Patent ID: 8892175

Claim:
A method for connecting data related to a first and second feature, the first and second feature data communicated from at least one device to a vehicle comprising the steps of: determining available device connections of the device, wherein the device is not permanently affixed to the vehicle, said available device connections include one or more wired connections and one or more wireless connections; determining available vehicle connections of the vehicle, said available vehicle connections include one or more wired connections and one or more wireless connections; identifying first feature device connections, including a first and second device connection capable of communicating data related to the first feature; identifying second feature device connections, including a third and forth device connection capable of communicating data related to the second feature; identifying at least one vehicle connection, including a first vehicle connection, capable of communicating with at least one of said first and second device connections; identifying at least one vehicle connection, including a second vehicle connection, capable of communicating with at least one of said third and forth device connections; using a first set of guidelines to assign at least one device connection and at least one vehicle connection to each of the first and second features based on said first feature device connections, second feature device connections, said first vehicle connection, and said second vehicle connection; transmitting said assigned at least one device connection and at least one vehicle connection for the first feature to the device and to the vehicle; and transmitting said assigned at least one device connection and at least one vehicle connection for the second feature to the device and to the vehicle.