System and method for forming automatically launching user set default app from smartphone

A system for automatically restarting an application running on a smartphone present in a vehicle, after the application has been one of paused or stopped at a first time when a user leaves the vehicle, and then re-enters the vehicle at a second time subsequent to the first time, the system comprising:

• a hardware interconnect apparatus configured to transmit a first wireless signal to establish a first wireless communications link with the smartphone, and a second wireless signal to establish a second wireless communications link with an electronic device of the vehicle;
• a processor executable auto launch application adapted to run on the smartphone and to automatically obtain and launch a previously user preselected default application when the smartphone is powered on, as well as additional user selected variables associated with the previously user preselected default application;
• a processor executable watcher service application adapted to run on the smartphone and to monitor for the first wireless signal being transmitted from the hardware interconnect apparatus, and to assist in establishing the first wireless communications link without intervention by the user;
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• the processor executable auto launch application further being configured to detect when a previously selected default application has been at least one of stopped or paused as a result of the smartphone being physically removed from the vehicle, and to automatically re-start the previously selected default application without intervention by a user of the smartphone when the smartphone is brought back into the vehicle in proximity with the hardware interconnect apparatus by the user, and an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on by the user.

A smartphone adapted to automatically re-start an application running on the smartphone that had been previously interrupted, because of removal of the smartphone from within a vehicle, without intervention or assistance by a user of the smartphone once the smartphone is again brought back into the vehicle, the smartphone comprising:

• a hardware interconnect apparatus configured to establish a short range wireless communications link with the smartphone, and a second communications link with an electronic device present within the vehicle;
• a processor executable auto launch application adapted to run on the smartphone, to obtain and launch a previously selected default application set by the user, and to detect when the previously selected default application has been at least one of stopped or paused as a result of the smartphone having been removed from the vehicle, and to automatically re-start the previously selected default application without a command being physically entered on the smartphone by a user of the smartphone, when the smartphone is again brought back into the vehicle and an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on;
• a processor executable watcher service application adapted to run on the smartphone and to monitor for a wireless signal being transmitted from a remote hardware interconnect apparatus, and to assist in establishing the first communications link with the remote hardware interconnect apparatus without intervention by the user;
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• the first communications link enabling the re-started, previously selected default application to supply content being received by the smartphone to the remote hardware interconnect apparatus.

A method for automatically restarting an application running on a smartphone present in a vehicle, after the application has been paused, the method comprising:

• using an interconnect apparatus, configured to establish a first wireless communications link with the smartphone, to also establish a second wireless communications link with an electronic device present in the vehicle;
• using an auto launch application adapted to run on the smartphone, to obtain and launch a previously user selected default application, and to detect when the previously user selected default application has been at least one of stopped or paused, as a result of the smartphone having been being removed from the vehicle;
• using the auto launch application to automatically re-start the previously user selected default application without a command being physically entered on the smartphone by a user of the smartphone, when the smartphone is again brought back into the vehicle and an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on;
• using a watcher application on the smartphone to inform the smartphone when a wireless signal is detected from the interconnect apparatus;
• subsequent to receiving the wireless signal from the interconnect apparatus, establishing the first wireless communications link between the interconnect apparatus and the smartphone without user intervention;
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• using the first wireless communications link to supply content being received by the smartphone to the interconnect apparatus, and using the second wireless communications link to communicate between the interconnect apparatus and the electronic device.