SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING NETWORKED MOBILE DEVICES IN VEHICLES

• US 20100037057A1
• Filed: 08/11/2009
• Published: 02/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nytell Software LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Telcordia Technologies Incorporated (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Shim, Hyong, Zhang, Tao, Wullert, John R. II, Pietrowicz, Stanley
• Granted Patent: US 8,707,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/171
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• 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: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys

Abstract

A system and method for using networked mobile devices in a vehicle in a tightly integrated manner is presented. The vehicle has an OBE, a mobile device client, and vehicle components, and the mobile device has a mobile device proxy and applications, such that the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy communicate, enabling dynamic transfer of the applications to the OBE and execution of the applications on the mobile device and the OBE using the plurality of vehicle components at runtime. In one embodiment, the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy authenticate each other. The authentication can be performed using digital certificates. The mobile device client can communicate the vehicle components on the vehicle to the mobile device proxy. The mobile device client and the mobile device proxy can communicate using Bluetooth. The vehicle components can include dashboard displays, speakers, and voice I/O systems.

Claims

1. A system for using networked mobile devices in a vehicle,

said vehicle comprising:

an in-vehicle computer;

a mobile device client; and

a plurality of vehicle components; and

said mobile device comprising;

a mobile device proxy; and

one or more applications and data;

wherein the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy communicate, enabling dynamic transfer of the one or more applications and the data to the in-vehicle computer and execution of the one or more applications on the mobile device and the in-vehicle computer using the plurality of vehicle components at runtime.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client authenticates the mobile device proxy and the mobile device proxy authenticates the mobile device client.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client communicates the plurality of vehicle components on the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client communicates information about a plurality of applications cached on the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device proxy determines a plurality of applications to transfer to the vehicle.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device proxy dynamically configures a plurality of applications to be transferred to the vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy communicate using at least one of a Bluetooth connection, an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, and a secure connection.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy communicate to dynamically create cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications, or to use existing cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client detects that the mobile device proxy has disconnected and the mobile device proxy detects that the mobile device client has disconnected.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device client and the mobile device proxy communicate while the vehicle has not started up, is starting up, or has started up.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of vehicle components comprises one or more of dashboard displays with or without built-in user interface mechanisms, speakers, and voice I/O systems.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein one mobile device client communicates with a plurality of mobile device proxies at a same time.

13. A method for using networked mobile devices in a vehicle, comprising steps of:

communicating between a mobile device client on the vehicle and a mobile device proxy on the mobile device;

dynamically transferring one or more applications and data from the mobile device to the vehicle; and

executing at runtime one or more applications on the mobile device and on the vehicle using a plurality of vehicle components on the vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

authenticating the mobile device client by the mobile device proxy; and

authenticating the mobile device proxy by the mobile device client.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of communicating further comprises sending the plurality of vehicle components from the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of communicating further comprises sending information about a plurality of applications cached on the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of determining a plurality of applications to transfer to the vehicle.

18. The method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of dynamically configuring a plurality of applications to be transferred to the vehicle.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of communicating is performed using at least one of a Bluetooth connection, an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, and a secure connection.

20. The method according to claim 13, the step of communicating further comprising one of:

dynamically creating cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications; and

using existing cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications.

21. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

detecting disconnection of the mobile device proxy by the mobile device client; and

detecting disconnection of the mobile device client by the mobile device proxy.

22. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of communicating occurs while the vehicle has not started up, is starting up, or has started up.

23. The method according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of vehicle components comprises one or more of dashboard displays with or without built-in user interface mechanisms, speakers, and voice I/O systems.

24. The method according to claim 13, wherein one mobile device client communicates with a plurality of mobile device proxies at a same time.

25. A computer readable medium having computer readable program for operating on a computer for using networked mobile devices in a vehicle, said program comprising instructions that cause the computer to perform steps of:

communicating between a mobile device client on the vehicle and a mobile device proxy on the mobile device;

dynamically transferring one or more applications and data from the mobile device to the vehicle; and

executing at runtime one or more applications on the mobile device and on the vehicle using a plurality of vehicle components on the vehicle.

26. The program according to claim 25, further comprising:

authenticating the mobile device client by the mobile device proxy; and

authenticating the mobile device proxy by the mobile device client.

27. The program according to claim 25, wherein the step of communicating further comprises sending the plurality of vehicle components from the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

28. The program according to claim 25, wherein the step of communicating further comprises sending information about a plurality of applications cached on the vehicle to the mobile device proxy.

29. The program according to claim 25, further comprising a step of determining a plurality of applications to transfer to the vehicle.

30. The program according to claim 25, further comprising a step of dynamically configuring a plurality of applications to be transferred to the vehicle.

31. The program according to claim 25, wherein the step of communicating is performed using at least one of a Bluetooth connection, an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, and a secure connection.

32. The program according to claim 25, the step of communicating further comprising one of:

dynamically creating cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications; and

using existing cryptographic keys for encryption, integrity protection, and other security protection of the communications.

33. The program according to claim 25, further comprising:

detecting disconnection of the mobile device proxy by the mobile device client; and

detecting disconnection of the mobile device client by the mobile device proxy.

34. The program according to claim 25, wherein the step of communicating occurs while the vehicle has not started up, is starting up, or has started up.

35. The program according to claim 25, wherein the plurality of vehicle components comprises one or more of dashboard displays with or without built-ill user interface mechanisms, speakers, and voice I/O systems.

36. The program according to claim 25, wherein one mobile device client communicates with a plurality of mobile device proxies at a same time.