Communication system with personal information management and remote vehicle monitoring and control features
First Claim
1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
- a control unit in a vehicle;
a vehicle data bus operable to transmit vehicle data to the control unit; and
a mobile communication device having data network access over which the mobile communication device receives network data, the mobile device having a self-contained mode in which the mobile communication device processes and displays the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit transmits the vehicle data to the mobile communication device via the data network when the mobile communication device is away from the vehicle, the mobile communication device also having an immersive mode in which the control unit communicates with the mobile communication device through direct wireless connection when the mobile communication device is in or near the vehicle and in which the control unit processes the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit presents the vehicle data in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system includes a control unit in a vehicle, a vehicle data bus operable to transmit vehicle data to the control unit, and a mobile communication device having data network access. The mobile device has a self-contained mode in which the mobile communication device processes and displays the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit transmits the vehicle data to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also has an immersive mode in which the control unit processes the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit converts the vehicle data to audible speech and plays the audible speech in the vehicle.
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27 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a control unit in a vehicle; a vehicle data bus operable to transmit vehicle data to the control unit; and a mobile communication device having data network access over which the mobile communication device receives network data, the mobile device having a self-contained mode in which the mobile communication device processes and displays the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit transmits the vehicle data to the mobile communication device via the data network when the mobile communication device is away from the vehicle, the mobile communication device also having an immersive mode in which the control unit communicates with the mobile communication device through direct wireless connection when the mobile communication device is in or near the vehicle and in which the control unit processes the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit presents the vehicle data in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for communicating vehicle data and network data to a user including the steps of:
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a) determining a presence of a mobile communication device in the vehicle; b) downloading network data via the mobile communication device onto a control unit in the vehicle; c) downloading vehicle data to the control unit via at least one vehicle data bus based upon a user profile associated with the mobile communication device; and d) based upon said step a) and based on a user profile, presenting the network data and the vehicle data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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