US 9,002,574 B2Granted

Mobile integration platform (MIP) integrated handset application proxy (HAP)

AssigneeAirbiquity Inc.

InventorsDarren L. Garrett, Leon Hong

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Abstract

Systems, software and methods are disclosed for using a mobile phone (1640) in conjunction with a head unit (1620) of a vehicle. The user interface of a user application program (1644) executing on the mobile phone is extended to utilize a generic display screen (2104) of the head unit, so that custom or per application development of head unit software can be avoided. Preferably, a handset application proxy (HAP) software application (1642) is installed and executable in the mobile phone; and a head unit proxy (HUP) software component (1630) is executable on the head unit. The HAP and the HUP communicate messages (1814, 1824) between the head unit and the mobile phone. Preferably, the HAP (1700) includes a scripting language component (1710) associated with the user application (Nomadic Appn), and having a template message translator component (1712).

Claims14

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a vehicle head unit having a first physical screen, the vehicle head unit implementing at least one type of second screen that is different than the first physical screen;
wherein the second screen comprises a generic application display screen;
a server computer, the server computer arranged for communications over a mobile network to a mobile phone;
wherein the server computer is further arranged to deliver phone application information associated with a specific user application program executable on a mobile phone, and the server delivers the phone application information to the mobile phone via the mobile network;
and
wherein the phone application information enables extending a user interface of the specific user application program to utilize the second screen of the vehicle head unit;
a handset application proxy (HAP) software application executable in the mobile phone;
and
a head unit proxy (HUP) software application executable on the vehicle head unit;
wherein the HAP and the HUP are arranged to communicate messages or events between them, and to utilize aspects of the phone application information to enable the specific user application program on the mobile phone to interact with the second screen of the vehicle head unit;
and
wherein the handset application proxy (HAP) is arranged to send one or more of content, text and images to the head unit proxy (HUP) for rendering in accordance with a predetermined template layout of the second screen.

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A computer-implemented method for use in a mobile phone, the computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a user application program installed on the mobile phone;
using a processing device of the mobile phone, requesting information specific to the identified user application from a remote server;
receiving phone application information downloaded from the remote server responsive to the information request, wherein the phone application information enables extending a user interface of the identified user application program to utilize a generic application display screen of a vehicle head unit;
installing a handset application proxy (HAP) software application on the mobile phone;
and
installing a head unit proxy (HUP) software application executable on the vehicle head unit;
wherein the HAP and the HUP are arranged to communicate messages or events between them, and to utilize aspects of the phone application information to enable the identified user application program on the mobile phone to interact with the generic application display screen of the vehicle head unit;
and
wherein the generic application display screen comprises a template-based generic application display screen;
and
in the handset application proxy (HAP) software application, translating request and response messages generated by the identified user application program into a format compatible with the template-based generic application display screen of the vehicle head unit.

8 more elements

A computer-implemented method for use in a mobile phone, the computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a user application program installed on the mobile phone;
using a processing device of the mobile phone, requesting information specific to the identified user application from a remote server;
receiving phone application information downloaded from the remote server responsive to the information request, wherein the phone application information enables extending a user interface of the identified user application program to utilize a generic application display screen of a vehicle head unit;
installing a handset application proxy (HAP) software application on the mobile phone;
and
installing a head unit proxy (HUP) software application executable on the vehicle head unit;
wherein the HAP and the HUP are arranged to communicate messages or events between them, and to utilize aspects of the phone application information to enable the identified user application program on the mobile phone to interact with the generic application display screen of the vehicle head unit;
and
wherein the generic application display screen comprises a template-based generic application display screen;
and
in the handset application proxy (HAP) software application, translating a request message generated by the identified user application program into a format compatible with the template-based generic application display screen of the vehicle head unit so as to render one or more of content, text and images on the template-based generic application display screen of the vehicle head unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/605,846Filed 6 Sep 2012 · continuation in part
Priority: 15 Oct 2009
Published: US 2013/0244634 A119 Sep 2013
Granted: 7 Apr 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 9/451
Arrangements for executing specific programs: execution arrangements for user interfaces
G06F 9/445
Arrangements for executing specific programs: program loading or initiating
H04M 1/6091
By interfacing with the vehicle audio system: including a wireless interface
H04M 1/72406
With means for local support of applications that increase the functionality: by software upgrading or downloading

Family

Application61/252,066Us provisional application · filed 15 Oct 2009
Application61/260,781Us provisional application · filed 12 Nov 2009
Application12/729,207Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 22 Mar 2010
Application12/777,989Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 11 May 2010
Application61/533,694Us provisional application · filed 12 Sep 2011
Application61/538,063Us provisional application · filed 22 Sep 2011
US 2013/0244634 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Sep 2013
US 8,838,332 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 8,831,823 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2011/0093153 A1Published application
US 2011/0093154 A1Published application
US 9,002,574 B2This patent

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