System and method for providing resource sharing, synchronizing, media coordination, transcoding, and traffic management in a vehicular environment

Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor operable to perform operations comprising:

• maintaining a list of authorized devices;
• creating an association between a wireless device configured for operation by an end user and an onboard unit (OBU) element of a vehicle, which is provisioned in a vehicle;
• determining one or more authentication requirements associated with the wireless device to authenticate itself to the OBU element of the vehicle;
• after determining that the wireless device passes the one or more authentication requirements associated with the wireless device authenticating itself to the OBU element, establishing a control connection between the wireless device and the OBU element of the vehicle via a first port of the OBU element;
• after the control connection is established, providing a port number associated with a second port of the OBU element to the wireless device;
• establishing a command connection between the wireless device and the OBU element via the second port of the OBU element;
• and
• allowing access, by the wireless device through the command connection, to one or more resources associated with the vehicle.

A apparatus comprising:

• an onboard unit (OBU) element of a vehicle, wherein the OBU element includes a memory element configured to store data and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and memory element cooperate such that the apparatus is configured to:
• maintain a list of authorized devices;
• create an association between a wireless device configured for operation by an end user and the OBU element of the vehicle;
• determine one or more authentication requirements associated with the wireless device to authenticate itself to the OBU element of the vehicle;
• after determining that the wireless device passes the one or more authentication requirements associated with the wireless device authenticating itself to the OBU element, establish a control connection between the wireless device and the OBU element of the vehicle via a first port of the OBU element;
• after the control connection is established, provide a port number associated with a second port of the OBU element to the wireless device;
• establish a command connection between the wireless device and the OBU element via the second port of the OBU element;
• allow access, by the wireless device through the command connection, to one or more resources associated with the vehicle.