Systems and methods to transfer operations between mobile and portable devices

• US 9,571,955 B1
• Filed: 07/23/2015
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Mohdi, Intan Mazlina Mohd, Ismail, Mohammad Athari, Yong, Jia Wen, Oo, Wei Lun, Lee, Wei Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/807,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20170026776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• 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 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A system and method to detect the presence of a portable communication device in a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes detecting, with an electronic processor of the portable communication device, that the portable communication device is receiving wireless power from a wireless charger located in the vehicle. The method further includes establishing a short-range wireless connection between the portable communication device and a vehicle control head. The method further includes sending a message from the portable communication device to the vehicle control head to transfer control of the portable communication device to the vehicle control head.

Claims

1. A method for detecting the presence of a portable communication device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting, with an electronic processor of the portable communication device, that the portable communication device is receiving wireless power from a wireless charger located in the vehicle;

establishing a short-range wireless connection between the portable communication device and a vehicle control head; and

sending a message from the portable communication device to the vehicle control head to transfer control of the portable communication device to the vehicle control head, such that controls of the vehicle control head may be used to select one of a channel and a mode of the portable communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

not establishing the short-range wireless connection between the portable communication device and the vehicle control head when the electronic processor of the portable communication device determines that the portable communication device is not receiving wireless power from the wireless charger.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling, with the electronic processor, a wireless security reader; and

obtaining, with the wireless security reader, an authentication token; and

wherein establishing the short-range wireless connection includes sending the authentication token to the vehicle control head.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a channel lineup from the vehicle control head via the short-range wireless connection; and

shutting down a transceiver of the portable communication device when the channel lineup matches a second channel lineup of the portable communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, with an audio accessory electronic processor of an audio accessory device, that the audio accessory device is receiving wireless power from the wireless charger located in the vehicle;

establishing a second short-range wireless connection between the audio accessory device and the vehicle control head;

terminating a wireless control link from the audio accessory device to the portable communication device; and

sending a second message from the audio accessory device to the vehicle control head to transfer control of the audio accessory device to the vehicle control head.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising playing, by the vehicle control head, an audio portion of a call on a speaker of the audio accessory device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, with the electronic processor of the portable communication device, that the portable communication device is no longer receiving wireless power from the wireless charger;

sending a second message from the portable communication device to the vehicle control head to return control of the portable communication device from the vehicle control head to the portable communication device; and

terminating the second short-range wireless connection.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting, with the audio accessory electronic processor, that the audio accessory device is no longer receiving wireless power from the wireless charger;

sending a third message from the audio accessory device to the vehicle control head to return control of the audio accessory device to the audio accessory device;

establish the wireless control link from the audio accessory device to the portable communication device; and

terminating the short-range wireless connection between the audio accessory device and the vehicle control head.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising

sending a video session identifier for a first video session from the portable communication device to the vehicle control head;

establishing a second video session, based on the video session identifier and a last retrieved packet identifier, on the vehicle control head;

sending an acknowledgement message from the vehicle control head to the portable communication device when the second video session is established; and

sending a request, with the portable communication device, to terminate the first video session.

10. A system for detecting the presence of a portable communication device in a vehicle, the system comprising:

a vehicle control head located in the vehicle;

a wireless charger located in the vehicle;

a portable communication device including

a transceiver; and

an electronic processor configured to

detect that the portable communication device is receiving wireless power from the wireless charger,

establish a short-range wireless connection with the vehicle control head via the transceiver; and

send a message to the vehicle control head to transfer control of the portable communication device to the vehicle control head, such that controls of the vehicle control head may be used to select one of a channel and a mode of the portable communication device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the audio accessory electronic processor is further configured to

not establish the second short-range wireless connection with the vehicle control head via the transceiver when the audio accessory device is not receiving wireless power from the wireless charger.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the portable communication device further includes a wireless security reader;

and wherein the electronic processor is further configured to

enable the wireless security reader;

obtain, from the wireless security reader, a authentication token; and

send the authentication token to the vehicle control head via the transceiver.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising a mobile communication device coupled to the vehicle control head;

wherein the electronic processor of the portable communication device is further configured to

obtain a channel lineup for the mobile communication device from the vehicle control head via the short-range wireless connection;

shut down the transceiver when the channel lineup matches a second channel lineup of the portable communication device.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising an audio accessory device coupled to the portable communication device via a wireless control link, the audio accessory device including

an audio accessory transceiver, and

an electronic audio accessory processor configured to

detect that the audio accessory device is receiving wireless power from the wireless charger;

terminate the wireless control link;

establish a second short-range wireless connection with the vehicle control head via the audio accessory transceiver; and

send a second message to the vehicle control head to transfer control of the audio accessory device to the vehicle control head.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a speaker of the audio accessory device;

wherein the electronic audio accessory processor is further configured to

receive an audio portion of a call from the vehicle control head via the second short-range wireless connection; and

play the audio portion of the call via the speaker.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic processor of the portable communication device is further configured to

detect that the portable communication device is no longer receiving wireless power from the wireless charger;

send a second message to the vehicle control head to return control of the portable communication device from the vehicle control head to the portable communication device; and

terminate the short-range wireless connection to the vehicle control head.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the audio accessory electronic processor is further configured to

detect that the audio accessory device is no longer receiving wireless power from the wireless charger;

send a third message from to the vehicle control head to return control of the audio accessory device to the audio accessory device;

establish the wireless control link to the portable communication device; and

terminate the second short-range wireless connection.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle control head is configured to

receive a video session identifier for a first video session from the portable communication device;

establish a second video session, based on the video session identifier and a last retrieved packet identifier;

send an acknowledgement message to the portable communication device when the second video session is established; and

wherein the electronic processor of the portable communication device is further configured to send a request to terminate the first video session.