# US 12,600,237 B2 · Recommended vehicle-related functionality > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,600,237 B2 - Document ID: US12600237B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/827,911 - Filed: 2022-05-30 - Published: 2023-11-30 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-30 - Assignees: Toyota Connected North America, Inc.; Toyota Motor North America, Inc.; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Connected North America, Inc.; Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Inventors: Simon P. Roberts; Sergei I. Gage; Yang Ding; Christopher J. Macpherson; Michael R. Kushnerik; Naohiro J. Matsumura; Cory M. Frank; Jessica May; Matthew J. Everett - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600237B2 ## CPC - B60K 35/656: {the user being a passenger} - B60K 35/654: {the user being the driver} - B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data - B60K 35/26: using acoustic output - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 2360/18: Information management - B60K 2360/56: using mobile devices - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract An example operation includes one or more of analyzing data related to content being delivered to occupant devices in a vehicle; and notifying the devices of additional functionality related to the vehicle based on the analyzing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: establishing a pairing between a mobile device of an occupant of a vehicle and a processor of the vehicle; identifying, via the processor of the vehicle, content delivered to the mobile device from an Internet service via the established pairing; upgraded functionality that is offered within the vehicle which is of interest to the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device; transmitting a notification to the mobile device with information about the upgraded functionality via the established pairing; and granting permission to use the upgraded functionality to the occupant through activation of a subscription that enables access to the upgraded functionality, determining a primary occupant and one or more secondary occupants, wherein a device of the primary occupant triggers the additional upgraded functionality to be provided to devices of the one or more secondary occupants. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the upgraded functionality is customized for the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the pairing comprises establishing a Bluetooth communication channel between the mobile device and the processor of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the upgraded functionality comprises upgraded features for at least one of navigation features, seat features, voice control, gesture control, and high-speed networking. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising conditioning the upgraded functionality on one or more occupants of the vehicle satisfying a safety requirement. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an order between multiple occupants of the vehicle to prioritize access to the upgraded functionality and providing the upgraded functionality based on the order. ### Claim 7 A system, comprising: a memory to store a set of instructions; a processor to execute the set of instructions to cause the system to: establishing a pairing between a mobile device of an occupant of a vehicle and a the vehicle; identifying, via the vehicle, content delivered to the mobile device from an Internet service via the established pairing; upgraded functionality that is offered within the vehicle which is of interest to the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device; transmitting a notification to the mobile device with information about the upgraded functionality via the established pairing; and grant permission to use the upgraded functionality to the occupant through activation of a subscription service that enables access to the upgraded functionality, determining a primary occupant and one or more secondary occupants, wherein a device of the primary occupant triggers the upgraded functionality to be provided to devices of the one or more secondary occupants. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the upgraded functionality is customized for the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to establish a Bluetooth communication channel between the mobile device and the processor of the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the upgraded functionality comprises upgraded features for at least one of navigation features, seat features, voice control, gesture control, and high-speed networking. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to condition the upgraded functionality on one or more occupants of the vehicle satisfying a safety requirement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, further comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the system to determine an order between multiple occupants of the vehicle to prioritize access to the upgraded functionality and provide the upgraded functionality based on the order. ### Claim 13 A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform: establishing a pairing between a mobile device of an occupant of a vehicle and a processor of the vehicle; identifying, via the processor of the vehicle, content delivered to the mobile device from an Internet service via the established pairing; upgraded functionality that is offered within the vehicle and which is of interest to the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device; transmitting a notification to the mobile device with information about the upgraded functionality via the established pairing; and granting permission to use the upgraded functionality to the occupant through activation of a subscription service that enables access to the upgraded functionality, determining a primary occupant and one or more secondary occupants, wherein a device of the primary occupant triggers the additional upgraded functionality to be provided to devices of the one or more secondary occupants. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the upgraded functionality is customized for the occupant based on the content being delivered to the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the establishing the pairing comprises establishing a Bluetooth communication channel between the mobile device and the processor of the vehicle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the upgraded functionality comprises upgraded features for at least one of navigation features, seat features, voice control, gesture control, and high-speed networking. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, further comprising determining an order between multiple occupants of the vehicle to prioritize access to the upgraded functionality and providing the upgraded functionality based on the order.