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- FIG. 1 illustrates an example block topology for a vehicle based computing system 1 (VCS) for a vehicle 31 .
- VCS vehicle based computing system 1
- An example of such a vehicle-based computing system 1 is the SYNC system manufactured by THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
- a vehicle enabled with a vehicle-based computing system may contain a visual front end interface 4 located in the vehicle. The user may also be able to interact with the interface if it is provided, for example, with a touch sensitive screen. In another illustrative embodiment, the interaction occurs through, button presses, spoken dialog system with automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis.
- the exemplary processes may be executed by a computing system in communication with a vehicle computing system.
- a computing system may include, but is not limited to, a wireless device (e.g., and without limitation, a mobile phone) or a remote computing system (e.g., and without limitation, a server) connected through the wireless device.
- a wireless device e.g., and without limitation, a mobile phone
- a remote computing system e.g., and without limitation, a server
- VACS vehicle associated computing systems
- particular components of the VACS may perform particular portions of a process depending on the particular implementation of the system.
- VACS vehicle computing system
- the HMI will update 311 to present the information to the user via the interface.
- the interface may be the display or a voice interface.
- the HMI or VCS may send a message to the mobile device via Bluetooth.
- the message may contain instructions or commands for the mobile device to perform a function, such as dial a number.
- the command from the HMI-side may be translated to allow the mobile device to perform the operation. For example, the “API Dial_Number” command 313 of the HMI may be converted to the “ATD Number” command for the mobile phone 315 .
Abstract
A vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device. The VCS also includes a VCS software stack configured to interact with a mobile device software stack and a processor configured to receive a message from the mobile device indicating a version of the mobile device software stack. The processor is also configured to determine if the VCS needs an update to the VCS software stack based at least upon the version of the mobile device software stack, download an update to the VCS software stack from an off-board server, update the VCS to include the updated VCS software stack, and communicate with the mobile device utilizing the updated VCS software stack.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/162,861, filed Jan. 24, 2014, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.
- The illustrative embodiments generally relate to an apparatus and method for software implementation between a vehicle and a mobile device.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,516,201 discloses a communication device and a software for operating multimedia applications in one or more communication networks, with a computing manager unit for managing and providing multimedia applications on the basis of a communication with one or more communication devices in the one or more communication networks, whereby the computing manager unit controls a device discovery manager unit for detecting the availability of one or more devices and/or one or more communication networks, a service discovery manager unit for providing available services from and/or for said one or more communication networks, and a virtual device manager unit providing a graphical user interface for controlling devices and/or services of the one or more communication networks.
- WO 2013/039763 discloses systems, software and methods for using a mobile phone in conjunction with a head unit of a vehicle. The user interface of a user application program executing on the mobile phone is extended to utilize a generic display screen of the head unit, so that custom or per application development of head unit software can be avoided. Preferably, a handset application proxy (HAP) software application is installed and executable in the mobile phone; and a head unit proxy (HUP) software component is executable on the head unit. The HAP and the HUP communicate messages between the head unit and the mobile phone. Preferably, the HAP includes a scripting language component associated with the user application, and having a template message translator component.
- A first illustrative embodiment includes a vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device. The VCS also includes a VCS software stack configured to interact with a mobile device software stack and a processor configured to receive a message from the mobile device indicating a version of the mobile device software stack. The processor is also configured to determine if the VCS needs an update to the VCS software stack based at least upon the version of the mobile device software stack, download an update to the VCS software stack from an off-board server, update the VCS to include the updated VCS software stack, and communicate with the mobile device utilizing the updated VCS software stack.
- A second illustrative embodiment includes a vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device. The VCS also includes a VCS Bluetooth profile configured to interact with a mobile device Bluetooth profile and a processor configured to receive a message from the mobile device indicating a version of the Bluetooth profile. The processor is further configured to determine if the VCS needs an update to the VCS Bluetooth profile based at least upon the version of the mobile device Bluetooth profile, determine if sufficient memory space is available to download and install the update to the VCS Bluetooth profile, download a software update to the VCS Bluetooth profile from an off-board server, the software update including additional features specific to the mobile device, update the VCS to include the software update, and communicate with the mobile device utilizing the updated VCS Bluetooth profile.
