Method and system of outputting in a vehicle data streamed by mobile applications

• US 9,538,339 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Xia, Yiping, VanDagens, Douglas, Pleet, Edward Andrew, Elliott, Doron M.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TIMOTHY X
• Application Number:
  US13/761,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20140220948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/046 involving vehicles, e.g. floating traffic data [FTD] or vehicle traffic prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A system for outputting visual data from a mobile device application on a mobile computing device to a vehicle display, the system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating signals between a mobile computing device and a vehicle computing system having a graphical display. The vehicle computing system is configured to receive caller identification from the mobile computing device identifying a mobile device application configured to operate with the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computer system is also configured to receive a signal from the mobile computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed on the vehicle display. The vehicle computer system may determine a location to display the visual indication on the display and output the visual indication on the vehicle display at the determined location.

Claims

1. A system for outputting visual data from a mobile device application on a mobile computing device to a vehicle display, the system comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communicating signals between a mobile computing device and a vehicle computing system having a graphical display;

wherein the vehicle computing system is configured to;

i. receive a caller identification string from the mobile computing device identifying a mobile device application configured to operate with the vehicle computing system;

ii. receive a wireless signal from the mobile computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed on the vehicle display;

iii. determine a location to display the visual indication on the display; and

iv. output the visual indication on the vehicle display at the determined location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual indication includes turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual indication includes text data related to turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual indication includes graphical data related to turn by turn information related to a navigation application.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the caller identification string includes a calling line identification presentation.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the caller identification string contains an alpha-numeric number that is insufficient for making an operable phone-call to a phone line.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle computing system is further configured to receive an audio video remote control profile message with a header indicating the mobile device is requesting to output the visual indication.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal from the mobile computing device includes an attention command.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the attention command is a list current call command.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device utilizing a synchronous connection-oriented link.

12. A mobile device utilizing a mobile application that outputs visual data to a vehicle computer system and to be output on a vehicle display, the device comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communicating signals from the mobile device to the vehicle computing system for processing by the vehicle computing system; and

a processor configured to;

i. send a caller identification string to the vehicle computer system using the wireless transceiver, the caller identification identifying the mobile application;

ii. receive a request from the vehicle computer system to send the visual data to the vehicle computer system;

iii. send a wireless signal to the vehicle computing device representative of a visual indication to be displayed in the vehicle.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the visual indication contains text data of guidance instructions related to the mobile application.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the mobile application is a navigation application.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the caller identification string is a calling line identification presentation.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing a synchronous connection-oriented link.

17. The device of claim 12, wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.

18. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to send a wireless signal to the vehicle computing device representative of an audible statement that corresponds to the visual indication to be displayed in the vehicle.

19. A vehicle computing system (VCS) comprising:

a wireless transceiver for communication between a mobile device (MD) and the VCS; and

a processor configured to;

i. receive a caller identification string from the MD identifying an application is operating on the MD;

ii. receive vehicle output data from the identified application instructing output to a vehicle display;

iii. output the received data to the vehicle display and in accordance to the instructions.

20. The vehicle computing system of claim 19, wherein the caller identification string is sent to the vehicle computer system utilizing an enhanced synchronous connection-oriented link.