Propagation of application context between a mobile device and a vehicle information system
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing, by a mobile device, a session with an in-vehicle information system;
in response to establishing the session with the in-vehicle information system, determining an application specific operating context for two or more applications executing on the mobile device, the application specific operating context for each respective application comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view;
in response to determining that persisted data is available for at least one application executing on the mobile device, generating a user interface view including a homescreen view having a set of user interface icons for accessing individual applications executing on the mobile device, the set of user interface icons including one or more modified user interface icons with added persisted data indications, wherein the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications are associated with the respective application having persisted data,and wherein the one or more modified user interface icons respectively include a first icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a first entry point and a second icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a second entry point, the second entry point providing access to interact with current output of the respective application, and wherein the first icon portion displays the persisted data indicators of the operating context of the respective application,and wherein the persisted data includes records of recently accessed data or recent user activity as determined when the session between the mobile device and the in-vehicle information system was established; and
transmitting the generated user interface view to the in-vehicle information system to cause the generated user interface view to be displayed on the in-vehicle information system and to enable interaction with the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications, and wherein the one or more applications are inaccessible on the mobile device for the duration of the session.
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Abstract
A method, device, and a vehicle information system are provided for persisting application context from the mobile device to the vehicle information system. An operating context is determined for at least one application executing on the mobile device. A user interface view for display by the vehicle information system is generated and provided to the vehicle information system. The user interface view comprises at least one application user interface element associated with the at least one application, and the application user interface element comprises an application entry point defined by the operating context for the at least one application.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing, by a mobile device, a session with an in-vehicle information system; in response to establishing the session with the in-vehicle information system, determining an application specific operating context for two or more applications executing on the mobile device, the application specific operating context for each respective application comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view; in response to determining that persisted data is available for at least one application executing on the mobile device, generating a user interface view including a homescreen view having a set of user interface icons for accessing individual applications executing on the mobile device, the set of user interface icons including one or more modified user interface icons with added persisted data indications, wherein the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications are associated with the respective application having persisted data, and wherein the one or more modified user interface icons respectively include a first icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a first entry point and a second icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a second entry point, the second entry point providing access to interact with current output of the respective application, and wherein the first icon portion displays the persisted data indicators of the operating context of the respective application, and wherein the persisted data includes records of recently accessed data or recent user activity as determined when the session between the mobile device and the in-vehicle information system was established; and transmitting the generated user interface view to the in-vehicle information system to cause the generated user interface view to be displayed on the in-vehicle information system and to enable interaction with the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications, and wherein the one or more applications are inaccessible on the mobile device for the duration of the session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device, including:
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a communications subsystem adapted for communication with an in-vehicle information system; a memory adapted to store operating context for at least one application executing on the mobile device; and a processor configured to enable; establishing, using the communications subsystem, a session with the in-vehicle information system; in response to establishing the session with the in-vehicle information system, determining an application specific operating context for two or more applications executing on the mobile device, the application specific operating context for each respective application comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view; in response to determining that persisted data is available for at least one application executing on the mobile device, generating a user interface view including a homescreen view having a set of user interface icons for accessing individual applications executing on the mobile device, the set of user interface icons including one or more modified user interface icons with added persisted data indications, wherein the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications are associated with the respective application having persisted data, and wherein the one or more modified user interface icons respectively include a first icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a first entry point and a second icon portion actuatable to access the respective application at a second entry point, the second entry point providing access to interact with current output of the respective application, and wherein the first icon portion displays the persisted data indicators of the operating context of the respective application, and wherein the persisted data includes records of recently accessed data or recent user activity as determined when the session between the mobile device and the in-vehicle information system was established; and transmitting the generated user interface view to the in-vehicle information system to cause the generated user interface view to be displayed on the in-vehicle information system and to enable interaction with the one or more modified user interface icons with the added persisted data indications, and wherein the one or more applications are inaccessible on the mobile device for the duration of the session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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