Patent ID: 9406176
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G07C,H04W

Claim Text:
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 (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.