Registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus

• US 9,602,603 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2014
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N
• Application Number:
  US14/263,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20150312346A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus includes registering a car apparatus, registering a third mobile apparatus, and connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus. By the method, the functions of the mobile apparatus can be used freely, and the car apparatus is managed by an agency. After pairing the two apparatuses, the functions of the car apparatus and the mobile apparatus can be combined, thereby setting up a connection channel among the agency, the car apparatus and the mobile apparatus that pairs with the car apparatus.

Claims

1. A registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus, comprising following steps:

(1) registration of a car apparatus, including that;

a. a first agency applying for a first agency account from a network server;

after confirmation and approval by the network server, a first agency webpage is opened on a website of the network server using the first agency account to input the basic information and the registration data of a plurality of car apparatuses, the first agency being a user registering the plurality of car apparatuses;

b. the first agency inputting the registration data of the car apparatus in the first agency webpage of the network server, the registration data includes at least a serial number and a plate number of the car apparatus, and the registration data of the car apparatus is transmitted to the network server;

(2) registering a third mobile apparatus by installing a user dedicated application in the third mobile apparatus, the third mobile apparatus being a user mobile device, inputting and uploading the basic information of the third mobile apparatus to the network server utilizing the user dedicated application, the network server transmitting a message to the third mobile apparatus, the third mobile apparatus confirming the message and then utilizing the user dedicated application;

(3) connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus utilizing the user dedicated application, including that;

a. installing a car dedicated application in a car apparatus;

after the third mobile apparatus has been paired with the car apparatus using BLUETOOTH wireless technology standard, utilizing the user dedicated application and the car dedicated application to transmit the basic information of the third mobile apparatus and the car apparatus to each other;

the third mobile apparatus obtains the basic information of the car apparatus, and the car apparatus obtains the basic information of the third mobile apparatus;

b. after obtaining the basic information of the third mobile apparatus, the car apparatus transmits the basic information of the third mobile apparatus and the car apparatus to the network server, whereas the network server synchronizes the data of the third mobile apparatus with that of the car apparatus and converts the use right of the car dedicated application,

wherein the step of registering the car apparatus further includes a step of changing the agency, comprising that;

(1) a second agency applying for a second agency account from a network server;

after confirmation and approval by the network server, a second agency webpage is opened on a website of the network server using the second agency account to input the basic information and the registration data of the plurality of car apparatuses of the second agency, the second agency being a user registering the plurality of car apparatuses of the second agency;

(2) the second agency inputting the registration data of the car apparatus in the second agency webpage of the network server, and transmits the registration data of the car apparatus to the network server; and

(3) the network server comparing the registration data, and queries whether a new agency is logged in;

a screen of the car apparatus displays the pages of the first agency and the second agency and the car owner removes the second agency;

the car apparatus notifies the first agency to display on the first agency webpage that the car owner is to remove the first agency and change to the second agency;

if the first agency clicks to agree or does not respond in one month, then the first agency is replaced by the second agency.

2. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first agency and the second agency transmitting an advertisement or a message of notification to the car apparatus and the third mobile apparatus.

3. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network server pushing a message to the first agency or the second agency, the car apparatus, a first mobile apparatus and the third mobile apparatus, when the car apparatus reaches a specified time period.

4. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus further includes a step of withdrawing the third mobile apparatus from connection that when the third mobile apparatus is disconnected and the user dedicated application is activated, the settings and dialog records when the third mobile apparatus is connected to the car apparatus are downloaded to the third mobile apparatus.

5. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus further includes a step of updating the version of the car apparatus;

that is, the user dedicated application remembers the basic information of the car apparatus, and when the third mobile apparatus activates the user dedicated application, the third mobile apparatus returns the basic information of the car apparatus and the network server checks whether the basic information of the car apparatus needs to be updated;

if the basic information of the car apparatus needs to be updated, the network server pushes note a download message.

6. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third mobile apparatus pairs with plural car apparatuses, and the car apparatus pairs with plural third mobile apparatuses.

7. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the step of registering the car apparatus further includes a step of comparing the plate number, comprising that:

(1) the network server comparing the plate number of the registration data of the car apparatus to corresponding registration data located in the network server;

if the plate number is new, then the agency dedicated application queries whether a new subscriber is logged in;

if the answer is “

yes,”

then a new account is opened and the account records the registration data, the registration is complete, and the application ends;

if the answer is “

no,”

then a message of “

please confirm the plate number”

is responded and the application ends; and

(2) if the plate number has been logged in already, then the UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) of the registration data of the car apparatus is compared to the corresponding registration data located in the network server;

if the comparison is true, then the time stamp data is compared to corresponding time stamp data located in the network server and the difference is synchronized;

if the UUID is different, then the network server queries “

do you want to change to a new car apparatus?”

;

if the answer is “

yes,”

then it means that a new car apparatus is to be used and all the data are synchronized, except that no data updating is done while setting up the car apparatus;

if the answer is “

no,”

then a message of “

please confirm the plate number and the serial number of the car apparatus”

is responded.

