Bluetooth pairing system and method

• US 9,578,668 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2014
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Sim, Hyun Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN
• Application Number:
  US14/566,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20160057790A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A Bluetooth pairing method is provided which includes connecting a mobile terminal and an infotainment system of a vehicle by a wired connection. The method also includes executing a dedicated APP (application) for a Bluetooth pairing disposed in the mobile terminal by a controller disposed in the infotainment system. Information regarding the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing is transmitted to the dedicated APP by the controller and the information is stored to a NFC (Near Field Communication) tag by the dedicated APP.

Claims

1. A Bluetooth pairing method, comprising:

connecting, using a wired connection, a mobile terminal and an infotainment system of a vehicle;

transmitting, by a controller, a dedicated application (APP) for Bluetooth pairing disposed in the mobile terminal;

transmitting, by the controller, information regarding the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing to the mobile terminal in which the dedicated APP is disposed; and

storing, by the mobile terminal, the information to a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag,

wherein, when the mobile terminal and the infotainment system of the vehicle are connected by the wired connection, the method further comprises;

determining, by the controller, whether the dedicated APP for Bluetooth pairing is provided to the mobile terminal by the controller; and

transmitting and installing, by the controller, the dedicated APP to the mobile terminal via the wired connection in response to determining that the dedicated APP is not provided to the mobile terminal.

2. The Bluetooth pairing method according to claim 1, wherein in the connecting by a wire connection, the mobile terminal and the infotainment system are connected via a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

3. The Bluetooth pairing method according to claim 1, wherein the information of the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the infotainment system or information for a Bluetooth module disposed in the infotainment system.

4. The Bluetooth pairing method according to claim 1, wherein after the storing of the information to the NFC tag by the dedicated APP, the method further comprises:

activating, by the controller, a NFC function of the mobile terminal;

tagging, by the controller, the mobile terminal to the NFC tag that stores the information;

obtaining, by the controller, the information by the tagging by the mobile terminal; and

executing, by the controller, a connection screen for the Bluetooth pairing based on the obtained information by the mobile terminal.

5. The Bluetooth pairing method according to claim 4, wherein the connection screen is a screen on which the information regarding the infotainment system is displayed, to Bluetooth pair the infotainment system and the mobile terminal as a result of a selection using a mobile terminal.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor for Bluetooth pairing, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that recognize a wired connection of a mobile terminal and an infotainment system of a vehicle;

program instructions that transmit a dedicated application (APP) for Bluetooth pairing provided in the mobile terminal;

program instructions that transmit information regarding the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing to the mobile terminal in which the dedicated APP is disposed; and

program instructions that store, by the mobile terminal, the information to a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag,

wherein, when the mobile terminal and the infotainment system of the vehicle are connected by the wired connection, the computer readable medium further comprises;

program instructions that determine whether the dedicated APP for Bluetooth pairing is provided to the mobile terminal; and

program instructions that transmit and install the dedicated APP to the mobile terminal via the wired connection in response to determining that the dedicated APP is not provided to the mobile terminal.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the wired connection includes the mobile terminal and the infotainment system connected via a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the information of the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the infotainment system or information for a Bluetooth module disposed in the infotainment system.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein after the storing of the information to the NFC tag by the dedicated APP, the computer readable medium further comprises:

program instructions that activate a NFC function of the mobile terminal;

program instructions that tag the mobile terminal to the NFC tag that stores the information;

program instructions that obtain the information by the tagging by the mobile terminal; and

program instructions that execute a connection screen for the Bluetooth pairing based on the obtained information by the mobile terminal.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the connection screen is a screen on which the information regarding the infotainment system is displayed, to Bluetooth pair the infotainment system and the mobile terminal as a result of a selection made using a mobile terminal.

11. A system for Bluetooth pairing, comprising:

a memory configured to store program instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to;

recognize a wired connection of a mobile terminal and an infotainment system of a vehicle;

transmit a dedicated application (APP) for Bluetooth pairing provided in the mobile terminal;

transmit information regarding the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing to the mobile terminal in which the dedicated APP is disposed; and

cause the mobile terminal to store the information to a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag,

wherein, when the mobile terminal and the infotainment system of the vehicle are connected by the wired connection, the program instructions when executed are further configured to;

determine whether the dedicated APP for the Bluetooth pairing is provided to the mobile terminal; and

transmit and install the dedicated APP to the mobile terminal via the wired connection in response to determining that the dedicated APP is not provided to the mobile terminal.

12. The system for Bluetooth pairing according to claim 11, wherein the wired connection includes the mobile terminal and the infotainment system connected via a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

13. The system for Bluetooth pairing according to claim 11, wherein the information of the infotainment system for the Bluetooth pairing includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the infotainment system or information for a Bluetooth module disposed in the infotainment system.

14. The system for Bluetooth pairing according to claim 11, wherein after the storing of the information to the NFC tag by the dedicated APP, the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

activate a NFC function of the mobile terminal;

tag the mobile terminal to the NFC tag that stores the information;

obtain the information by the tagging by the mobile terminal; and

execute a connection screen for the Bluetooth pairing based on the obtained information by the mobile terminal.

15. The system for Bluetooth pairing according to claim 14, wherein the connection screen is a screen on which the information of the infotainment system is displayed, to Bluetooth Pair the infotainment system and the mobile terminal as a result of a selection made using a mobile terminal.