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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Charles Joseph King, Ii, Saline, MI (US);
Paul Werner, Troy, MI (US);
Charles Joseph King, II, Saline, MI (US);
Paul Werner, Troy, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for accessing the Internet from an automotive vehicle having a multimedia device is provided. The system includes a mobile phone equipped with a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver has a data-only channel operable to transmit data between the mobile phone and the multimedia device. A first application is disposed within the mobile phone. The first application is operable to access an Internet website. A data processor is operable to transmit the Internet website to the multimedia device in data form through the data-only channel. A second application is disposed within the multimedia device and is operable to process the data received through the data-only channel so as to display the website onto the multimedia device.