System and method for wireless connected device prioritization in a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016294707-A1
Application number	US-201514848734-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 9, 2015
Priority date	Apr 2, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and system for managing electronic devices in a vehicle including establishing operable connections for computer communication between electronic devices and the vehicle in a vehicle network and communicating device characteristics between each electronic device and the vehicle. The device characteristics are stored at a data storage device and the device characteristics include at least one or more data types capable of transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle. Assigning a priority to each electronic device based on the device characteristics and a priority rules set stored at the data storage device and controlling data transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle based on the priority.

First claim

1 . A method for managing electronic devices with a vehicle, comprising:
establishing operable connections for computer communication between electronic devices and the vehicle in a vehicle network, including communicating device characteristics between each electronic device and the vehicle, wherein the device characteristics are stored at a data storage device, the device characteristics including at least one or more data types capable of transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle; assigning a priority to each electronic device based on the device characteristics and a priority rules set stored at the data storage device; and controlling data transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle based on the priority.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data types includes at least one of: a health data type, an activity data type, a notification data type, a streaming data type, and a remote control data type.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including determining a vehicle context based on information received from one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein assigning the priority to each electronic device is based on the vehicle context, the device characteristics and the priority rules set stored at the data storage device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling data transmission further includes increasing data throughput of electronic devices with a higher priority than electronic devices with a lower priority.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein controlling data transmission further includes adjusting data throughput of the electronic devices based on the priority assigned to each of the electronic devices relative to a current bandwidth usage of the vehicle network.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further including upon detecting a trigger event, controlling the data throughput between each electronic devices and the vehicle based on the priority assigned to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein detecting the trigger event further includes comparing a current bandwidth usage of the vehicle network to a predetermined bandwidth threshold.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further including monitoring the vehicle network for a change in the number of electronic devices connected to the vehicle network and upon determining the change, updating the priority assigned to each of the electronic devices connected to the vehicle network.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further including receiving a data transmission request from one or more of the electronic devices, identifying the data type associated with the data transmission request and updating the priority assigned to each of the electronic devices based on the data type associated with the data transmission request.

11 . A system for managing electronic devices with a vehicle, comprising:
a processor; a wireless connection module executable by the processor establishes operable connections for computer communication between electronic devices and the vehicle in a vehicle network, wherein the wireless connection module identifies device characteristics for each electronic device, the device characteristics including at least one or more data types capable of transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle; and a prioritization module executable by the processor assigns a priority to each electronic device based on the device characteristics and a priority rules set stored at a data storage device, the data storage device operably connected for computer communication to the processor, wherein the wireless connection module executable by the processor controls data transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle based on the priority assigned by the prioritization module.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the prioritization module executable by the processor further determines a vehicle context based on information received from one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle and assigns the priority to each electronic device based on the vehicle context, the device characteristics and the priority rules set.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection module executable by the processor controls data transmission by adjusting data throughput of each electronic device as a function of the priority assigned to each electronic device.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection module executable by the processor determines a trigger event based on the electronic devices and a current bandwidth of the vehicle network and upon determining the trigger event, the wireless connection module executable by the processor controls data transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle based on the priority assigned by the prioritization module.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection module executable by the processor monitors the vehicle network for a data transmission request from one or more of the electronic devices, identifies the data type associated with the data transmission request and the prioritization module updates the priority assigned to each of the electronic devices based on the data type associated with the data transmission request.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
establishing operable connections for computer communication between electronic devices and a vehicle in a vehicle network, including receiving device characteristics between each electronic device and the vehicle and storing the device characteristics at a data storage device, wherein the device characteristics include one or more data types capable of transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle; determining a priority for each electronic device based on the device characteristics and a priority rules set; and controlling data transmission between each electronic device and the vehicle based on the priority.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the data types includes at least one of: a health data type, an activity data type, a notification data type, a streaming data type, and a remote control data type.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , further including determining a vehicle context based on information received one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle and determining the priority for each electronic device based on the vehicle context, the device characteristics and the priority rules set.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein controlling data transmission further includes increasing data throughput of electronic devices with a higher priority than electronic devices with a lower priority.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein controlling data transmission further includes adjusting data throughput of the electronic devices based on the priority assigned to each of the electronic devices relative to a current bandwidth usage of the vehicle network.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Bonnie

Classifications

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• G07C5/08

  Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04W28/0215

  based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51) · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title