8. A registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus, comprising following steps:

(1) registration of a car apparatus, including that;

a. a first agency applying for a first agency account from a network server;

after confirmation and approval by the network server, a first agency webpage is opened on a website of the network server using the first agency account to input the basic information, at least the data of one first service personnel, and the registration data of plural car apparatuses of the first agency;

b. installing an agency dedicated application in a first mobile apparatus, the first mobile device is a user mobile device;

the basic information of the first service personnel are inputted and uploaded to the first agency webpage;

after confirmation and approval by the first agency webpage, the first agency webpage transmitting a first activation message to the first mobile apparatus, and then the first mobile apparatus utilizing the agency dedicated application which contains a QR (Quick Response) code reader;

c. the first service personnel utilizing the QR code reader in the agency dedicated application of the first mobile apparatus to read the QR code of the car apparatus, and then a plate number field appears;

the first service personnel inputting a plate number and then transmitting the registration data of the car apparatus to the network server;

(2) registering the third mobile apparatus by installing a user dedicated application in the third mobile apparatus and inputting and uploading the basic information of the third mobile apparatus to the network server utilizing the user dedicated application;

the network server transmitting a message to the third mobile apparatus;

after confirmation and approval by the third mobile apparatus, the third mobile apparatus utilizing the user dedicated application;

(3) connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus utilizing the user dedicated application, including that;

a. installing a car dedicated application in the car apparatus;

after the third mobile apparatus has paired with the car apparatus using BLUETOOTH wireless technology standard, utilizing the user dedicated application and the car dedicated application to transmit the basic information of the third mobile apparatus and the car apparatus to each other;

the third mobile apparatus obtains the basic information of the car apparatus, and the car apparatus obtains the basic information of the third mobile apparatus;

b. after obtaining the basic information of the third mobile apparatus, the car apparatus transmitting the basic information of the third mobile apparatus and the car apparatus to the network server;

the network server synchronizes the data of the third mobile apparatus with that of the car apparatus, and converts the use right of the car dedicated application,

wherein the step of registering the car apparatus further includes a step of changing the agency, comprising that;

(1) a second agency applying for a second agency account from a network server;

after confirmation and approval by the network server, a second agency webpage is opened on a website of the network server using the second agency account to input the basic information, at least the data of one second service personnel, and the registration data of plural car apparatuses of the second agency;

(2) installing an agency dedicated application in a second mobile apparatus, the second mobile device is a user mobile device;

the basic information of the second service personnel are inputted and uploaded to the second agency webpage;

after confirmation and approval by the second agency webpage, the second agency webpage transmits a second activation message to a second mobile apparatus, and the second mobile apparatus uses the agency dedicated application which includes a QR code reader;

(3) the second service personnel utilizing the QR code reader in the agency dedicated application of the second mobile apparatus to read the QR code of the car apparatus, and a plate number field appears;

the second service personnel inputs the plate number and then transmits the registration data of the car apparatus to the network server; and

(4) the network server comparing the registration data and queries whether a new agency is logged in;

a screen of the car apparatus displays the pages of the first agency and the second agency;

the car owner removes the second agency, and the car apparatus notifies the first agency to display on the first agency webpage that the car owner is to remove the first agency and change to the second agency;

if the first agency clicks to agree or does not respond in one month, then the first agency is replaced by the second agency.

9. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first agency and the second agency transmitting an advertisement or a message of notification to the car apparatus and the third mobile apparatus.

10. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the network server pushing a message to the first agency or the second agency, the car apparatus, and the first, second and third mobile apparatuses, when the car apparatus reaching a specified time period.

11. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the step of connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus further includes a step of withdrawing the third mobile apparatus from connection, with that when the third mobile apparatus is disconnected and the user dedicated application is activated, the settings and dialog records when the third mobile apparatus is connected to the car apparatus are downloaded to the third mobile apparatus.

12. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the step of connecting the car apparatus to the third mobile apparatus further includes a step of updating the version of car apparatus, with that the user dedicated application remembers the basic information that pairs with the car apparatus, when the third mobile apparatus activates the user dedicated application, the third mobile apparatus returns the basic information of the car apparatus and the network server checks whether the basic information of the car apparatus needs to be updated;

if the update is required, then the network server pushes note a download message.

13. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the third mobile apparatus pairs with plural car apparatuses, and the car apparatus pairs with plural third mobile apparatuses.

14. The registration and connection method for a car apparatus and a mobile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the step of registering the car apparatus further includes a step of comparing the plate number, comprising that:

(1) the network server comparing the plate number of the registration data of the car apparatus to corresponding registration data located in the network server;

if the plate number is new, then the agency dedicated application queries whether a new subscriber is logged in;

if the answer is “

yes,”

then a new account is opened and the account records the registration data, the registration is complete, and the application ends;

if the answer is “

no,”

then a message of “

please confirm the plate number”

is responded and the application ends; and

(2) if the plate number has been logged in already, then the UUID of the registration data of the car apparatus is compared corresponding registration data located in the network server;

if the comparison is true, then the time stamp data of the car apparatus is compared to corresponding time stamp data located in the network server and the difference is synchronized;

if the UUID is different, then the network server queries whether to change to a new car apparatus;

if the answer is “

yes,”

it means that a new car apparatus is to be used, and all the data are synchronized, except that no data updating is done while setting up the car apparatus;

if the answer is “

no,”

then a message of “

please confirm the plate number and the serial number of the car apparatus”

is responded.