Patent ID: 8615273

Claim:
A system comprising: a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions; a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions, where one or more of the first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions overlap one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and where the overlap includes overlap of device types; and where the fixed base unit and the portable communication device communicate with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit, where shifting of the at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions is based on relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit.