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In-vehicle detection of a charge-only connection with a mobile computing device

US11381950B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Sriram Viswanathan · Bothell, US
Lukasz Pawel Krakowiak · Duvall, US
Dan Feng · Los Altos, US
Eugene Koh · Kirkland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J2207/30
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example method includes identifying, by a mobile computing device, short-range wireless communication signals that are associated with a vehicle computing system; determining, by the mobile computing device, based on the short-range wireless communication signals, that the mobile computing device is proximate to the vehicle computing system; identifying, by the mobile computing device, an electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the vehicle, wherein the electrical connection is provided by an electrical cable that connects a port of the mobile computing device to a port of the vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device, that the electrical connection is a charge-only connection, wherein the charge-only connection enables an electrical charging or discharging of the mobile computing device but prohibits any data transfer between the mobile computing device and the vehicle computing system; and outputting, by the mobile computing device, a notification indicative of the charge-only connection.

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