Airbiquity Inc.

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Karma Automotive LLC

Leon Hong

Kamyar Moinzadeh

Lee Zhao

David Quimby

Darrin L Garrett

Ken A Johnson

Mike O'Meara

Sagar Pawar

John J Balboni

John Mahony Watson

Darren L Garrett

Kiley Birmingham

Tom Shigeno

Mike O'meara

In an example, a system is provided and the system includes a motor vehicle component client, a server located in the cloud, and an application to be installed on a personal portable device, such as mobile phone or other portable, mobile electronic device. In some examples, the system enables efficient vehicle software updates to the Engine Control Unit (ECU), the head unit, or the like, or combinations thereof, and/or enables efficient wireless transmission of vehicle data analytics associated with diagnostic information, location information, or the like, or combinations thereof.

Centralized management of mobile-assisted motor vehicle software upgrading

Centralized management of mobile-assisted motor vehicle software upgrading and vehicle data analytics

In an example, the mobile device may be configured to determine whether to authorize a request for the vehicle head unit to utilize a resource of the mobile device. The mobile device may be configured to utilize a proxy of the mobile device to establish a connection with a destination in response to determining to authorize the request.

Efficient headunit communication integration

We disclose a new type of wireless telecommunications subscription service and related methods. In some embodiments, the new subscription service may be used by an eCall only MS, or by any other suitable wireless access device (NAD), in order to operate in a restricted access and mobility management (RAMM) mode (). The RAMM service limits usage of network resources, while enabling utilization for certain limited kinds of calls. The service may be used for eCall, in the case of motor vehicles (FIG.), for example, or for machine to machine communications and remote alarms (FIG.). The new subscription service may be used to avoid an eCall only MS being denied access to a network due to non-use of a prepaid (USIM) subscription ().

Wireless emergency call (eCall) devices and eCall service subscription management

Systems, software and methods are disclosed for using a mobile phone () in conjunction with a head unit () of a vehicle. The user interface of a user application program () executing on the mobile phone is extended to utilize a generic display screen () of the head unit, so that custom or per application development of head unit software can be avoided. Preferably, a handset application proxy (HAP) software application () is installed and executable in the mobile phone; and a head unit proxy (HUP) software component () is executable on the head unit. The HAP and the HUP communicate messages () between the head unit and the mobile phone. Preferably, the HAP () includes a scripting language component () associated with the user application (Nomadic App), and having a template message translator component ().

Mobile integration platform (MIP) integrated handset application proxy (HAP)

An in-vehicle system (IVS) captures data such as location data and in an emergency automatically places a call to an emergency call taker or PSAP via a wireless telecommunications network. After a voice call session is established, the IVS system transmits a predetermined control signal through the voice channel. The control signal directs the call taker system to prepare to receive data. Preferably, the control signal comprises at least one audio frequency tone. This may be done without human intervention. In this way, emergency information is transmitted accurately and with minimum delay. After transmission of essential information, the IVS system may switch on audio connections for live human voice conversation.

In-vehicle system (IVS) control of emergency data communications

In an example, a processing device sends, to a remote network device, a request for an application of a mobile device to utilize a resource of a vehicle head unit, the request including a first profile of the vehicle head unit and a second profile of the mobile device. Responsive to sending the request, the processing device receives an instruction from the remote network device, the instruction to be executed by embedded software of the vehicle head unit so as to enable the application to utilize a resource of the vehicle head unit.

Extensible scheme for operating vehicle head unit as extended interface for mobile device

In one example, a network device stores a mapping of application operation modes to vehicle conditions such as a first condition of the vehicle powered but not moving and a second condition of the vehicle moving. The network device receives a wirelessly transmitted request for a particular application to utilize an interface powered by the vehicle. The network device compares an application identifier specified by the received request to the mapping. The network device then identifies a portion of the vehicle interface according to the comparison and signals control software on the vehicle to grant the particular application access to only the identified portion of the vehicle interface itself. The application can reside on the mobile device and utilize the vehicle interface as an extended interface, or the application can reside on the vehicle.

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Sammamish, WA, United States of America

Leon Hong