Patent ID: 8494439
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a personal electronic device and an in-vehicle infotainment system, the method comprising the steps of: running an application on one of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system; displaying information regarding the running of the application on a display screen of the one of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system; positioning the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system such that the display screen of the one of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system is disposed within a field of view of an optical sensor of an other of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system; using the optical sensor to capture at least one image of the display screen; analyzing the captured image to thereby extract information regarding a state of the one of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system; selecting an application for the other of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system, the selecting being dependent upon the extracted information; and using the selected application to replicate the state of the one of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system on the other of the personal electronic device and the in-vehicle infotainment system.