Patent ID: 9336827
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G11B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for browsing a mobile device with an in-vehicle user interface, comprising: identifying the mobile device in proximity of a vehicle computing device; linking the vehicle computing device with the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is registered with the vehicle computing device and stores a plurality of media files that are organized according to a predetermined configuration, wherein the vehicle computing device is physically integrated into a vehicle; providing the in-vehicle user interface that functionally mirrors an interface of the mobile device and providing a location of each of the plurality of media files with regard to the predetermined configuration, wherein the interface of the mobile device includes an electronic program guide (EPG) with a plurality of options for accessing the plurality of media files via the mobile device; providing a manual indexing option for indexing the plurality of media files from the mobile device onto the vehicle computing device only in response to a user command to index the plurality of media files; in response to a selection of the manual indexing option and receiving the user command to index the plurality of media files, determining, by the vehicle computing device, the location of each of the plurality of media files with regard to the predetermined configuration to navigate the mobile device; receiving a first request for a requested media file of the plurality of media files at the vehicle computing device; determining a location of the requested media file in the predetermined configuration; sending a control signal for the vehicle computing device to navigate the electronic program guide of the mobile device to the requested media file; sending a second request to play the requested media file; receiving the requested media file for playback; and playing the requested media file through a vehicle audio system.