公开(公告)号：US09544853B1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US15075549

申请日：2016-03-21

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Wen Gu ,  Amanda J. Kalhous ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W76/04 ,  H04B1/3822

CPC classification number: H04W52/0261 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04W4/80 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/40 ,  Y02D70/42

Abstract: A method and system for selective activation of a vehicle near field communication (NFC) module. The vehicle NFC module may be part of a vehicle communication and access system capable of initiating various vehicle functions, such as unlocking one or more doors of the vehicle or starting a motor or engine of the vehicle. With the method and system, a user's mobile device can be used in lieu of a key or a key fob. In situations where the battery power level of the user's mobile device is low, such that Bluetooth or the generation of an active NFC signal is unavailable, the vehicle NFC module is maintained in an active mode. In the active mode, the vehicle NFC module can initiate a connection with a passive mobile NFC target. Otherwise, depending on the battery level of the user's mobile device, the vehicle NFC module is maintained in a standard sleep mode to save power.

Abstract translation: 一种用于选择性地激活近场通信（NFC）模块附近的车辆的方法和系统。 车辆NFC模块可以是能够启动各种车辆功能的车辆通信和接入系统的一部分，诸如解锁车辆的一个或多个车门或起动车辆的电动机或发动机。 使用该方法和系统，可以使用用户的移动设备来代替密钥或密钥卡。 在用户的移动设备的电池电量级别低的情况下，使得蓝牙或活动NFC信号的产生不可用，车辆NFC模块被维持在活动模式。 在主动模式中，车辆NFC模块可以发起与被动移动NFC目标的连接。 否则，根据用户移动设备的电池电量，车载NFC模块保持在标准睡眠模式以节省电力。

公开(公告)号：US09877064B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US14808166

申请日：2015-07-24

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Fan Bai ,  Dan Shan ,  Leonard Nieman ,  Donald K. Grimm ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/414

CPC classification number: H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/41422 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: A portable system including a digital connection plug, a processing hardware unit, and a non-transitory storage device including code causing the processing hardware unit to perform operations including dividing a received source video file or virtualized source video into a plurality of equal- or non-equal-sized image components. A resulting data-content package is stored at the system such as at a framebuffer thereof. System operations further comprise generating a meta-index package comprising a plurality of index components, each index component corresponding to a respective one of the equal-sized image components, storing the meta-index package, and sending the data-content package and the meta-index package to the host device for publishing of the image components sequentially, in accord with an order of the meta-index package, for display rendering streaming video corresponding to the source video file or virtualized source video.

公开(公告)号：US20170048606A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US14824956

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Yue Fan ,  John C. Lyons ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H03F3/181 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R1/32

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  H03F3/181 ,  H03F2200/03 ,  H04R1/323 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2499/13 ,  H04S7/30 ,  H04S7/308 ,  H04S2400/03 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: An audio entertainment system for a vehicle includes a primary audio entertainment source to play a primary audio program and a secondary audio entertainment source to play a secondary audio program. The system has a plurality of front speakers, a left rear speaker, and a right rear speaker. A headphone set is for private listening by a rear seat passenger to the secondary audio program. The headphone set is selectably connectable to the secondary audio entertainment source. The system has a normal mode and a selectable enhanced rear seat entertainment mode. In the enhanced mode, an output sound power frequency spectrum of the rear speakers is automatically adjustable by frequency band to reduce audible interference between the primary program and the secondary program as audibly detected by the rear seat passenger while minimizing a disturbance to the primary audio program audibly detectable at the front seat row.