- A third illustrative embodiment includes a method of a vehicle computer system (VCS) communicating with a mobile device (MD), comprising receiving a message from the MD indicating a version of the MD software stack, determining if the VCS software stack needs an update based at least upon the version of the MD software stack, downloading and installing an update to the VCS software stack from an off-board server, and communicating with the MD utilizing the updated VCS software stack.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an example block topology for a vehicle based computing system (VCS) for a vehicle. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an example flow chart of the vehicle based computing system, server, and mobile device interacting with one another during a software update. -
FIG. 3 illustrates an example flow chart of the vehicle based computing system, server, and mobile device interacting with one another. - As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an example block topology for a vehicle based computing system 1 (VCS) for avehicle 31. An example of such a vehicle-basedcomputing system 1 is the SYNC system manufactured by THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. A vehicle enabled with a vehicle-based computing system may contain a visual front end interface 4 located in the vehicle. The user may also be able to interact with the interface if it is provided, for example, with a touch sensitive screen. In another illustrative embodiment, the interaction occurs through, button presses, spoken dialog system with automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis. - In the
illustrative embodiment 1 shown inFIG. 1 , aprocessor 3 controls at least some portion of the operation of the vehicle-based computing system. Provided within the vehicle, the processor allows onboard processing of commands and routines. Further, the processor is connected to both non-persistent 5 and persistent storage 7. In this illustrative embodiment, the non-persistent storage is random access memory (RAM) and the persistent storage is a hard disk drive (HDD) or flash memory. In general, persistent (non-transitory) memory can include all forms of memory that maintain data when a computer or other device is powered down. These include, but are not limited to, HDDs, CDs, DVDs, magnetic tapes, solid state drives, portable USB drives and any other suitable form of persistent memory. - The processor is also provided with a number of different inputs allowing the user to interface with the processor. In this illustrative embodiment, a
microphone 29, an auxiliary input 25 (for input 33), aUSB input 23, aGPS input 24, screen 4, which may be a touchscreen display, and a BLUETOOTHinput 15 are all provided. Aninput selector 51 is also provided, to allow a user to swap between various inputs. Input to both the microphone and the auxiliary connector is converted from analog to digital by aconverter 27 before being passed to the processor. Although not shown, numerous of the vehicle components and auxiliary components in communication with the VCS may use a vehicle network (such as, but not limited to, a CAN bus) to pass data to and from the VCS (or components thereof). - Outputs to the system can include, but are not limited to, a visual display 4 and a
speaker 13 or stereo system output. The speaker is connected to anamplifier 11 and receives its signal from theprocessor 3 through a digital-to-analog converter 9. Output can also be made to a remote BLUETOOTH device such asPND 54 or a USB device such asvehicle navigation device 60 along the bi-directional data streams shown at 19 and 21 respectively. - In one illustrative embodiment, the
system 1 uses the BLUETOOTHtransceiver 15 to communicate 17 with a user's nomadic device 53 (e.g., cell phone, smart phone, PDA, or any other device having wireless remote network connectivity). The nomadic device can then be used to communicate 59 with anetwork 61 outside thevehicle 31 through, for example,communication 55 with acellular tower 57. In some embodiments,tower 57 may be a WiFi access point. - Exemplary communication between the nomadic device and the BLUETOOTH transceiver is represented by
signal 14. - Pairing a
nomadic device 53 and the BLUETOOTHtransceiver 15 can be instructed through abutton 52 or similar input. Accordingly, the CPU is instructed that the onboard BLUETOOTH transceiver will be paired with a BLUETOOTH transceiver in a nomadic device. - Data may be communicated between
CPU 3 andnetwork 61 utilizing, for example, a data-plan, data over voice, or DTMF tones associated withnomadic device 53. Alternatively, it may be desirable to include anonboard modem 63 havingantenna 18 in order to communicate 16 data betweenCPU 3 andnetwork 61 over the voice band. Thenomadic device 53 can then be used to communicate 59 with anetwork 61 outside thevehicle 31 through, for example,communication 55 with acellular tower 57. In some embodiments, themodem 63 may establishcommunication 20 with thetower 57 for communicating withnetwork 61. As a non-limiting example,modem 63 may be a USB cellular modem andcommunication 20 may be cellular communication. - In one illustrative embodiment, the processor is provided with an operating system including an API to communicate with modem application software. The modem application software may access an embedded module or firmware on the BLUETOOTH transceiver to complete wireless communication with a remote BLUETOOTH transceiver (such as that found in a nomadic device). Bluetooth is a subset of the IEEE 802 PAN (personal area network) protocols. IEEE 802 LAN (local area network) protocols include WiFi and have considerable cross-functionality with IEEE 802 PAN. Both are suitable for wireless communication within a vehicle. Another communication means that can be used in this realm is free-space optical communication (such as IrDA) and non-standardized consumer IR protocols.
