Patent ID: 8655503
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A short range communication apparatus communicating with a plurality of in-vehicle apparatus disposed in a vehicle, the short range communication apparatus comprising: a computer processor: a short range communication unit configured to establish a short range communication link with each of the in-vehicle apparatuses, the short range communication unit capable of being actively linked to at most “M” number of in-vehicle apparatuses at a time; a storage unit configured to store a pre-specified priority order of various different connection profiles; and a control unit configured to control the short range communication links between the short range communication unit and the in-vehicle apparatuses according to the pre-specified priority order of the connection profiles stored in the storage unit, wherein when the short range communication unit is actively linked to M in-vehicle apparatuses and the control unit receives a communication request from a first in-vehicle apparatus, which is not actively linked to the short range communication unit, the control unit performs a forced decoupling of the short range communication unit from a second in-vehicle apparatus, which is one of the M in-vehicle apparatuses coupled to the short range communication unit, such that based on the pre-specified priority order of the connection profiles, the second in-vehicle apparatus has a connection profile that is lower than a connection profile of the first in-vehicle apparatus.