Information processing apparatus, information processing method and non-transitory computer readable medium

• US 10,185,461 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2016
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamada, Shuji, Honda, Kaori
• Primary Examiner(s): Titcomb, William D
• Application Number:
  US15/385,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20170185238A1
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 715766
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/111 for controlling multiple devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/113 Scrolling through menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/128 Axially displaceable input devices for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/148 Instrument input by voice
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/164 Infotainment
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/166 Navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/197 Blocking or enabling of input functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/199 for avoiding maloperation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 : Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 : by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An information processing apparatus including: a control unit to generate a display image including running images of one or more applications each containing one or more operation device images attaining predetermined functions; an output unit to display the display image generated by the control unit; and an input unit to accept an operation performed on the operation device image contained in the running image, wherein the control unit extracts the functions associated with the operation device images equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation device images contained in one or more applications, and generates the display image including the running image containing the operation device images associated with the extracted functions.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor programmed to execute a process stored in the memory, the process including generating a display image including running images of a plurality of applications, each of the applications containing one or more operation images that receive user input operations, attaining predetermined functions;

a display configured to display the display image generated by the control unit; and

an input device configured to accept an operation performed on the operation image contained in the running image,

wherein the processor is further programmed to extract the functions associated with the operation images and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation means images contained in the plurality of applications, and generate the display image including the running image containing the operation images associated with the extracted functions,

a number of the functions the processor is programmed to extract is equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count, and

the processor is further programmed to delete, from the functions which are extracted, functions corresponding to an amount of how much the sum of the priority levels of the functions which are extracted exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to extract the functions associated with the operation images equal to or smaller than the predetermined maximum count and contained in the running image of the application, based on the priority levels of the functions associated with the operation means images contained in the plurality of applications and priority levels of the applications.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is mounted on a vehicle, and

the processor is further programmed to determine the operation images not contained in the running image in the operation images associated with the extracted functions, based on a state of the vehicle.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is mounted on a vehicle, and

the processor is further configured to determine the operation images not contained in the running image in the operation images associated with the extracted functions, based on a state of the vehicle.

4. An information processing method by which a computer executes:

generating a display image including running images of a plurality applications each containing one or more operation images that receive user input operations, attaining predetermined functions;

extracting the functions associated with the operation images and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation images contained in the plurality of applications, and generating the display image including the running image containing the operation images associated with the extracted functions,

wherein a number of the functions extracted is equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count; and

deleting, from the functions which are extracted, functions corresponding to an amount of how much the sum of the priority levels of the functions which are extracted exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium recorded with an information processing program to make a computer execute:

generating a display image including running images of a plurality of applications each containing one or more operation images that receive user input operations, attaining predetermined functions;

extracting the functions associated with the operation means images and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation images contained in the plurality of applications, and generating the display image including the running image containing the operation images associated with the extracted functions,

wherein a number of the functions extracted is equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count; and

deleting, from the functions which are extracted, functions corresponding to an amount of how much the sum of the priority levels of the functions which are extracted exceeds a predetermined threshold value.