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nomadic device 53 includes a modem for voice band or broadband data communication. In the data-over-voice embodiment, a technique known as frequency division multiplexing may be implemented when the owner of the nomadic device can talk over the device while data is being transferred. At other times, when the owner is not using the device, the data transfer can use the whole bandwidth (300 Hz to 3.4 kHz in one example). While frequency division multiplexing may be common for analog cellular communication between the vehicle and the internet, and is still used, it has been largely replaced by hybrids of Code Domain Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Domain Multiple Access (TDMA), Space-Domain Multiple Access (SDMA) for digital cellular communication. These are all ITU IMT-2000 (3G) compliant standards and offer data rates up to 2 mbs for stationary or walking users and 385 kbs for users in a moving vehicle. 3G standards are now being replaced by IMT-Advanced (4G) which offers 100 mbs for users in a vehicle and 1 gbs for stationary users. If the user has a data-plan associated with the nomadic device, it is possible that the data-plan allows for broad-band transmission and the system could use a much wider bandwidth (speeding up data transfer). In still another embodiment,nomadic device 53 is replaced with a cellular communication device (not shown) that is installed tovehicle 31. In yet another embodiment, theND 53 may be a wireless local area network (LAN) device capable of communication over, for example (and without limitation), an 802.11g network (i.e., WiFi) or a WiMax network. - In one embodiment, incoming data can be passed through the nomadic device via a data-over-voice or data-plan, through the onboard BLUETOOTH transceiver and into the vehicle's
internal processor 3. In the case of certain temporary data, for example, the data can be stored on the HDD or other storage media 7 until such time as the data is no longer needed. - Additional sources that may interface with the vehicle include a
personal navigation device 54, having, for example, aUSB connection 56 and/or anantenna 58, avehicle navigation device 60 having aUSB 62 or other connection, anonboard GPS device 24, or remote navigation system (not shown) having connectivity to network 61. USB is one of a class of serial networking protocols. IEEE 1394 (FireWire™ (Apple), i.LINK™ (Sony), and Lynx™ (Texas Instruments)), EIA (Electronics Industry Association) serial protocols, IEEE 1284 (Centronics Port), S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) and USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) form the backbone of the device-device serial standards. Most of the protocols can be implemented for either electrical or optical communication. - Further, the CPU could be in communication with a variety of other
auxiliary devices 65. These devices can be connected through awireless 67 or wired 69 connection.Auxiliary device 65 may include, but are not limited to, personal media players, wireless health devices, portable computers, and the like. - Also, or alternatively, the CPU could be connected to a vehicle based
wireless router 73, using for example a WiFi (IEEE 803.11) 71 transceiver. This could allow the CPU to connect to remote networks in range of thelocal router 73. - In addition to having exemplary processes executed by a vehicle computing system located in a vehicle, in certain embodiments, the exemplary processes may be executed by a computing system in communication with a vehicle computing system. Such a system may include, but is not limited to, a wireless device (e.g., and without limitation, a mobile phone) or a remote computing system (e.g., and without limitation, a server) connected through the wireless device. Collectively, such systems may be referred to as vehicle associated computing systems (VACS). In certain embodiments particular components of the VACS may perform particular portions of a process depending on the particular implementation of the system. By way of example and not limitation, if a process has a step of sending or receiving information with a paired wireless device, then it is likely that the wireless device is not performing the process, since the wireless device would not “send and receive” information with itself. One of ordinary skill in the art will understand when it is inappropriate to apply a particular VACS to a given solution. In all solutions, it is contemplated that at least the vehicle computing system (VCS) located within the vehicle itself is capable of performing the exemplary processes.