Abstract translation: 用于车辆的音频娱乐系统包括用于播放主音频节目的主要音频娱乐源和用于播放次要音频节目的辅助音频娱乐源。 该系统具有多个前置扬声器，左后扬声器和右后扬声器。 一个耳机套件用于由后座乘客私人收听次要音频节目。 耳机组可选择地连接到辅助音频娱乐源。 该系统具有正常模式和可选增强后座娱乐模式。 在增强模式中，后置扬声器的输出声功率频谱可以通过频带自动调整，以减少主节目和次要节目之间的可听见的干扰，如由后座乘客可听见地检测到的，同时最小化对主音频节目的干扰 在前排座椅上可听见。

公开(公告)号：US09560470B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US14267408

申请日：2014-05-01

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Timothy J. Grost ,  Cody R. Hansen ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/60

CPC classification number: H04W4/003 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04M1/274516 ,  H04M1/6091 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04W4/60

Abstract: A communications system and method of operating a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) within that communications system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a connection between the VMU and a mobile device; (b) retrieving from a cache associated with the VMU user data previously provided by the mobile device; (c) prior to receiving current user data from the mobile device, receiving via the connection recently-used user data from the mobile device; (d) comparing the previously-provided user data and the received recently-used data; and (e) updating the previously-provided user data based on the comparison.

Abstract translation: 公开了在该通信系统内操作车辆多维护单元（VMU）的通信系统和方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）建立VMU与移动设备之间的连接; （b）从与先前由移动设备提供的VMU用户数据相关联的高速缓存中检索; （c）在从所述移动设备接收当前用户数据之前，经由所述连接从所述移动设备接收最近使用的用户数据; （d）比较先前提供的用户数据和所接收的最近使用的数据; 和（e）基于比较来更新先前提供的用户数据。

公开(公告)号：US20170026694A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15065159

申请日：2016-03-09

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Fan Bai ,  Dan Shan ,  Leonard C. Nieman ,  Donald K. Grimm ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: An apparatus for use in rendering media in real-time by way of a distributed arrangement comprising a portable system and a host device. The apparatus includes a processing hardware unit and a non-transitory storage device comprising code causing the processing hardware unit to select a multi-tier frame-buffering technique, of a plurality of optional multi-tier frame-buffering techniques, to use for processing media data at the portable system and transferring the media data, as processed, from the portable system to the host device. The code also causes the processing hardware unit to initiate transferring, according to the selected frame-buffering technique, the processed media data by the portable system to the host device for processing at the host device for rendering the media. The apparatus in various embodiments includes the portable system and/or the host device. The plurality of optional multi-tier frame-buffering techniques include a circular frame-buffering technique and a single-file frame-buffering technique.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过包括便携式系统和主机设备的分布式布置实时渲染媒体的装置。 该装置包括处理硬件单元和非暂时性存储设备，其包括使处理硬件单元选择多层可选多层帧缓冲技术的多层帧缓冲技术的代码，用于处理介质 数据，并将处理的媒体数据从便携式系统传送到主机设备。 代码还使得处理硬件单元根据所选择的帧缓冲技术，将处理过的媒体数据由便携式系统发送到主机设备，以在主机设备处进行处理以呈现媒体。 各种实施例中的装置包括便携式系统和/或主机设备。 多个可选的多层帧缓冲技术包括循环帧缓冲技术和单文件帧缓冲技术。

公开(公告)号：US20170026684A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15065334

申请日：2016-03-09

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Dan Shan ,  Fan Bai ,  Leonard C. Nieman ,  Donald K. Grimm ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/435

CPC classification number: H04N21/41422 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Distributed, duplexing, arrangements include a portable system and a host device. The portable system and the host device are configured in various embodiments to receive user input and, in response, affect a feature of itself or send a message to the other to alter a feature of the other. The portable system divides a source video file or a virtualized source video into a plurality of image components, and sends them to the host device for publishing of the image components sequentially for real-time display rendering of streaming video by way of the host device and a display component. The portable system can generate a meta-index package, wherein each constituent index component corresponds to a respective image component, and can send the image components as part of a circular data-content package.

