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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN A VEHICLE DRIVER AND A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS

  • US 20060287787A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2006
  • Published: 12/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, by a routine executed by an interaction manager and by each application before at least one of communicating and interacting with the driver, wherein the routine comprises the following steps:

  • sending a request by the application to the interaction manager for permission to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver;

    determining by the interaction manager whether a permission for the requested at least one of communication and interaction can be given, in dependence of at least one of a current and predicted driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state and of other requests which have been received before from at least one of this and/or other applications;

    generating and transmitting a response by the interaction manager to the application, comprising an indication about permitting or not permitting the requested at least one of communication and interaction; and

    if the indication permits the requested at least one of communication and interaction, conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction by the application.

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