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FIG. 2 illustrates an example flow chart of the vehicle based computing system, server, and mobile device interacting with one another. Although this figure illustrates the vehicle or vehiclecomputer system VCS 203 communicating with theserver 201, the mobile phone oraudio gateway 205 may also communicate with theserver 201. Thevehicle 203 may be equipped with a VCS that includes a wired or wireless transceiver to communicate with themobile phone 205. - The
VCS 203 may be listening for an audio gateway device or mobile phone 207 to begin the pairing process. In other embodiments, the VCS may also seek discovery of a mobile phone that is listening to hear from devices. Upon receiving a pairing request from a device, the VCS and mobile phone may begin thepairing process 209. The pairing process may be unique for each specific operating system of themobile phone 209. For example, Android, iOS, RIM, and Windows may each have a unique pairing process to communicate with devices. Thus, a software update on the VCS or mobile phone may increase interoperability between the two devices. Additionally, the VCS may require a software update to increase interoperability between the devices. - During the pairing process, the mobile phone may request the VCS to indicate the software version of a software stack that is running on the VCS. The mobile device may send a message to the VCS to indicate that the software running on the VCS (e.g. the Bluetooth software stack) is old. The software stack may refer to software that is an implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack. The stack may be used for general-purpose implementations for emphasis on feature-richness and flexibility or embedded system implementations intend for use in devices where resources are limited and demands are lower, such as Bluetooth peripheral devices. The Bluetooth software stack may facilitate communication between the HMI layer and the specific Bluetooth profiles (e.g. HFP, A2DP, PBAP, etc.). The software stack may be located at the Host Controller Interface (HCI) layer for Bluetooth implementation.
- The VCS or mobile phone may be able to determine whether the software version is up to date for the software stack. For example, the mobile phone may tell the version of the Android respondent stack which may work the best with the VCS. In alternative, the mobile device or audio gateway device may send data or information representing the version of software that the mobile device runs. Additionally, the mobile device may send a message indicating other information related to the software running on the mobile device. For example, the message may include the version number, operating system, phone manufacturer, Bluetooth profile version information, etc.
- Upon determining that the VCS needs new software, the VCS may indicate to the mobile phone to download
new software 211 or the VCS may download the software utilizing an embedded cellular transceiver to communicate with theserver 201. The VCS may download the update or new software stack onto the VCS or onto the mobile phone. In some scenarios, the VCS may not have the required memory or space to download the stack. The VCS may check to determine if sufficient memory is present. The VCS may receive data from the mobile phone or off-board server indicating how much memory is required for the download and installation. - If insufficient memory is present the system may notify the user with an audio or visual warning utilizing the VCS to indicate that memory needs to be present in order for the update to occur. Additionally, the VCS may also request that the user utilize additional flash drives, external storage device, or mobile phone to be utilized to save the update.
