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US 10,369,943 B2Granted
In-vehicle infotainment control systems and methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAndre Aaron Melson, John Michael Galan Ferrer
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Abstract
Example in-vehicle infotainment control systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request from a mobile device to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle. The method determines whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold and whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle. If the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger, the mobile device is allowed to control the IVI system.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving a request, from a mobile device, to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle;
- determining whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold;
- determining whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger, allowing the mobile device to control the IVI system;
- wherein determining whether the mobile device is operated by the passenger of the vehicle comprises:
- sending different audio signals from speakers of the vehicle;
- determining, from the audio signals as received by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
- and
- determining whether the location of the mobile device corresponds to a passenger seat location.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a request, from a mobile device, to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle;
- determining whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold;
- determining a location of the mobile device within the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is located in a passenger seating area of the vehicle:
- receiving, from the mobile device, a proposed control of the IVI system;
- requesting approval of the proposed control of the IVI system from a driver of the vehicle;
- and
- implementing the proposed control of the IVI system responsive to receiving approval from the driver of the vehicle
- wherein determining the location of the mobile device within the vehicle comprises:
- sending different audio signals from speakers of the vehicle;
- determining, from the audio signals as received by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
- and
- determining whether the location of the mobile device corresponds to a passenger seat location.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a communication manager configured to receive a request, from a mobile device, to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle;
- a vehicle data processing module configured to receive data associated with a speed of the vehicle and determine whether the speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold;
- a location identification module configured to determine whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle by:
- sending different audio signals from speakers of the vehicle;
- determining, from the audio signals as received by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
- and
- determining whether the location of the mobile device corresponds to a passenger seat location;
- and
- a driver approval manager configured to receive, from the mobile device, a proposed control of the IVI system and request approval from a driver of the vehicle if the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.