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Mobile device communicating with motor vehicle system

  • US 9,508,199 B2
  • Filed: 08/09/2013
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle system for a motor vehicle comprising:

  • an electronic control unit configured for installation and use as part of a motor vehicle;

    an onboard navigation system;

    an interface configured for enabling communication between the onboard navigation system and a mobile device;

    a display device; and

    a computer-readable medium in communication with the electronic control unit having stored thereon computer-readable instructions for instructing the electronic control unit to perform actions comprising;

    receiving information from the mobile device;

    computing a mobile device validity and quality rating for the information received from the mobile device;

    computing an onboard validity and quality rating for information from the onboard navigation system;

    evaluating the mobile device quality rating to determine whether the information received from the mobile device is accurate;

    notifying a user, via the display device, whether the information received from the mobile device is determined to be accurate;

    prompting the user, via the display device, to select whether to integrate at least one feature of the mobile device; and

    integrating the at least one feature of the mobile device with the onboard navigation system for receiving further information from the mobile device when the information received from the mobile device is determined to be accurate and when the user selects, via the display device, to integrate the at least one feature of the mobile device.

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