Method and apparatus for application data transport handling

• US 9,078,238 B1
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Grover, Joey Ray, Danne, Philip Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Nguyen
• Application Number:
  US14/148,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20150195859A1
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/66.1, 455/344, 455/345
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive communication requests from a plurality of applications executing on a remote device, requesting communication with a vehicle computing system (VCS). The processor is also configured to save an identifier for each requesting application. The processor is further configured to establish a single communication channel to handle the communication requests. Also, the processor is configured to order the communication requests for delivery and relay data requests from the applications to the VCS over the identified transport format.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive communication requests from a plurality of applications executing on a remote device, requesting communication with a vehicle computing system (VCS);

save an identifier for each requesting application;

establish a single communication channel to handle communication requests;

order the communication requests for delivery; and

relay data requests, including the identifier saved for the application originating the request, from the applications to the VCS over the communication channel.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication channel includes an rfcomm channel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication channel includes near field communication.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication channel includes WiFi.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication channel includes Bluetooth.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to establish communication over the communication channel following a data delivery request.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to establish communication over the communication channel prior to a data delivery request.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving communication requests from a plurality of applications executing on a remote device, requesting communication with a vehicle computing system (VCS);

saving an identifier for each requesting application;

establishing a single communication channel to handle communication requests;

ordering the communication requests for delivery; and

relaying data requests, including the identifier saved for the application originating the request, from the applications to the VCS over the communication channel.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication channel includes an rfcomm channel.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication channel includes near field communication.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication channel includes WiFi.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication channel includes Bluetooth.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising establishing communication over the communication channel following a data delivery request.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising establishing communication over the communication channel prior to a data delivery request.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving communication requests from a plurality of applications executing on a remote device, requesting communication with a vehicle computing system (VCS);

saving an identifier for each requesting application;

establishing a single communication channel to handle communication requests;

ordering the communication requests for delivery; and

relaying data requests, including the identifier saved for the application originating the request, from the applications to the VCS over the communication channel.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the communication channel includes an rfcomm channel.

17. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the communication channel includes near field communication.

18. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the communication channel includes WiFi.

19. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the communication channel includes Bluetooth.

20. The storage medium of claim 15, further comprising establishing communication over the communication channel prior to a data delivery request.