Apple Inc.

Friedrich W Drees

Sriram Hariharan

Michael Jason Giles

Daniel R Borges

Matthew L Semersky

Artiom Shamis

Christopher R Whitney

Andre M Boule

Brian D Pietsch

Tanya G Kancheva

Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Bata

Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta

The embodiments set forth herein disclose techniques for enabling a user device to seamlessly establish a secure, high-bandwidth wireless connection with a vehicle accessory system to enable the user device to wirelessly stream user interface (UI) information to the vehicle accessory system. To implement this technique, a lower-bandwidth wireless technology (e.g., Bluetooth) is used as an initial means for establishing a Wi-Fi pairing between the user device and the vehicle accessory system. Wi-Fi parameters associated with a Wi-Fi network provided by the vehicle accessory system can be communicated to the user device using the lower-bandwidth wireless technology. A secure Wi-Fi connection can then be established between the user device and the vehicle accessory system using the provided Wi-Fi parameters. The embodiments also disclose a technique for enabling the user device to automatically reconnect with the vehicle accessory system in a seamless manner (e.g., when returning to a vehicle).

In-vehicle wireless communication

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Friedrich W Drees