Managing short-range wireless device connection preferences at a vehicle

摘要

A method of managing wireless devices at a vehicle includes detecting a plurality of wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol; determining that one of the plurality of wireless devices belongs to a preferred group of wireless devices; and creating a short-range wireless link between the wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit.

主权项

1. A method of managing handheld wireless devices at a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving, at the vehicle, information broadcasted from a handheld wireless device during a wireless device discoverable mode; (b) storing, at the vehicle, at least some of the information broadcasted from the handheld wireless device, the stored information including an identity of the handheld wireless device; (c) associating the identity of the handheld wireless device with a preferred group of wireless devices; (d) detecting a plurality of handheld wireless devices at the vehicle using a short-range wireless communication protocol or a wired connection; (e) determining whether one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices
detected in step (d) belongs to the preferred group of wireless devices; and (f) when one of the plurality of handheld wireless devices detected in step (d) is determined to belong to the preferred group of wireless devices in step (e), creating a communication link between the handheld wireless device belonging to the preferred group and a vehicle telematics unit.