Managing short-range wireless device connection preferences at a vehicle
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1. A method of managing handheld wireless devices at a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving, at the vehicle, information broadcasted from a handheld wireless device during a wireless device discoverable mode;
(b) storing, at the vehicle, at least some of the information broadcasted from the handheld wireless device, the stored information including an identity of the handheld wireless device;
(c) associating the identity of the handheld wireless device with a preferred group of wireless devices;
(d) detecting a plurality of handheld wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol or a wired connection;
(e) determining whether one of the plurality of handheld wireless devicesdetected in step (d) belongs to the preferred group of wireless devices; and
(f) when one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) is determined to belong to the preferred group of wireless devices in step (e), creating a communication link between the handheld wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit.
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Abstract
A method of managing wireless devices at a vehicle includes detecting a plurality of wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol; determining that one of the plurality of wireless devices belongs to a preferred group of wireless devices; and creating a short-range wireless link between the wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit.
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1. A method of managing handheld wireless devices at a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving, at the vehicle, information broadcasted from a handheld wireless device during a wireless device discoverable mode; (b) storing, at the vehicle, at least some of the information broadcasted from the handheld wireless device, the stored information including an identity of the handheld wireless device; (c) associating the identity of the handheld wireless device with a preferred group of wireless devices; (d) detecting a plurality of handheld wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol or a wired connection; (e) determining whether one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) belongs to the preferred group of wireless devices; and (f) when one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) is determined to belong to the preferred group of wireless devices in step (e), creating a communication link between the handheld wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing handheld wireless devices at a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting a plurality of handheld wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol, wherein detecting includes receiving, at the vehicle, information broadcasted from the plurality of handheld wireless devices during a wireless device discoverable mode; (b) storing, at least temporarily, at the vehicle, at least some of the information broadcasted from the plurality of handheld wireless devices, the stored information including an identity for each detected handheld wireless device; (c) presenting the identity for each detected handheld wireless device on a visual display in the vehicle; (d) receiving a selection from a vehicle occupant that places one or more of the presented identities in a preferred group; and (e) creating a short-range wireless link between a handheld wireless device from the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit or other vehicle system module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing handheld wireless devices at a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving, at the vehicle, information broadcasted from a handheld wireless device during a wireless device discoverable mode; (b) storing, at the vehicle, at least some of the information broadcasted from the handheld wireless device, the stored information including an identity of the handheld wireless device; (c) associating the identity of the handheld wireless device with a preferred group of wireless devices; (d) detecting a plurality of handheld wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol; (e) determining whether one or more of the detected handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) are associated with the preferred group; (f) when at least one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) is determined to belong to the preferred group of wireless devices in step (e), establishing a short-range wireless connection between the handheld wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit to the exclusion of detected handheld wireless devices not associated with the preferred group; and (g) when none of the plurality of handheld devices detected in step (d) is determined to belong to the preferred group of wireless devices in step (e), establishing a short-range wireless connection between a detected handheld wireless device of a vehicle occupant not associated with the preferred group. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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