Method for off-loading driver wireless activities to passengers via the vehicle wireless interface
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1. A smart device interface for a vehicle comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver configured to communicate with a first smart device of a driver and a second smart device of a passenger; and
a controller including non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium and configured to;
permit the passenger to perform tasks on behalf of the driver using the second smart device, including responding to messages received by the first smart device of the driver, entertainment system operation, and navigation system operation;
notify the driver that the first smart device of the driver has received a message;
inquire of the driver whether the driver would like to respond to the message received by the first smart device or transfer the message to the second smart device of the passenger;
accept an input from the driver requesting that the message be transferred to the passenger for response, and transmit an instruction to respond to the message to the second smart device of the passenger, when the driver delegates responding to the message to the passenger; and
accept a response to the message directly from the driver using the first smart device, when the driver does not delegate responding to the message to the passenger.
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Abstract
A smart device interface for a vehicle. The smart device interface includes a transmitter/receiver and a controller. The transmitter/receiver is configured to communicate with a first smart device of a driver and a second smart device of a passenger. The controller is configured to permit the passenger to perform tasks on behalf of the driver using the second smart device. The tasks include responding to messages received by the first smart device of the driver, entertainment system operation, and navigation system operation.
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1. A smart device interface for a vehicle comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver configured to communicate with a first smart device of a driver and a second smart device of a passenger; and a controller including non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium and configured to; permit the passenger to perform tasks on behalf of the driver using the second smart device, including responding to messages received by the first smart device of the driver, entertainment system operation, and navigation system operation; notify the driver that the first smart device of the driver has received a message; inquire of the driver whether the driver would like to respond to the message received by the first smart device or transfer the message to the second smart device of the passenger; accept an input from the driver requesting that the message be transferred to the passenger for response, and transmit an instruction to respond to the message to the second smart device of the passenger, when the driver delegates responding to the message to the passenger; and accept a response to the message directly from the driver using the first smart device, when the driver does not delegate responding to the message to the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle smart device interface comprising:
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a vehicle display configured to notify a driver that a first mobile smart device of the driver has received a message; and a controller including non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium and configured to; transfer the message from the first mobile smart device of the driver to a second mobile smart device of a passenger for the passenger to respond to the message on behalf of the driver; notify the driver that the first mobile smart device of the driver has received a message; inquire of the driver whether the driver would like to respond to the message received by the first mobile smart device or transfer the message to the second mobile smart device of the passenger; accept an input from the driver requesting that the message be transferred to the passenger for response, and transmit an instruction to respond to the message to the second mobile smart device of the passenger, when the driver delegates responding to the message to the passenger; and accept a response to the message directly from the driver using the first mobile smart device, when the driver does not delegate responding to the message to the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transferring operation of tasks to a passenger of a vehicle comprising:
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pairing a first mobile smart device of a driver with a smart device interface of the vehicle, the pairing of the first mobile device performed by a controller including non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium configured to perform the pairing of the first mobile smart device; pairing a second mobile smart device of a passenger with the smart device interface of the vehicle, the pairing of the second mobile smart device performed by the controller configured to perform the pairing of the second mobile smart device; notifying the driver that the first smart device of the driver has received a message, the notifying performed by the controller configured to perform the notifying; inquiring of the driver whether the driver would like to respond to the message received by the first smart device or transfer the message to the second smart device of the passenger, the inquiring performed by the controller configured to perform the inquiring; accepting an input from the driver requesting that the message be transferred to the passenger for response, the accepting performed by the controller configured to perform the accepting; transmitting with a transmitter/receiver an instruction to respond to the message to the second smart device of the passenger, and transferring control of tasks from the driver to the passenger for the passenger to control using the second mobile smart device, the transfer performed by the controller when the driver delegates control of the tasks to the passenger, the transferred tasks including entertainment system operation and navigation system operation; and accepting control inputs directly from the driver using the first mobile device for control of the tasks when the driver does not delegate control of the tasks to the passenger, the control inputs accepted by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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