Mobile device connection system
First Claim
1. A mobile device connection system for wirelessly connecting a mobile device to a transceiver located in a motor vehicle having a driver area including a driver seat and a steering wheel, and a passenger area including a passenger seat, comprising:
- a memory for storing an association or a pairing between an identity device of a user of the motor vehicle and a mobile device;
a sensor positioned in the driver area and configured to;
sense a first identity device and a first identity data of a first user during a first pairing process, andsense a second identity device and a second identity data of a second user during a second pairing process;
a controller coupled to the sensor and the memory, and configured to;
store a first association or pairing between the first identity data and a first mobile device of the first user,store a second association or pairing between the second identity data and a second mobile device of the second user,designate the first user as a driver of the motor vehicle when or after a sensed distance of the first identity device is less than a sensed distance of the second identity device,designate the second user as the driver when or after a sensed distance of the second identity device is less than a sensed distance of the first identity device,establish a first wireless connection between a mobile device of the driver and the transceiver and ignore establishing a second wireless connection between any previously paired mobile device of a passenger of the motor vehicle and the transceiver for expediting or enhancing the establishment of the first wireless connection, andestablish the second wireless connection when or after the first wireless connection cannot be established and ignore establishing a third wireless connection between a previously unpaired mobile device and the transceiver; and
an input-output interface coupled to the controller, and configured to receive input from and generate output for the mobile device of the driver via the first wireless connection when or after the first user or the second user is designated as the driver and the first wireless connection can be established.
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Abstract
A mobile device connection system may identify a mobile device of a present driver and prioritize a wireless connection between the identified mobile device and a built-in hands-free device located in a motor vehicle. The mobile device connection system may include a sensor and a controller. The sensor may be configured to sense an identity of a driver when the driver is within a proximity of the motor vehicle and generate a signal based on the sensed identity. The controller may be coupled to the sensor, and it may be configured to identify the mobile device based on the signal from the sensor, search and detect the identified mobile device, and establish a wireless connection between the detected mobile device and the built-in hands-free device.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A mobile device connection system for wirelessly connecting a mobile device to a transceiver located in a motor vehicle having a driver area including a driver seat and a steering wheel, and a passenger area including a passenger seat, comprising:
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a memory for storing an association or a pairing between an identity device of a user of the motor vehicle and a mobile device; a sensor positioned in the driver area and configured to; sense a first identity device and a first identity data of a first user during a first pairing process, and sense a second identity device and a second identity data of a second user during a second pairing process; a controller coupled to the sensor and the memory, and configured to; store a first association or pairing between the first identity data and a first mobile device of the first user, store a second association or pairing between the second identity data and a second mobile device of the second user, designate the first user as a driver of the motor vehicle when or after a sensed distance of the first identity device is less than a sensed distance of the second identity device, designate the second user as the driver when or after a sensed distance of the second identity device is less than a sensed distance of the first identity device, establish a first wireless connection between a mobile device of the driver and the transceiver and ignore establishing a second wireless connection between any previously paired mobile device of a passenger of the motor vehicle and the transceiver for expediting or enhancing the establishment of the first wireless connection, and establish the second wireless connection when or after the first wireless connection cannot be established and ignore establishing a third wireless connection between a previously unpaired mobile device and the transceiver; and an input-output interface coupled to the controller, and configured to receive input from and generate output for the mobile device of the driver via the first wireless connection when or after the first user or the second user is designated as the driver and the first wireless connection can be established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device connection system of a motor vehicle having a driver area including a driver seat and a steering wheel, and a passenger area including a passenger seat, comprising:
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a memory for storing an association or a pairing between an identity device of a user of the motor vehicle and a mobile communication device; a sensor positioned in the driver area and configured to; sense a first identity data of a first user from a first identity device within a detection range of the sensor and a second identity data of a second user from a second identity device within the detection range of the sensor, sense a first distance between a distance reference in the driver area and the first identity device and a second distance between the distance reference and the second identity device, and generate a signal based on the sensed first and second identity data and the sensed first and second distances; a controller positioned within the motor vehicle and responsive to the signal, and configured to; store a first association or pairing between the first identity data and a first mobile communication device of the first user, store a second association or pairing between the second identity data and a second mobile communication device of the second user, designate the first user as a driver of the motor vehicle when or after the sensed first distance is less than the sensed second distance, and designate the second user as the driver when or after the sensed second distance is less than the sensed first distance; and a transceiver positioned within the motor vehicle and coupled to the controller, and configured to; establish a first wireless connection with the first mobile communication device, ignore establishing a second wireless connection between a previously paired mobile communication device of a passenger of the motor vehicle and the transceiver for expediting or enhancing the establishment of the first wireless connection, and establish the second wireless connection when or after the first wireless connection cannot be established and ignore establishing a third wireless connection between any previously unpaired mobile communication device and the transceiver; and a communication interface coupled to the controller, and configured to receive input from and generate output for the first mobile communication device via the first wireless connection when or after the first user is designated as the driver and the first wireless connection can be established. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for connecting one or more mobile devices to a motor vehicle having a driver area, including a driver seat and a steering wheel, and a passenger area including a passenger seat, comprising:
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sensing, using a sensor positioned in the driver area, a first identity device and a first identity data of a first user during a first pairing process and a second identity device and a second identity data of a second user during a second pairing process; storing, in a memory, a first association or pairing between the first identity data and a first mobile device of the first user and a second association or pairing between the second identity data and a second mobile device of the second user; generating, using the first identity device, a first signal having a first signal wave characteristic and embedding the first identity data; generating, using the second identity device, a second signal having a second signal wave characteristic and embedding the second identity data; sensing, using the sensor, the first identity data and the first signal wave characteristic when the first identity device is within a proximity of the motor vehicle; sensing, using the sensor, the second identity data and the second signal wave characteristic when the second identity device is within the proximity of the motor vehicle; determining, using a controller positioned within the motor vehicle and coupled to the sensor, a first distance between a distance reference in the driver area and the first identity device based on the sensed first signal wave characteristic, and determining, using the controller, a second distance between the distance reference and the second identity device based on the sensed second signal wave characteristic; designating, using the controller, the first identity device as an identity device of a driver when the first distance is less than the second distance and designating, using the controller, the second identity device as the identity device of the driver when the second distance is less than the first distance; searching for, using the controller, establishing a first wireless connection between a mobile device associated with the sensed identity data of the designated identity device of the driver and the transceiver; and searching for, using the controller, establishing a second wireless connection between a previously paired mobile device and the transceiver when the first wireless connection cannot be established and ignoring a third wireless connection between any unpaired paired mobile device and the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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