- If the VCS or mobile phone detects an error occurring during the download cycle, the VCS may output an error message on the display to notify the user of the error. The system may automatically try to download the update stack again. Additionally, if the error occurs on multiple occasions, the VCS may attempt to install a different software stack update than originally anticipated. For example, the VCS may run version 1.0 of the software stack or profile. The mobile device may request an update to version 3.0 for the VCS. If the VCS is unable to download version 3.0, the VCS may update an intermediary version, such as 2.9 or 2.8 instead.
- Upon downloading the update, the system may execute an executable file or run an application to update the software stack. Additionally, the system may install various plugins when running the software update. The software update may initialize a callback to the HMI that is optimized to operate with the mobile phone. The mobile device may also start streaming an executable at the Bluetooth chipset level if the phone downloads the update. The system may then begin to pair the mobile device with the VCS according to the process in the specification.
- An additional embodiment may include similar configuration, however, it may determine that an update or additional Bluetooth profile needs to be downloaded and installed to the VCS and/or the mobile device. Thus, the VCS may determine that a new version of the Bluetooth profile must be downloaded to the mobile device or VCS. Thus, the VCS may implement a configuration similar to the previous embodiments as directed to update the Bluetooth profiles of the VCS or mobile device. The embodiments may include a version that updates the software stack, Bluetooth profile, or both the software stack and Bluetooth profile.
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FIG. 3 is an example of the flow chart of the vehicle based computing system, server, and mobile device interacting with one another. The VCS may include a human machine interface (HMI) 301 to allow a user to control various aspects of the system. The HMI may include both a manual input interface or a voice interface. TheVCS 303 andHMI 301 may interact with one another. TheVCS 303 may include a wireless or wired transceiver, such as a USB port or Bluetooth transceiver, to interact with a mobile device oraudio gateway device 305. - The mobile device may request or indicate to the VCS that it needs to utilize the VCS or HMI. For example, the mobile device may receive a text message and send an
SMS notification 307 to the vehicle computer system via Bluetooth. Other requests may include a phone call notification, request to update a phone book (e.g. via PBAP), request to stream audio files, send audio content, etc. The vehicle computer system may notify the HMI layer to call the API which relates to thenotification 309, such as the HMI_SMS_Notify interface. The commands utilized to communicate between theHMI 301 and theVCS 303 may be a fixed message set in certain embodiments. The API will allow the HMI to interact with the mobile device to display certain information. Each profile may have a specific function to call based on the scenario of the mobile phone. For example, a phone call may utilize a certain function, a text message may utilize another function, audio streaming may utilize another, etc. Each function may utilize a predefined message set to interact with the device. - The HMI will update 311 to present the information to the user via the interface. The interface may be the display or a voice interface. In addition, the HMI or VCS may send a message to the mobile device via Bluetooth. The message may contain instructions or commands for the mobile device to perform a function, such as dial a number. The command from the HMI-side may be translated to allow the mobile device to perform the operation. For example, the “API Dial_Number”
command 313 of the HMI may be converted to the “ATD Number” command for themobile phone 315. - Upon receiving different messages or requests from the HMI, the mobile device may respond to those
messages 317. For example, after dialing the phone, the mobile device may send a “Callback Call Status” request to theHMI 319. Again, the VCS may utilize an API or the Bluetooth stack to translate the message from the mobile device to the message from the interface. - In another embodiment, the VCS may include a pre-defined HMI that will communicate with the mobile device. The mobile device may download a new software stack from an off-board server upon connecting with the VCS. The VCS may download the new software stack and run a software update to install the new software stack. A new software stack may be installed on either the phone or the mobile device. The VCS HMI may interface with the new software stack to increase interoperability between the mobile device and the VCS.
- Additionally, the VCS may confirm the message set that is used to facilitate interaction between the HMI, Bluetooth software stack, and the mobile phone. The mobile device may confirm the set of messages used to facilitate communication by sending pre-defined messages to the server/manufacturer. Thus, the mobile device may utilize the most recent software to facilitate communication. Additionally, the VCS may also be able to send the pre-defined message set, or another message to a server with an identification of the mobile device manufacturer or software. Upon the server determining the software stack to use for interaction, the VCS may download a software stack to update.
