Patent ID: 9479601
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a vehicle computing system (VCS) located in a vehicle, and connected to a network; and a mobile device comprising: a processor, connected to a memory, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, that when executed by the processor perform the steps to: connect to the VCS via the network using a portability application running on the mobile device, wherein the portability application communicates with one or more applications running on the mobile device and one or more applications running on the VCS; receive vehicle-gathered data relating to an active mobile application, wherein the data includes at least one of GPS data, vehicle state data, or application resource data stored on the vehicle; receive instructions from, the VCS, in conjunction with the received data, while the mobile device is still in the vehicle, for continued mobile application usage in an extra-vehicular environment, utilizing the received data, wherein the instructions and data are stored by the portability application; determine that the mobile device has left the vehicle; execute the instructions to continue application functionality while the mobile device remains out of vehicular contact, wherein the portability application gathers data requested by the active mobile application as defined by the instructions; determine that the mobile device has re-entered the vehicle and is reconnected to the VCS; and transmit the data gathered by the portability application in the extra-vehicular environment to the VCS for use in conjunction with applications in communication with the VCS.