Patent ID: 8027268

Claim:
A vehicle audio system, comprising: a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly detect an audio source brought into or next to a vehicle; and logic circuitry responsive to detection of the audio source configured to: identify a security attribute associated with the audio source; use the identified security attribute to identify the audio source as an authorized audio source or an unauthorized audio source; responsive to identifying the audio source as an authorized audio source, connect the audio source to an on-board processor and identify a type of data processed with a first software application operated by the audio source; and responsive to identifying the type of data, dynamically configure a second software application from within the vehicle to: process the same type of data processed by the first software application operated by the audio source, initiate transfer of the data from the audio source to the on-board processor, and process the data received from the audio source, wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to wirelessly detect an additional audio source brought into or next to the vehicle; and the logic circuitry is further configured to: identify a security attribute associated with the additional audio source; use the identified security attribute to identify the additional audio source as an authorized audio source or an unauthorized audio source; responsive to identifying the additional audio source as an authorized audio source, connect the additional audio source to the on-board processor and identify a type of data processed with a third software application operated by the additional audio source, wherein the third software application is different from the first and second software applications; and responsive to identifying the type of data, configure a fourth software application in the on-board processor, wherein the fourth software application is different from the first and second software applications, to: process the same type of data processed by the third software application operated by the additional audio source, initiate transfer of the data from the additional audio source to the on-board processor, and process the data received from the additional audio source.