Mobile device communicating with motor vehicle system
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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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Abstract
A vehicle system is in communication with a mobile device. The vehicle system receives information from the mobile device and determines the quality of the information. If the quality of the information is acceptable, the vehicle system may use the information from the mobile device. In addition, the quality of the information may be used to determine if the information should be sent to other vehicles.
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26 Claims
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1. A vehicle system for a motor vehicle comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing navigation information for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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automatically sensing a presence of a mobile device proximate the motor vehicle; establishing communications between an onboard navigation system of the motor vehicle and the mobile device; 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 a display device, whether the information received from the mobile device is accurate; prompting the user, via the display device, to select whether to use the information received from the mobile device to augment an operation of the onboard navigation system; using the information received from the mobile device to augment the operation of the onboard navigation system when the information received from the mobile device is determined to be accurate and when the user selects, via the display device, to use the information received from the mobile device; and preventing the onboard navigation system from using the information received from the mobile device when the information received from the mobile device is determined to be inaccurate and when the user selects, via the display device, not to use the information received from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing navigation information for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing communications between an onboard navigation system of the motor vehicle and a mobile device; receiving initial information from the mobile device; computing a mobile device validity and quality rating for the initial 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 of the initial information from the mobile device to determine whether the initial information received from the mobile device is accurate; notifying a user, via a display device, whether the initial information received from the mobile device is determined to be accurate; prompting the user, via the display device, to select whether to send additional information from the mobile device to another vehicle; sending the additional information from the mobile device to another vehicle when the initial information received from the mobile device is determined to be accurate and when the user selects, via the display device, to send the additional information to another vehicle; and preventing the additional information from the mobile device from being sent to the other vehicle when the initial information received from the mobile device is determined to be inaccurate and when the user selects, via the display, not to send the additional information to another vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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