Abstract translation: 分布式，双工，安排包括便携式系统和主机设备。 便携式系统和主机设备在各种实施例中配置以接收用户输入，并且作为响应，影响其自身的特征或者向另一个发送消息以改变另一个的特征。 便携式系统将源视频文件或虚拟化源视频分割成多个图像分量，并将它们发送到主机设备，以顺序发布图像分量，以便通过主机设备实时显示流视频， 显示组件。 便携式系统可以生成元索引包，其中每个构成索引组件对应于相应的图像分量，并且可以作为循环数据内容包的一部分发送图像分量。

公开(公告)号：US20150319551A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14267408

申请日：2014-05-01

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Timothy J. Grost ,  Cody R. Hansen ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04W4/003 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04M1/274516 ,  H04M1/6091 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04W4/60

Abstract: A communications system and method of operating a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) within that communications system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a connection between the VMU and a mobile device; (b) retrieving from a cache associated with the VMU user data previously provided by the mobile device; (c) prior to receiving current user data from the mobile device, receiving via the connection recently-used user data from the mobile device; (d) comparing the previously-provided user data and the received recently-used data; and (e) updating the previously-provided user data based on the comparison.

Abstract translation: 公开了在该通信系统内操作车辆多维护单元（VMU）的通信系统和方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）建立VMU与移动设备之间的连接; （b）从与先前由移动设备提供的VMU用户数据相关联的高速缓存中检索; （c）在从所述移动设备接收当前用户数据之前，经由所述连接从所述移动设备接收最近使用的用户数据; （d）比较先前提供的用户数据和所接收的最近使用的数据; 和（e）基于比较来更新先前提供的用户数据。

公开(公告)号：US20190123952A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15793248

申请日：2017-10-25

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Robert A. Hrabak ,  Donald K. Grimm ,  Fan Bai ,  Dan Shan ,  Leonard C. Nieman ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: In one aspect, the technology includes a portable system, for providing add-on resources to a host device, such as a vehicle host device. The portable system includes a portable-system resource, which in various embodiments is at least partially a part of a portable-system data storage. The data storage includes at least one companion application that, when executed, provides, based on operation of the portable-system resource, host-device output for use at the host device, wherein the host-device output is output that the host device could not produce on its own or is supplemental to output that the host device can produce on its own. Example portable-system resources include a central-processing unit, a graphics processor, an application shop, an app-refresh program, security or hardware accelerators, and a speech recognition or three-dimensional rendering program. The technology in various embodiments also includes the host device described herein.

公开(公告)号：US09948762B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US15150942

申请日：2016-05-10

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Karen Juzswik ,  Robert A. Hrabak ,  Wen Gu

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04B1/3877 ,  H04B5/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/7253 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04B1/3877 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A system and method for providing wireless communication between a handheld mobile device and an embedded vehicle system of a motor vehicle. The system includes a communication module that utilizes at least two different short range wireless communication technologies to facilitate communication and/or pairing of an occupant's smartphone or other mobile device with an embedded vehicle system such as a vehicle infotainment system. This includes the use of a very short range communication technology, such as Near Field Communication (NFC), to communicate between the mobile device and an embedded vehicle system that is located outside of the operational range of the NFC or other very short range communication technology used by the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US09628894B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14824956

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Yue Fan ,  John C. Lyons ,  Karen Juzswik

IPC: H04R5/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H03F3/181 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  H03F3/181 ,  H03F2200/03 ,  H04R1/323 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2499/13 ,  H04S7/30 ,  H04S7/308 ,  H04S2400/03 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: An audio entertainment system for a vehicle includes a primary audio entertainment source to play a primary audio program and a secondary audio entertainment source to play a secondary audio program. The system has a plurality of front speakers, a left rear speaker, and a right rear speaker. A headphone set is for private listening by a rear seat passenger to the secondary audio program. The headphone set is selectably connectable to the secondary audio entertainment source. The system has a normal mode and a selectable enhanced rear seat entertainment mode. In the enhanced mode, an output sound power frequency spectrum of the rear speakers is automatically adjustable by frequency band to reduce audible interference between the primary program and the secondary program as audibly detected by the rear seat passenger while minimizing a disturbance to the primary audio program audibly detectable at the front seat row.