Method for transmitting data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9401979-B2
Application number	US-201314647684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2013
Priority date	Nov 27, 2012
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

A method transmits data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle. A first wireless communication connection is automatically established between the mobile telephone and the motor vehicle when a communication interface of the mobile telephone is activated in a corresponding manner, and driver-specific user data is transmitted from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle, at least some of the user data being transmitted to the motor vehicle exclusively via a second communication connection according to the NFC standard.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for transmitting data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle, comprising:
automatically establishing a first wireless communication connection between the mobile telephone and the motor vehicle when a communication interface of the mobile telephone is activated in a corresponding manner;
using a user interface of the mobile telephone to display useful data;
using the user interface for a user of the mobile telephone to designate driver-specific useful data to indicate that the driver-specific useful data is transmittable only over a second wireless communication connection according to a Near Field Communication (NFC) standard and is not transmittable over the first wireless communication connection; and
transmitting the driver-specific useful data from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle solely via the second wireless communication connection according to the NFC standard.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
a Bluetooth connection is used as the first wireless communication connection, and
the first wireless communication connection is used to set up a telephone call via the motor vehicle.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least some of the useful data are determined by an evaluation application of the mobile telephone for potential designation by the user of the mobile telephone via the user interface of the mobile telephone.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driver-specific useful data are used when operating at least one vehicle system.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driver-specific useful data are used during operation of a navigation system of the motor vehicle.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the driver-specific useful data include appointment data and/or contact data, which are used by the navigation system to determine a destination.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein
the navigation system presents at least one potential destination to a driver of the motor vehicle based on the appointment data and/or the contact data,
the destination is selected from the at least one potential destination, and
active guidance to the destination is carried out by the navigation system.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein
the navigation system uses the driver-specific useful data to identify a most likely destination,
the navigation system assumes the most likely destination and performs passive navigation, and
information relating to traffic obstructions on a route to the most likely destination are determined and output to the driver.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein data relating to past journeys made by the driver are used in the motor vehicle when determining the destination.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
using the driver-specific useful data in the motor vehicle to identify a future journey to a future potential destination;
predicting a predicted duration of the future journey;
using the driver-specific useful data to identify a threshold duration for the future journey; and
transmitting a relevant notification to the user of the mobile telephone if the predicted duration exceeds the threshold duration.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein
the driver-specific useful data comprises appointment data, and
the appointment data are used to determine the threshold duration.

12. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the navigation system uses at least some of the driver-specific useful data to determine a suitable parking space.

13. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the driver-specific useful data are used by the navigation system to navigate a journey of the motor vehicle to a destination, and
navigation data are transmitted from the navigation system to the mobile telephone for further guidance of the user of the mobile telephone after the motor vehicle has reached the destination.

14. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the driver-specific useful data are used by the navigation system to navigate a journey of the motor vehicle to a destination, and
after reaching the destination, information identifying a parking space location is transmitted from the navigation system to the mobile telephone for further guidance of the user of the mobile telephone.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
a coupling apparatus in the motor vehicle is used to transmit the driver-specific useful data via the second wireless communication connection, and
the coupling apparatus requires the mobile telephone to be held in a transmission position.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the coupling apparatus comprises a holder into which the mobile telephone is inserted.

17. A motor vehicle comprising:
at least one communication apparatus to establish a first wireless communication connection from the motor vehicle to a mobile telephone and to establish a second wireless communication connection according to a Near Field Communication (NFC) standard from the motor vehicle to the mobile telephone, for transmitting useful data designated by a user from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle,
wherein the at least one communication apparatus is configured to perform the method as claimed in claim 1 .

18. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the motor vehicle further comprises, for establishing the second wireless communication connection, a coupling apparatus which holds the mobile telephone in a transmission position.

19. A method for transmitting data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle, comprising:
automatically establishing a first wireless communication connection between the mobile telephone and the motor vehicle when a communication interface of the mobile telephone is activated in a corresponding manner;
using a user interface of the mobile telephone to display useful data;
using the user interface for a user of the mobile telephone to select driver-specific useful data; and
transmitting the driver-specific useful data from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle solely via a second wireless communication connection according to a Near Field Communication (NFC) standard,
wherein
a driver profile is stored in the motor vehicle, and
the driver-specific useful data are used to supplement the driver profile.

20. A method for transmitting data between a mobile telephone and a motor vehicle, comprising:
automatically establishing a first wireless communication connection between the mobile telephone and the motor vehicle when a communication interface of the mobile telephone is activated in a corresponding manner;
using a user interface of the mobile telephone to display useful data;
using the user interface for a user of the mobile telephone to select driver-specific useful data; and
transmitting the driver-specific useful data from the mobile telephone to the motor vehicle solely via a second wireless communication connection according to a Near Field Communication (NFC) standard,
wherein the driver-specific useful data are selected from the group consisting of address contact data, telephone number contact data, appointment data, data regarding whereabouts of the user of the mobile telephone and data relating to use of the mobile telephone.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Moeller Malte
• Stahlmann Rainer

Classifications

• G01C21/3415

  Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents · CPC title

• H04M2250/04

  including near field communication means, e.g. RFID · CPC title

• H04M2250/02

  including a Bluetooth® interface · CPC title

• H04M1/724098

  Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle (for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075) · CPC title

• H04M1/2757

  by data transmission, e.g. downloading · CPC title