Mobile Device Car App Auto-Launch via Wireless Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when running car applications on mobile devices connected to cars, as they require manual intervention for communication establishment and lack automatic activation, especially with wireless charging functionality.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that automatically run a car application on a mobile device by determining if it is located in a car through established communication or wireless charging, using short-range wireless communication and wireless power reception to initiate the application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual connection and application launching is required, then communication establishment is reliable, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes communication channels and prepares application launch conditions before the user needs them. When the mobile device enters the car, the system has already configured the communication environment, so the application can be automatically launched without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between reliability and convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the mobile device's entry into the car, establishing communication, and launching the application without requiring user actions. This self-service mechanism improves ease of operation while maintaining reliable communication establishment through automated protocols.
2Ease of operation
If wireless charging functionality is added, then device convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wireless charging function with the car application launch function into a single integrated system. The same communication infrastructure and control mechanisms that manage application launching are also used to control wireless charging, thereby improving convenience without proportionally increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed with multi-functionality, where a single communication and control platform serves both car application management and wireless charging operations. This universal approach allows the system to handle multiple functions through a unified architecture, reducing the complexity increase that would normally accompany adding wireless charging capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless and automatic operation of car applications without user intervention, enhancing convenience by linking car and mobile device communication and wireless charging events.
Implementation Method 1
a wireless power receiver configured to receive wireless power and perform wireless charging
Implementation Method 2
a short-range wireless communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication with a head unit of a car
Data Source
AI summary
A method of running a car application connected to a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining, by the mobile device, whether a wireless charging event occurs; determining, by the mobile device, whether the mobile device is located in a car, if the wireless charging event occurs; and running the car application if the mobile device is determined to be located in the car.