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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Gary A. Watkins, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Richard C. Vanitvelt, Metamora, MI (US);
Leonard C. Nieman, Warren, MI (US);
Gary A. Watkins, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Richard C. Vanitvelt, Metamora, MI (US);
Leonard C. Nieman, Warren, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for configuring communications between a wireless device and a vehicle telematics unit over a short-range wireless communication link includes receiving a serial port profile (SPP) software application at a wireless device from a central facility; storing the SPP software application at the wireless device; identifying third-party software applications stored on the wireless device using the SPP software application; sending the identity of the third-party software applications to the central facility; and communicating between the wireless device and a vehicle telematics unit via a short-range wireless communication link using the stored SPP software application and data transmitted using one or more software templates that have been received by the vehicle telematics unit in response to the identity of the third-party software applications sent.