- Additionally, the mobile device may request unique functionality to be implemented for the HMI of the VCS. The mobile device may request the VCS to download additional software functionality unique for the mobile device or manufacturer. For example, the mobile device manufacturer may request unique functionality of the VCS to differentiate the user-experience from other systems. Thus, the mobile device may request the VCS to download an additional software stack or message set to implement specifically for that specific mobile device.
- While exemplary embodiments are described above, it is not intended that these embodiments describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Additionally, the features of various implementing embodiments may be combined to form further embodiments of the invention.
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21. A vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising:
a processor configured to:
1.) receive a message from a wireless transceiver in communication with a mobile device, wherein the message indicates a version of the mobile device software stack;
2.) determine if the VCS needs an update to a VCS software stack located in memory of the VCS and configured to interact with the mobile device;
3.) download an update to the VCS software stack from an off-board server;
4.) update the VCS to include the updated VCS software stack.
22. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the determination is based upon the version of the mobile device software stack.
23. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , the processor further configured detect an error during a download cycle and output an error message on a display of the VCS.
24. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to download an update to the VCS software stack from an off-board server utilizing the mobile device.
25. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a request from the mobile device download an additional VCS software stack including a unique human machine interface.
26. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 25 , wherein the processor is further configured to output the unique human machine interface upon downloading the additional VCS software stack.
27. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine if sufficient memory space is available to download the update to the VCS software stack.
28. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine if sufficient memory space is available to install the update to the VCS software stack.
29. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine if sufficient memory space is available to download and install the update to the VCS software stack.
30. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 21 , wherein the message includes information regarding a manufacturer of the mobile device or information regarding an operating system of the mobile device.
31. A vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate ae mobile device, comprising:
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device located;
a VCS software profile configured to interact with a mobile device software profile;
a processor configured to:
1.) receive a message from the mobile device located in the vehicle indicating a version of the VCS software profile;
2.) determine if the VCS needs an update to the VCS software profile based at least upon the version of the mobile device software profile;
3.) determine if sufficient memory space is available to download and install the update to the VCS software profile.
4.) download a software update to the VCS software profile from an off-board server, the software update including additional features specific to the mobile device located in the vehicle;
4.) update the VCS to include the software update;
5.) communicate with the mobile device utilizing the updated VCS software profile.
32. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 31 , wherein the processor is further configured detect an error during a download cycle and output an error message on a display of the VCS.
33. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 31 , wherein the processor is further configured to output a notification to insert an external memory device when sufficient memory space is not available to download and install the update to the VCS software profile.
34. The vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device of claim 31 , wherein the message from the wireless transceiver includes information regarding a manufacturer of the mobile device or an operating system of the mobile device.
35. A method of communicating with a mobile device (MD), comprising:
receiving a message from the mobile device (MD) located in a vehicle indicating a version of a MD software stack;
determining if a vehicle software stack requires an update in response to the version of the MD software stack;
downloading and installing the update from an off-board server;
providing an error log of software issues to the server;
communicating with the MD utilizing the update.
36. The method of communicating with a mobile device (MD) of claim 35 , wherein the method includes outputting an error message on a display of a vehicle computer system (VCS).
37. The method of communicating with a mobile device (MD) of claim 35 , wherein the error message indicates software issues of the vehicle software stack.
38. The method of communicating with a mobile device (MD) of claim 35 , wherein the error message indicates that memory space is unavailable on the VCS.
39. The method of communicating with a mobile device (MD) of claim 35 , the method further including the step of outputting a notification to insert an external memory device when sufficient memory space is not available to download and install the update to the vehicle software stack.
40. The method of communicating with a mobile device (MD) of claim 35 , the method further including the step of outputting a notification that a network connection error is present when no connection is available to download the update.
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