In-vehicle handsfree apparatus

• US 8,150,474 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2009
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Saito, Soichi, Hamanishi, Hiroyasu
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US12/384,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20090253466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,097 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/66.1, 455/550.1, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455/575.9
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• 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

Abstract

An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus connects a handsfree profile (HFP) with a cellular phone, and then connects a service discovery profile (SDF) with the cellular phone to thereby designate a compliance state of the cellular phone with respect to a phone book access profile (PBAP) as a PBAP compliance flag. Then, when a user performs an operation to require an all item transfer to transfer all items of phone book data registered in the cellular phone, the handsfree apparatus refers to the PBAP compliance flag to thereby select and connect either the PBAP or an object push profile (OPP) with the cellular phone.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus comprising:

a first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a first phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus without need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone;

a second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a second phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the second phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus with need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone;

a handsfree protocol connecting section configured to connect a handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the handsfree communication protocol for executing a handsfree communication using the cellular phone;

a function query protocol connecting section configured to connect a function query protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the function query protocol for asking a compliance state relative to a phone book data transfer protocol of the cellular phone; and

a control section configured,

when connecting the handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone using the handsfree protocol connecting section,

to connect the function query protocol with the cellular phone using the function query protocol connecting section and store in a storage section a function query response, which is notified by the cellular phone, in association with the cellular phone,

the control section being further configured,

when the user performs, using an operation section, an operation to require all item transfer, which regards all items of phone book data as a transfer target,

to refer to a function query response associated with a cellular phone, which the all item transfer is required of, in the storage section and select one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol, to thereby connect the one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol using a corresponding one of the first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section and the second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section.

2. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 1,

the control section being further configured,

when the user performs, using the operation section, an operation to require an addition transfer, which regards a part of phone book data as a transfer target,

without referring to a function query response associated with a cellular phone, which the addition transfer is required of, in the storage section,

to select the second phone book data transfer protocol to thereby connect the selected second phone book data transfer protocol using the second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section.

3. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 1,

the control section being further configured,

when being notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before a predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol, and

when being not notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before the predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section, or when the predetermined time elapses without being notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol.

4. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 1,

the control section being further configured,

when being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before a predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol, and

when not being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before the predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section, or when the predetermined time elapses without being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol.

5. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 1,

the control section being further configured,

when the storage section stores information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to connect the first phone book data transfer protocol with the cellular phone using the first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section even if the user does not perform an operation to require a phone book data transfer using the operation section.

6. An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus comprising:

a first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a first phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus without need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone;

a second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a second phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the second phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus with need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone;

a handsfree protocol connecting section configured to connect a handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the handsfree communication protocol for executing a handsfree communication using the cellular phone;

a function query protocol connecting section configured to connect a function query protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the function query protocol for asking a compliance state relative to a phone book data transfer protocol of the cellular phone; and

a control section configured,

when connecting the handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone using the handsfree protocol connecting section,

to connect a function query protocol with the cellular phone using the function query protocol connecting section and store a function query response, which is notified by the cellular phone, in association with the cellular phone in a storage section,

the control section being further configured,

when the user performs an operation to require a phone book data transfer using the operation section,

to refer to a function query response, which is stored in the storage section in association with a cellular phone, which the phone book data transfer is required of, and select one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol to thereby connect the one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol using a corresponding one of the first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section and the second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section.

7. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 6,

the control section being further configured,

when being notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before a predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

when not being notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before the predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section, or when the predetermined time elapses without being notified that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol.

8. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 6,

the control section being further configured,

when being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before a predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

when not being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol before a predetermined time elapses since the function query protocol is connected with the cellular phone by the function query protocol connecting section, or when the predetermined time elapses without being notified that the cellular phone is not compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to store, in the storage section, information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol.

9. The in-vehicle handsfree apparatus according to claim 6,

the control section being further configured,

when the storage section stores information indicating that the cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to connect the first phone book data transfer protocol with the cellular phone using the first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section even if the user does not perform an operation to require a phone book data transfer using the operation section.

10. A method for performing a phone book data transfer in an in-vehicle handsfree apparatus capable of connecting a handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone having phone book data, the cellular phone complying with both a first phone book data transfer protocol and a second phone book transfer protocol or complying with only the second phone book data transfer protocol, the first phone book data transfer being for executing an all item transfer to transfer all the phone book data of the cellular phone without need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone, the second phone book transfer protocol being for executing an addition transfer to transfer part of the phone book data of the cellular phone with need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone,

the method comprising:

connecting a handsfree communication protocol with the cellular phone for executing a handsfree communication;

connecting a function query protocol with the cellular phone for asking a compliance state relative to a phone book data transfer protocol of the cellular phone while the handsfree communication protocol is connected with the cellular phone;

storing in a storage section a function query response, which is notified by the cellular phone, in association with the cellular phone;

referring to the function query response associated with the cellular phone in the storage section when the user performs an operation to require the all item transfer;

selecting one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol based on the function query response referred to; and

connecting the selected one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol.

11. A method for performing a phone book data transfer in an in-vehicle handsfree apparatus capable of connecting a handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone having phone book data, the cellular phone complying with both a first phone book data transfer protocol and a second phone book transfer protocol or complying with only the second phone book data transfer protocol, the first phone book data transfer being for executing a data transfer of the phone book data of the cellular phone without need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone, the second phone book transfer protocol being for executing a data transfer of the phone book data of the cellular phone with need of a user'"'"'s operation to the cellular phone,

the method comprising:

connecting a handsfree communication protocol with the cellular phone for executing a handsfree communication;

connecting a function query protocol with the cellular phone for asking a compliance state relative to a phone book data transfer protocol of the cellular phone while the handsfree communication protocol is connected with the cellular phone;

storing in a storage section a function query response, which is notified by the cellular phone, in association with the cellular phone;

referring to the function query response associated with the cellular phone in the storage section when the user performs an operation to require a phone book data transfer;

selecting one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol based on the function query response referred to; and

connecting the selected one of the first phone book data transfer protocol and the second phone book data transfer protocol.

12. An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus comprising:

a first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a first phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus without need of a predetermined user'"'"'s operation;

a second phone book data transfer protocol connecting section configured to connect a second phone book data transfer protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the second phone book data transfer protocol for executing a phone book data transfer from the cellular phone to the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus with a predetermined user'"'"'s operation;

a handsfree protocol connecting section configured to connect a handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the handsfree communication protocol for executing a handsfree communication using the cellular phone;

a function query protocol connecting section configured to connect a function query protocol with a cellular phone compliant with the function query protocol for asking a compliance state relative to a phone book data transfer protocol of the cellular phone; and

a control section configured,

after connecting the handsfree communication protocol with a cellular phone using the handsfree protocol connecting section,

to connect the function query protocol with the cellular phone using the function query protocol connecting section and store in a storage section a function query response, which is notified by the cellular phone, in association with the cellular phone,

the control section being further configured,

when the user requires a phone book data transfer from a specific cellular phone,

to refer to a function query response associated with the specific cellular phone from which the phone book data transfer is required, and

when the specific cellular phone is compliant with the first phone book data transfer protocol,

to connect the first phone book data transfer protocol in preference to the second phone book data transfer protocol using the first phone book data transfer protocol connecting section.