Patent ID: 9584979
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method on a server comprising: receiving from a mobile device through a wide area network (WAN), paired device identity information associated with an in-vehicle infotainment system (IVIS) of a vehicle that has been previously paired to the mobile device through a personal area (PAN) network connection; determining content available from the server that can be executed or displayed on the mobile device based upon parameters associated with the IVIS provided by the paired device identity information when the mobile device is not connected to the IVIS of the vehicle; and sending the determined content to the mobile device through the WAN, the content for execution or display on the mobile device independently of the IVIS; wherein the content comprises identification of one or more applications that are identified as being associated with the received paired device identity information for execution on the mobile device based upon the paired device identity information, each of the one or more applications configuring the mobile device to perform an operation provided by the application.