Patent ID: 8364335

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a speed sensor configured to generate speed data for a vehicle; a multiprocessor system located within the vehicle and coupled to the speed sensor, wherein the multiprocessor system comprises multiple different processors controlling different functions within the vehicle, wherein the multiprocessor system is configured to: identify a processor operating in a new device not currently configured as part of the multiprocessor system; identify a speed of the vehicle based on the speed data generated from the speed sensor; initiate a connection with the new device, take over operation of an application for the new device, and exchange data with the new device based on the speed of the vehicle; and operate a security manager, wherein the security manager is configured to: identify a security attribute associated with the new device; identify the new device as authorized or unauthorized according to the security attribute; allow connection of the new device to the multiprocessor system in response to the new device being identified as authorized; and prevent connection of the new device to the multiprocessor system in response to the new device being identified as unauthorized.