# US 2017/0282936 A1 · Method for producing a communications link between a motor vehicle and a mobile user terminal, computer program product, mobile user terminal, system and motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0282936 A1 - Document ID: US20170282936A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/476,600 - Filed: 2017-03-31 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Inventors: Nikolas WAGNER; Gerald SCHMIDT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282936A1 ## CPC - B60W 50/16: Tactile feedback to the driver, e.g. vibration or force feedback to the driver on the steering wheel or the accelerator pedal - B60W 50/082: {Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling} - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - B60W 60/0053: {from vehicle to occupant} - G05D 1/00: Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 2360/56: using mobile devices - B60W 2050/146: {Display means} - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - 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 - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method is disclosed for producing a communications link between a motor vehicle and a mobile user terminal. The mobile user terminal and/or the motor vehicle send a request to establish a communications link between the motor vehicle and the mobile user terminal. A check is carried out as to whether the mobile user terminal is configured to output a transfer indication sent from the motor vehicle to the mobile user terminal. A communications link is established between motor vehicle and mobile user terminal if the check is successful. A communications link is not established between motor vehicle and mobile user terminal if the check is unsuccessful. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A method for producing a communications link between a motor vehicle and a mobile user terminal comprising: sending a request to establish a communications link between the motor vehicle and the mobile user terminal; checking whether the mobile user terminal is configured to output a transfer indication sent from the motor vehicle to the mobile user terminal; enabling the communications link between motor vehicle and mobile user terminal when the check is successful; and disabling the communications link between motor vehicle and mobile user terminal when the check is unsuccessful. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising: generating and sending the transfer indication to the mobile user terminal by the communications link when the check is successful; and outputting the transfer indication on the mobile user terminal in a manner perceptible to the driver. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein the transfer indication is output in at least one of a visual manner, an audible manner or haptic manner. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, further comprising loading a computer program product in a non-transitory medium and executing the computer program product on a processor in the mobile user terminal, wherein the computer program product is configured to process and output the transfer indication on the mobile user terminal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, further comprising establishing a resource priority in the processor of the mobile user terminal for the computer program product. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising outputting the transfer indication via a communications system of the motor vehicle. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wirelessly sending the transfer indication over a wireless communications link. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, outputting the transfer indication on a plurality of mobile user terminals simultaneously. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle is operable in an automated driving mode, wherein the automated driving mode is disabled when the check is not completed successfully. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having commands embedded thereon, which, when they are executed on a processor is configured to execute a method according to claim 16. ### Claim 26 A mobile user terminal comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having programming commands, which when executed on a processor are configured to: establish a communications link between a motor vehicle operable in an autonomous driving mode and the mobile user terminal; receive a transfer indication; and output the transfer indication on the mobile user terminal when the autonomous driving mode is being disabled. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The mobile user terminal according to claim 26, wherein the mobile user terminal is selected from the group consisting of a mobile telephone, a tablet, an electronic book-reading device, a smart watch and a music-playing device. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) A system comprising a mobile user terminal according to claim 26, a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having programming commands, which when executed on the processor are configured to establish the communications link with the mobile user terminal and send a transfer indication. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) A motor vehicle comprising a system according to claim 28. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The motor vehicle according to claim 29, comprising a device for automated driving and a transceiver configured to establish the communications link with the mobile user terminal.