Patent ID: 7904569
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F,G06K,H01Q,H04L,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) bus, an Automotive Multimedia Interface Consortium (AMI-C) bus, and an external network via a gateway device, wherein the OEM bus interconnects OEM vehicle systems that perform vehicle functions, and the AMI-C bus interconnects AMI-C devices; authenticating devices connected to the AMI-C bus at the gateway device using an application processor, wherein authenticating devices connected to the AMI-C bus at the gateway device using an application processor comprises: routing communications from at least one source to the application processor using a real time processor in the gateway device, the at least one source being selected from the group consisting of the OEM vehicle systems, the AMI-C devices, and the external network; hosting vehicle applications associated with the OEM vehicle systems and the AMI-C devices on the application processor; and receiving an external communication at the gateway device and responsively altering a function of a vehicle system of the OEM vehicle systems.