Vehicle Infotainment System Automatic Application Launch via Bluetooth Low Energy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle infotainment systems lack the ability to automatically launch applications on nomadic devices, such as smartphones, when they come into proximity with a vehicle, limiting the integration of services like internet radio, social media, and driver safety information.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle computing system that broadcasts a wireless signal with an application identifier using technologies like Bluetooth Low Energy (iBeacon) to automatically launch applications on nomadic devices, enabling communication and integration of services such as internet radio, social media, and driver safety information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the vehicle infotainment system uses traditional manual application launching methods, then the system operation is simple and straightforward, but the automation level is low and user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures application identifiers and wireless signal parameters in advance within the infotainment system. When a nomadic device enters the vehicle proximity, the pre-configured identifiers are automatically transmitted via Bluetooth Low Energy, enabling automatic application launching without requiring user input or complex real-time processing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism using Bluetooth Low Energy wireless signals and application identifiers as a mediator between the vehicle infotainment system and the nomadic device. This intermediary enables automatic application launching by transmitting identification information without requiring direct complex interaction between the systems
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates multiple services like internet radio, social media, and driver safety information, then the service versatility is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The infotainment system is designed with universal configuration capabilities that allow multiple different application identifiers to be stored and transmitted. The same wireless signal transmission mechanism can launch various applications including internet radio, social media, and driver safety information applications, enabling one system to perform multiple service functions without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments different services into distinct application identifiers that can be independently configured and transmitted. Each service (internet radio, social media, driver safety information) has its own identifier, allowing the system to manage multiple services through a unified, simplified transmission mechanism rather than requiring separate complex integration for each service
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AI summary
A vehicle computing system having at least one controller communicating with a transceiver. The at least one controller programed to configure a wireless signal having a first application identifier for a first application to be launched at a nomadic device. The at least one controller further programed to broadcast the wireless signal including the first application identifier via the transceiver.