Connected vehicle system with infotainment interface for mobile devices

• US 9,953,471 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2014
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Craig Arnold Tieman
• Original Assignee: Craig Arnold Tieman
• Inventors: Tieman, Craig Arnold
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Application Number:
  US14/585,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20150187147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/60 including speech amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241

Abstract

An OBD module comprising a controller; a data bus interface configured to draw power from and electronically communicate with a vehicle OBD-II data port; and a digital interface connector is disclosed. A radio/infotainment interface configured to communicate with the OBD module is disclosed.

Claims

1. An interface module for use with a vehicle including a vehicle data port and a vehicle radio/infotainment system, the interface module comprising:

a controller;

a data bus interface connector configured to connect to the vehicle data port to draw power from the vehicle data port; and

a transceiver module operable to communicate by radio frequency between the controller and a mobile device and to communicate directly between the controller and the vehicle radio/infotainment system separate from the vehicle data port, wherein the mobile device communicates to stream audio from the mobile device to the vehicle radio/infotainment system through the transceiver and controller separate from the vehicle data port.

2. The interface module of claim 1 further comprising a feature selected from the group consisting of a microphone input connector, an audio line output socket, and a control/display/microphone connector to facilitate communication from the controller to the vehicle radio-infotainment system.

3. The interface module of claim 1 further comprising one or more long-range or short-range radiofrequency transceiver modules.

4. The interface device of claim 1 further comprising a digital interface configured to be in electronic communication with the OBD module digital interface connector.

5. The interface device of claim 4 wherein the electronic communication uses a wired digital configuration.

6. The interface module of claim 1 wherein the controller communicates to the vehicle radio/infotainment system through an auxiliary input of the radio/infotainment system.

7. The interface module of claim 1 where the controller communicates to the vehicle radio/infotainment system through an FM connection.