VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MOBILE DEVICE INTERFACE
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a control;
a communication link for receiving a signal from a mobile device of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle control system; and
wherein, responsive to receipt of a signal from the mobile device via said communication link, said control is operable to at least one of (i) determine a user input at the mobile device and, responsive to the determined user input, said control controls at least one accessory of the vehicle, and (ii) display at a display device of the vehicle visual content displayed at a display screen of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a control and a communication link. The communication link receives a signal from a mobile device of a driver of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control system. Responsive to receipt of a signal from the mobile device via the communication link, the control is operable to at least one of (i) determine a user input at the mobile device and control at least one accessory of the vehicle responsive to the determined user input and (ii) display at a display device of the vehicle visual content displayed at a display screen of the mobile device.
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a control; a communication link for receiving a signal from a mobile device of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle control system; and wherein, responsive to receipt of a signal from the mobile device via said communication link, said control is operable to at least one of (i) determine a user input at the mobile device and, responsive to the determined user input, said control controls at least one accessory of the vehicle, and (ii) display at a display device of the vehicle visual content displayed at a display screen of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a control; a communication link for receiving a signal from a mobile device of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle control system; wherein said communication link comprises a wireless communication link; wherein, responsive to receipt of a signal from the mobile device via said communication link, said control is operable to display at a display device of the vehicle visual content displayed at a display screen of the mobile device; wherein said display device comprises a heads up display that displays the visual content at a windshield area in front of the driver of the vehicle; and wherein said display device displays the visual content of the mobile device as the driver uses the mobile device to ease the driver'"'"'s ability to use functions of the mobile device without looking at the display screen of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a control; a communication link for receiving a signal from a mobile device of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle control system; wherein said communication link comprises a wireless communication link; wherein, responsive to receipt of a signal from the mobile device via said communication link, said control is operable to determine a user input at the mobile device and, responsive to the determined user input, said control controls at least one accessory of the vehicle; and wherein the at least one accessory comprises at least one of (i) an infotainment system of the vehicle, (ii) a telematics system of the vehicle, (iii) a climate control system of the vehicle and (iv) a display system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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