Method and system for making data available in a motor vehicle
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1. A method for providing data in an automobile, comprising:
- capturing a user query by an input device of the automobile;
searching a plurality of sources for data corresponding to the user query, the plurality of sources being searched to produce search results associated with the user query;
receiving the search results at the automobile;
after receiving the search results, comparing each search result to a plurality of available applications available on the automobile and assigning each of the search results to at least one appropriate application from the plurality of available applications available on the automobile based on the comparison, the at least one appropriate application being a subset of the available applications such that at least one available application is not appropriate for the search results, the search results being assigned by a data processing device;
grouping all of the appropriate applications to which at least one search result was assigned to into a set of appropriate applications;
determining which of the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications can be operated based on a comparison of a current driving situation to predetermined permitted driving situations for each of the appropriate applications;
displaying activation information for only the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications that were determined as operable based on the comparison of the current driving situation;
after displaying the activation information, receiving a user input regarding a selected appropriate application; and
displaying the search results by a display device with search result data formatted according to the selected appropriate application, whereinfor at least one of the search results, the search result data is media content,the media content has a format of at least one of a music file, a video file, a text file, and an image file, andthe user query is sent to a vehicle-external data processing unit that searches the plurality of sources for the data corresponding to the user query and transmits the search results to the automobile before the search results are displayed by the display device.
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Abstract
A method makes data available in a motor vehicle. A user query is entered using an input device of the motor vehicle. A plurality of sources are searched for data corresponding to the user query, and the search result associated with the found data is displayed by a display device of the motor vehicle. Respective applications of the motor vehicle are assigned to the search results by a data processing device. The applications are designed to reflect the data formats associated with the search results. Only these applications are displayed by the display device. A corresponding system makes the data available in the motor vehicle.
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1. A method for providing data in an automobile, comprising:
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capturing a user query by an input device of the automobile; searching a plurality of sources for data corresponding to the user query, the plurality of sources being searched to produce search results associated with the user query; receiving the search results at the automobile; after receiving the search results, comparing each search result to a plurality of available applications available on the automobile and assigning each of the search results to at least one appropriate application from the plurality of available applications available on the automobile based on the comparison, the at least one appropriate application being a subset of the available applications such that at least one available application is not appropriate for the search results, the search results being assigned by a data processing device; grouping all of the appropriate applications to which at least one search result was assigned to into a set of appropriate applications; determining which of the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications can be operated based on a comparison of a current driving situation to predetermined permitted driving situations for each of the appropriate applications; displaying activation information for only the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications that were determined as operable based on the comparison of the current driving situation; after displaying the activation information, receiving a user input regarding a selected appropriate application; and displaying the search results by a display device with search result data formatted according to the selected appropriate application, wherein for at least one of the search results, the search result data is media content, the media content has a format of at least one of a music file, a video file, a text file, and an image file, and the user query is sent to a vehicle-external data processing unit that searches the plurality of sources for the data corresponding to the user query and transmits the search results to the automobile before the search results are displayed by the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to provide data in an automobile, comprising:
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an input device of the automobile, to capture a user query; at least one data processing device to; search a plurality of sources for data corresponding to the user query, the plurality of sources being searched to produce search results associated with the user query; receive the search results; compare, after the search results are received, each search result to a plurality of available applications available on the automobile and assign each of the search results to at least one appropriate application from the plurality of available applications available on the automobile based on the comparison, the at least one appropriate application being a subset of the available applications such that at least one available application is not appropriate for the search results; group all of the appropriate applications to which at least one search result was assigned to into a set of appropriate applications; determine which of the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications can be operated based on a comparison of a current driving situation to predetermined permitted driving situations for each of the appropriate applications; and a display device of the automobile, connected to the data processing device to; display activation information for only the appropriate applications in the set of appropriate applications that were determined as operable based on the comparison of the current driving situation; and display the search results with search result data formatted according to a selected appropriate application, information on the selected appropriate application being received only after the activation information is displayed, wherein for at least one of the search results, the search result data is media content, the media content has a format of at least one of a music file, a video file, a text file, and an image file, and the user query is sent to a vehicle-external data processing unit that searches the plurality of sources for the data corresponding to the user query and transmits the search results to the automobile before the search results are displayed by the display device.
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