Transfer of digital data to mobile software systems

• US 9,705,990 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2014
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Melen, Roger, Rai, Vinuth, Kresse, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Kwang B
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R
• Application Number:
  US14/297,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358955A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,132 Days
• Field of Search: 370252, 370310, 370328, 370338, 370329, 455 111, 4554562, 705 141, 705 1453, 340905
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• 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 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

The disclosure includes a system and method for communicating digital data from a mobile client device to a mobile system. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: obtain journey context data that includes data describing a future journey; determine digital data to transmit to the mobile system based on the journey context data; detect a presence of the mobile system; verify that the digital data is valid for the mobile system based on the journey context data; and send the digital data to the mobile system responsive to detecting the presence of the mobile system and the digital data being valid for the mobile system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving data describing a list of first vehicles and a second vehicle;

determining digital data to transfer from a storage system to the second vehicle;

detecting a first network availability between the storage system and one or more first vehicles from the list;

transferring the digital data from the storage system to the one or more first vehicles responsive to detecting the first network availability;

detecting a second network availability between the second vehicle and at least one first vehicle from the one or more first vehicles;

verifying that the digital data is valid for the second vehicle based on journey context data associated with a set of users of the second vehicle; and

responsive to detecting the second network availability and the digital data being valid for the second vehicle, transferring the digital data from the at least one first vehicle to a component of the second vehicle;

wherein the journey context data describes an estimated future journey for the set of users of the second vehicle based on historical journeys for the set of users and time synchronicity data shared by the one or more first vehicles and the second vehicle; and

wherein the verifying includes determining whether one or more users included in the set of users are actually participating in the estimated future journey.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring the digital data is further responsive to a progress of a current journey of the second vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring the digital data includes transferring a first update with a first size before a second update with a second size based on the first size being smaller than the second size.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital data includes entertainment content data customized for the one or more users included in the set.

5. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium including a computer-readable program, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive data describing a list of mobile devices and a vehicle;

determine digital data to transfer from a storage system to the vehicle;

detect a first network availability between the storage system and the mobile devices from the list;

transfer the digital data from the storage system to the mobile devices responsive to detecting the first network availability;

detect a second network availability between the vehicle and the mobile devices;

verify that the digital data is valid for the vehicle based on journey context data associated with a set of users of the vehicle; and

responsive to detecting the second network availability, the digital data being valid for the vehicle, and determining that mobile devices entered the vehicle, transfer the digital data from the mobile devices to a component of the vehicle, wherein the digital data transmitted by each of the mobile devices is different;

wherein the journey context data describes an estimated future journey for the set of users of the vehicle based on historical journeys for the set of users and time synchronicity data shared by the mobile devices and the vehicle; and

wherein the verifying includes determining whether the digital data matches a preference for one or more users included in the set of users.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the digital data transferred by each of the mobile devices is based on a progress of a current journey of the vehicle.

7. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the digital data transferred by one or more of the mobile devices includes a first update with a first size being transferred before a second update with a second size based on the first size being smaller than the second size.

8. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the one or more users included in the set of users is a child and the verifying includes determining whether the digital data includes entertainment content data that is customized for the child.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the entertainment content data includes a preferred entertainment of the child.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to;

receive data describing a list of mobile devices and a vehicle;

determine digital data to transfer from a storage system to the vehicle;

detect a first network availability between the storage system and one or more mobile devices from the list;

transfer the digital data from the storage system to the one or more mobile devices responsive to detecting the first network availability;

detect a second network availability between the vehicle and at least one mobile device from the one or more mobile devices;

verify that the digital data is valid for the vehicle based on journey context data associated with a set of users of the vehicle; and

responsive to detecting the second network availability, the digital data being valid, and a starting of the vehicle, transfer the digital data from the at least one mobile device to the vehicle;

wherein the journey context data describes an estimated future journey for the set of users of the vehicle based on (1) time synchronicity data shared by the mobile devices and the vehicle and (2) electronic calendar data describing an appointment for at least one or the users included in the set of users.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the digital data transferred by each of the mobile devices is based on a progress of a current journey of the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein digital data transferred by at least one of the mobile devices includes a first update with a first size being transferred before a second update with a second size based on the first size being smaller than the second size.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the journey context data includes an estimated start point for the estimated journey, an estimated destination associated with the appointment, an estimated departure time for the estimated journey, an estimated route associated with the estimated start point and the estimated destination, an estimated duration of the estimated journey, and an estimated arrival time at the destination.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the digital data includes a software update and the vehicle performs the software update based on a state of charge of a battery.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the journey context data includes an expiration time of a time-sensitive deal, the digital data includes the time-sensitive deal, and the digital data is valid based on a start time of starting the vehicle occurring before the expiration time.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the journey context data includes an expiration time of a time-sensitive deal, the digital data includes the time-sensitive deal, and the digital data is valid based on a current location of the vehicle being on an estimated route of a journey.