Terminal device, non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and insurance condition determination device

• US 10,362,552 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Anan, Miho, Hyodo, Yasuaki, Iriyama, Takamitsu, Sato, Shinsuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Ajibade Akonai, Olumide
• Application Number:
  US15/450,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20170273047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A terminal device that includes a first execution unit that executes a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle, and a second execution unit that executes a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message, and the second execution unit automatically replies to the message in cooperation with the first application in a case where the second execution unit receives the message to the second application while the vehicle is being driven.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

a processor programmed to;

execute a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle;

execute a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message;

automatically reply to the message in cooperation with a first information processing device that controls operation of the first application, when the message is received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven;

determine whether a passenger, which is different than the user, is present in the vehicle;

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is not present, output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle via audio; and

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is present, visually output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

in response to receiving the message, acquire driving information indicating whether the vehicle is being driven, from the first information processing device that controls operation of the first application and a second information processing device that controls operation of the second application; and

automatically reply to the message in response to the acquired driving information indicating that the vehicle is being driven.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire driving information indicating whether the vehicle is being driven, from the first information processing device, when the message is received; and

automatically reply to the message, in response to the acquired driving information indicating that the vehicle is being driven.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire driving information indicating whether the vehicle is being driven, from a second information processing device that controls operation of the second application, when the message is received; and

automatically reply to the message, in response to the acquired driving information indicating that the vehicle is being driven.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to:

acquire driving information indicating whether the vehicle is being driven, in response to the message being received; and

automatically reply to the message from the second application, in response to the acquired driving information indicating that the vehicle is being driven.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to reply with an expected time of arrival of when the vehicle arrives at a destination, or a time required for the vehicle to arrive at the destination, from the second application, as a reply to the message.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the processor is programmed to, when the expected time of arrival or the time required has varied by a predetermined time or more, transmit a second reply to the message notifying that the expected time of arrival or the time required has varied to a transmission source of the message.

8. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to not output the received message by audio, when the passenger is present in a passenger seat of the vehicle.

9. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to change content of the automatic reply message according to a transmission source of the received message.

10. A terminal device comprising:

a processor programmed to;

execute a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle;

execute a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message;

automatically reply to the message in cooperation with a first information processing device that controls operation of the first application, when the message is received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven, and not automatically reply to the message, when the vehicle is being driven by automatic driving.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to:

execute a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle;

execute a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message;

when the message is received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven, automatically reply to the message in cooperation with the first application;

determine whether a passenger, which is different than the user, is present in the vehicle;

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is not present, output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle via audio; and

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is present, visually output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle.

12. An insurance condition determination device comprising:

a processor programmed to;

acquire set information, when receiving, from a terminal device that executes a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle and a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message, the message by the second application being received while the vehicle is being driven, the set information indicating whether an automatic reply function to automatically reply to the message in cooperation with the first application is set, and indicating whether the terminal device outputs the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven, the message being output via audio upon determining that a passenger is not present and the message being visually output upon determining that the passenger is present; and

determine an insurance condition for the vehicle or the user based on the acquired set information.

13. A terminal device comprising:

a processor programmed to;

execute a first application having a navigation function for a user in a vehicle;

execute a second application having a transmission function and a reception function of a message;

determine whether a passenger, which is different than the user, is present in the vehicle;

automatically reply to the message in cooperation with a first information processing device that controls operation of the first application, when the message is received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven, the automatic reply including an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle;

subsequent to sending the automatic reply, generate and transmit a second automatic reply including an updated estimated time of arrival when the estimated time of arrival changes by a predetermined amount of time;

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is not present, output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle via audio; and

upon the message being received by the second application while the vehicle is being driven and determining that the passenger is present, visually output the message to the user of the terminal device in the vehicle.