System for coupling mobile device to host computer of automobile and method thereof
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsLIANG-TE CHIU, CHIA-HAO KANG, HSIN-WEI HUANG, SHENG-FENG WENG, BING-JU TU
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Abstract
A method for coupling a mobile device with a host computer of a vehicle includes establishing a connection relationship between the mobile device and the host computer, sending an invitation to the mobile device according to the established connection relationship, and coupling the mobile device to the host computer after accepting the invitation. The invitation is sent by the host computer automatically after the host computer is turned on. The mobile device couples to the host computer automatically through a corresponding coupling mechanism after accepting the invitation.
Claims11
A method for coupling a mobile device with a host computer of a vehicle comprising:
- establishing a connection relationship between the mobile device and the host computer;
- sending an invitation to the mobile device according to the connection relationship;
- and
- coupling the mobile device to the host computer after the mobile device accepts the invitation;
- wherein the invitation is sent by the host computer automatically when the host computer is turned on;
- wherein the invitation is sent to the mobile device by:
- turning on the host computer and identifying the established connection relationship;
- determining a messaging method for sending the invitation to the mobile device;
- and sending the invitation to the mobile device according to the determined messaging method;
- wherein the messaging method comprises an SMS messaging method and a cellular data messaging method.
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A system for coupling a mobile device to a host computer of an automobile;
- wherein
- the host computer comprises:
- a first display configured to display a graphical user interface operable by a user thereon;
- a first communication unit configured to send an invitation to the mobile device;
- a first processing unit configured to execute a plurality of instructions of a plurality of modules of the host computer;
- and
- a first storage device configured to store the plurality of instructions of the plurality of modules of the host computer, the plurality of modules comprising:
- a setting module configured to establish a connection relationship between the host computer and the mobile device in response to a user's input on the graphical user interface;
- and
- a messaging module configured to identify the established connection relationship between the host computer and the mobile device, determine a messaging method for sending the invitation to the mobile device according to the established connection relationship, and send the invitation to the mobile device through the first communication unit according to the determined messaging method;
- and
- the mobile device comprises:
- a second display configured to display a graphical user interface operable by the user thereon;
- a second communication unit configured to receive the invitation sent from the host computer;
- a second processing unit configured to execute a plurality of instructions of a plurality of modules of the mobile device;
- and
- a second storage device configured to store the plurality of instructions of the plurality of modules of the mobile device, the plurality of modules comprising:
- a message receiving module configured to receive the invitation transmitted from the first communication unit of the host computer to the second communication unit of the mobile device;
- a message analyzing module configured to verify that the invitation was sent by the host computer, accept the invitation, and determine a coupling mechanism from the invitation for coupling the mobile device to the host computer;
- and
- a coupling module configured to couple the mobile device to the host computer through the determined coupling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.