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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Dipankar Pal, Sylvania, OH (US);
Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jonathan L. Gerlach, Canton, MI (US);
Muhammad Fahad Alam, Macomb, MI (US);
General Motor LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and a method using that system that provides multi-tainment services in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle telematics unit having wireless hotspot functionality; connecting the telematics unit via short range wireless communication (SRWC) to a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and at least one mobile device; identifying the VMU connection at the telematics unit; and providing the VMU with wireless hotspot data priority over the at least one mobile device.