Patent ID: 9738255
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60R,B62H,B62J,B62K,G06Q,G07C,G08G,H04B,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operating a vehicle, comprising: providing (i) an electronic control unit of the vehicle configured to control access to the vehicle and (ii) a housing configured to receive a mobile electronic device of a user, wherein the housing comprises a cover configured to enclose the mobile electronic device within the housing when the vehicle is in use by the user; initiating, at the electronic control unit, communication with the mobile electronic device through an electronic communication interface of the electronic control unit; and instructing an instrument cluster of the vehicle to display vehicle state information of the vehicle, wherein instructing the instrument cluster comprises instructing a graphical user interface of the mobile electronic device to display the vehicle state information.