determined that the application is not installed on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of facilitating downloading of an application to a mobile device located at a vehicle wherein the method is carried out by the vehicle and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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(a) establishing communication with a mobile device of a user of the vehicle; (b) in response to step (a), sending identification information to a remote facility that indicates that the user has a mobile device; (c) receiving a response from the remote facility indicating eligibility of the user to access the vehicle via the mobile device using the application; (d) prompting the user to indicate whether to download and/or install the application; (e) receiving an indication from the user in response to step (c) that the application should be downloaded; (f) accessing a download link for the application in response to the user'"'"'s indication that the application should be downloaded; and (g) using the download link to initiate download of the application to the mobile device.
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