Extensible infotainment/telematics system with process control shifting
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions;
a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and
where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit, where shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions is based on relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit.
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Abstract
A system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions may overlap with one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device are connectable with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit. Shifting of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions may be based on the relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit, where shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions is based on relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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2. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another for intelligent communication to transfer execution of at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions to the portable communication device, where the transfer of the execution to the portable communication device is based on the portable communication device comprising more processing power than the fixed base unit to execute the transferred function. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 21)
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8. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another to move execution of at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions to the fixed base unit based on the fixed base unit having more processing power than the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a fixed base unit having a base unit processor and a user interface including a display, where the fixed base unit includes a plurality of base unit devices cooperating with the base unit processor to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; a portable communication device having a portable communication device processor, where the portable communication device further includes a plurality of PCD devices cooperating with the portable communication device processor to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of standalone infotainment/telematics functions overlaps one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions to a corresponding PCD device, where shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions to the PCD device of the portable communication device is based on relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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fixed base unit means for executing a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; portable communication device means for executing a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit means and the portable communication device means communicate with one another to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device means or the fixed base unit means to the other of the portable communication device means or fixed base unit means, where relative processing power of the portable communication means and the fixed base unit means dictates the shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions.
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15. A method for operating an infotainment/telematics system comprising:
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executing a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions using a fixed base unit; executing a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions using a portable communication device, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; establishing a communication between the portable communication device and fixed base unit for intelligent communication; and shifting at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or fixed base unit, where shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions is based on relative processing power of the portable communication and the fixed base unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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