Enabling and inhibiting synchronization of privacy settings
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a vehicle;
a vehicle communications platform operatively disposed in the vehicle, the vehicle communications platform in communication with a mobile communications device, the vehicle communications platform configured to determine whether the mobile communications device is a highest priority device; and
a control device configured to;
select a privacy ON mode or a privacy OFF mode responsive to a privacy setting received from the mobile communications device, wherein;
the privacy ON mode enables the vehicle communications platform to synchronize the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to a vehicle notification setting, wherein the privacy ON mode is triggered when the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is on, first passenger presence data indicates that at least one passenger is present in the vehicle, and a vehicle operator does not indicate through a user interface that the vehicle communications platform should not synchronize the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to the vehicle notification setting;
the privacy OFF mode inhibits the vehicle communications platform from synchronizing the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to the vehicle notification setting, wherein the privacy OFF mode is triggered when the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is off; and
restrict at least one of a visible notification or an audible notification when the privacy ON mode is enabled and the mobile communications device is the highest priority device.
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Abstract
A system includes a vehicle communications platform (VCP) operatively disposed in a vehicle and a control device. The control device selects a privacy ON mode or a privacy OFF mode. The privacy ON mode enables the VCP to synchronize a privacy setting of a mobile communications device to a vehicle notification setting, and is triggered when the privacy setting of the device is on, and either at least one passenger is present in the vehicle or a user indicates that the VCP should synchronize the privacy setting to the vehicle notification setting. The privacy OFF mode inhibits the VCP from synchronizing the privacy setting to the vehicle notification setting, and is triggered when the privacy setting of the device is off, or no passengers are present in the vehicle, or the user indicates that the VCP should not synchronize the privacy setting to the vehicle notification setting.
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19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle; a vehicle communications platform operatively disposed in the vehicle, the vehicle communications platform in communication with a mobile communications device, the vehicle communications platform configured to determine whether the mobile communications device is a highest priority device; and a control device configured to; select a privacy ON mode or a privacy OFF mode responsive to a privacy setting received from the mobile communications device, wherein; the privacy ON mode enables the vehicle communications platform to synchronize the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to a vehicle notification setting, wherein the privacy ON mode is triggered when the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is on, first passenger presence data indicates that at least one passenger is present in the vehicle, and a vehicle operator does not indicate through a user interface that the vehicle communications platform should not synchronize the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to the vehicle notification setting; the privacy OFF mode inhibits the vehicle communications platform from synchronizing the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to the vehicle notification setting, wherein the privacy OFF mode is triggered when the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is off; and restrict at least one of a visible notification or an audible notification when the privacy ON mode is enabled and the mobile communications device is the highest priority device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method for enabling or inhibiting privacy mode synchronization, comprising executing on a processor the steps of:
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determining whether a mobile communications device is a highest priority device at a vehicle communications platform of a vehicle; receiving privacy setting data of the mobile communications device; receiving passenger presence data; triggering a control device to enter a privacy ON mode when the privacy setting data of the mobile communications device indicates that a privacy setting of the mobile communications device is on and the passenger presence data indicates that at least one passenger is present in a vehicle; triggering the control device to enter a privacy OFF mode when the privacy setting data of the mobile communications device indicates that the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is off or the passenger presence data indicates that no passengers are present in the vehicle; and restricting at least one of a visible notification or an audible notification when the control module is in the privacy ON mode and the mobile communications device is the highest priority device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for improving a function of a vehicle communications platform, the method comprising:
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recognizing a mobile communications device; determining whether the mobile communications device is a highest priority device; identifying, by a control device in communication with the vehicle communications platform, that a privacy setting of the mobile communications device is on; displaying on a user interface within a vehicle a message inquiring whether the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is to be implemented in the vehicle; in response to an input received at the user interface indicative of whether the privacy setting of the mobile communications device is to be implemented within the vehicle, one of; triggering the control device to enter a precursor mode to a privacy ON mode, wherein the privacy ON mode enables the vehicle communications platform to synchronize the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to a vehicle notification setting;
ortriggering the control device to enter a privacy OFF mode inhibiting the vehicle communications platform from synchronizing the privacy setting of the mobile communications device to the vehicle notification setting; and restricting at least one of a visible notification or an audio notification when the control device is in the privacy ON mode and the mobile communications device is the highest priority device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a mobile communications device; a vehicle communications platform operatively disposed in a vehicle and configured to determine whether the mobile communications device is a highest priority device; a short-range wireless communication module of the vehicle communications platform in wireless communication with the mobile communications device and to receive a privacy setting of the mobile communications device; a control device to select a privacy ON mode or a privacy OFF mode responsive to the privacy setting received from the short-range wireless communication module, wherein the privacy ON mode enables the vehicle communications platform to synchronize a privacy setting of the mobile communications device to a vehicle notification setting; a display of a user interface in communication with the vehicle communications platform, wherein the display, in response to the privacy ON mode, shows a visual notification of an incoming call received at the mobile communications device; and a speaker of the user interface in communication with the vehicle communications platform, wherein, in response to the privacy ON mode and the mobile communications device is the highest priority device, the control device is configured to prevent audio notification of the incoming call through the speaker.
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