Apparatus and method for running car application connected to mobile device

• US 9,363,647 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sang-Don
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Phuoc H
• Application Number:
  US14/011,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20140073308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/343.1, 455/557, 455/41.2, 455/572, 455/556.1, 701/1, 705/34
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/046 involving vehicles, e.g. floating traffic data [FTD] or vehicle traffic prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A method of running a car application connected to a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining, by the mobile device, whether a wireless charging event occurs; determining, by the mobile device, whether the mobile device is located in a car, if the wireless charging event occurs; and running the car application if the mobile device is determined to be located in the car.

Claims

1. A method of running a car application connected to a mobile device, the method comprising:

determining whether a wireless charging event occurs in the car, wherein the wireless charging event occurs automatically or at a user'"'"'s request, the mobile device determined whether a short-range wireless communication is established, and the mobile device is placed on a wireless power transmitter in the car for

identifying information received from a short-range wireless communication device to support by an On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) interface the wireless charging event that occurs; and

running at least one application automatically which is associated between the car and the mobile device, which is related to the car if the identified information includes information from the mobile device that is related to the car.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the mobile device is located in the car if the identified information includes company information corresponding to a car manufacturer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit transmits a short-range wireless communication signal, wherein the short-range wireless communication signal comprises at least one of a Bluetooth communication signal and a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication signal.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether Message Access Profile (MAP) is used in Bluetooth communication with the mobile device; and

determining that the mobile device is located in the car if the MAP is used.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) interface through short-range communication with the mobile device; and

determining that the mobile device is located in the car if the OBD interface is detected.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging event includes one of a commencement of a charging of the mobile device and an interruption of an existing charging process.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power to perform wireless charging in a car, wherein the wireless charging event occurs automatically or at a user'"'"'s request, the mobile device determined whether a short-range wireless communication is established, and the mobile device is placed on a wireless power transmitter in the car for identifying information received from a short-range wireless communication device to support by an On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) interface the wireless charging event that occurs;

a short-range wireless communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication with a head unit of the car and to receive information from the head unit; and

a controller configured to identify information received from the short-range wireless communication unit when a wireless charging event occurs and to run at least one application automatically which is associated between the car and the mobile device, which is related to the car if the identified information includes information from the mobile device that is related to the car.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the mobile device is located in the car if the identified information includes company information corresponding to a car manufacturer.

9. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit comprises at least one of a Bluetooth communication unit and a Wi-Fi communication unit.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the mobile device is located in the car if Mobile Access Profile (MAP) is used in Bluetooth communication between the mobile device and the head unit.

11. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the mobile device is located in the car if an OBD interface is detected through short-range wireless communication with the head unit.

12. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the wireless charging event includes one of a commencement of a charging of the mobile device and an interruption of an existing charging process.