In-vehicle application selecting system and in-vehicle application selecting device
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1. An in-vehicle application selecting system, comprising:
- a pick-up device of picking up an image of a vehicle occupant;
a plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, each using an image picked up by the pick-up device, to offer a service to the vehicle occupant;
a sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a selection device of selecting an in-vehicle application executing device to be operated among the plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, according to an output of the sensor, to operate the selected in-vehicle application executing device.
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Abstract
Providing a technique in which a picked-up image is given to an appropriate in-vehicle device or application and this device or application is then operated so that a variety of in-vehicle applications can be most suitably operated. According to an output from a sensor for measuring a state of a vehicle, quality of a picked-up image, a state of an occupant or the like is estimated, and based on the estimation results, an in-vehicle application to be executed is selected and executed.
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1. An in-vehicle application selecting system, comprising:
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a pick-up device of picking up an image of a vehicle occupant;
a plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, each using an image picked up by the pick-up device, to offer a service to the vehicle occupant;
a sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a selection device of selecting an in-vehicle application executing device to be operated among the plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, according to an output of the sensor, to operate the selected in-vehicle application executing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An in-vehicle application selecting apparatus, comprising:
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a device of receiving an image of a vehicle occupant picked up by a pick-up device;
a device of determining a state of the vehicle when the received image of the occupant was picked up, from an output of a sensor for measuring the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a device of selecting an in-vehicle application to be provided with the received image of the occupant, among a plurality of in-vehicle applications each using an image picked up by the pick-up device to offer a service to the occupant, based on the state.
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7. A program for making an information processing apparatus execute:
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a step of receiving an image of a vehicle occupant picked up by a pick-up device;
a step of determining a state of the vehicle when the received image of the occupant was picked up, from an output of a sensor for measuring the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a step of selecting an in-vehicle application to be provided with the received image of the occupant, among a plurality of in-vehicle applications each using an image picked up by the pick-up device to offer a service to the occupant, based on the state.
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8. A program for making an information processing apparatus, installed in a vehicle, comprising:
- a pick-up device of picking up an image of a vehicle occupant;
a sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a plurality of in-vehicle application executing device each using an image picked up by the pick-up device to offer a service to the vehicle occupant, executea step of selecting an in-vehicle application executing device to be operated from the plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, according to an output of the sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle, and a step of operating the selected in-vehicle application executing device.
- a pick-up device of picking up an image of a vehicle occupant;
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9. A method for selecting an in-vehicle application, comprising:
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a step in which an information processing apparatus receives an image of a vehicle occupant, picked up by a pick-up device;
a step in which the information processing apparatus determines a state of the vehicle when the received image of the occupant is picked up, from an output of a sensor for measuring the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a step in which the information processing apparatus selects an in-vehicle application provided with the received image of the occupant, among the plurality of in-vehicle applications each using an image picked up by the pick-up step to offer a service to the occupant, based on the state.
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10. A method for selecting an in-vehicle application, comprising:
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a step in which an information processing apparatus, installed in a vehicle, comprises a pick-up device of picking up an image of a vehicle occupant, a sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle, and a plurality of in-vehicle application executing device each using an image picked up by the pick-up device to offer a service to the vehicle occupant, the information processing apparatus selecting an in-vehicle application executing device to be operated from the plurality of in-vehicle application executing device, according to an output of the sensor for measuring a state of the whole or part of the vehicle; and
a step in which the information processing apparatus operates the selected in-vehicle application executing device.
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