Vehicle communication system with navigation
AssigneeValue8 Co., Ltd.
InventorsOtman A. Basir, William Ben Miners
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device in a vehicle or elsewhere. Users interact with the system by speaking to it. The system processes text and processes commands. The system supports Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free use. The system handles telephone calls, email, and SMS text messages. The user can customize the device via a user profile stored on an Internet web server.
Claims26
A vehicle comprising a controller integrated within the vehicle, the controller comprising at least one hardware processor configured to:
- identify a mobile device being connected to the vehicle through a communication interface, the mobile device having Internet access;
- output information using a user interface integrated within the vehicle, the information being associated with at least one third-party service which is provided to the mobile device from an external server through the Internet access of the mobile device;
- receive a user command to perform the at least one third-party service through the user interface;
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- transmit the user command through the Internet access of the mobile device in response to receiving the user command.
A method for performing at least one service by a controller integrated within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- identifying a mobile device being connected to the vehicle through a communication interface, the mobile device having Internet access;
- outputting information using a user interface integrated within the vehicle, the information being associated with at least one third-party service that is different from the at least one service handled by the controller, which is provided to the mobile device from an external server through the Internet access of the mobile device;
- receiving a user command to perform the at least one third-party service through the user interface;
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- transmitting the user command through the Internet access of the mobile device in response to receiving the user command.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a controller integrated within a vehicle to execute at least one instruction, the instruction comprising:
- identifying a mobile device being connected to the vehicle through a communication interface, the mobile device having Internet access;
- outputting information using a user interface integrated within the vehicle, the information being associated with at least one service which is provided to the mobile device from an external server through the Internet access of the mobile device;
- receiving a user command to perform the at least one service through the user interface;
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- transmitting the user command through the Internet access of the mobile device in response to receiving the user command.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a mobile device having Internet access to execute at least one instruction, the instruction comprising:
- identifying a controller integrated within a vehicle being connected to the mobile device through a communication interface, the controller comprising at least one hardware processor;
- controlling the processor to output information using a user interface integrated within the vehicle, the information being associated with at least one service at the mobile device provided from an external server through the Internet access of the mobile device;
- controlling the processor to receive a user command to perform the at least one service through the user interface;
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- controlling the processor to control the at least one service through the Internet access of the mobile device in response to receiving the user command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.