In-vehicle display apparatus and in-vehicle proxy server for use therewith
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes a description specifying a linked content including display information residing on a provider, requests that the provider provide a linked content in accordance with the content supplied from the server, and displays display information included in the linked content, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
- an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content supplied from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to provide information to the in-vehicle proxy server indicating a running state of a vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content acquired in accordance with the information indicating the running state such that any description specifying a linked content that includes display information not to be displayed in the current vehicle running state is deleted from the content and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser does not request the linked content that includes the display information not to be displayed in accordance with the modified content.
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Abstract
In an in-vehicle display apparatus and an in-vehicle proxy server operating in cooperation with the in-vehicle display apparatus, the in-vehicle proxy server modifies a content acquired from a server in accordance with vehicle running state information provided from an information providing unit such that a description specifying a linked content including display information not wanted or not necessary to be displayed on a display unit in the current vehicle running state is deleted from the content, and the in-vehicle proxy server supplies the resultant modified content to the browser. In accordance with the modified content supplied from the in-vehicle proxy server, the browser does not request the linked content including display information not wanted or not necessary to be displayed on the display unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes a description specifying a linked content including display information residing on a provider, requests that the provider provide a linked content in accordance with the content supplied from the server, and displays display information included in the linked content, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content supplied from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to provide information to the in-vehicle proxy server indicating a running state of a vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content acquired in accordance with the information indicating the running state such that any description specifying a linked content that includes display information not to be displayed in the current vehicle running state is deleted from the content and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser does not request the linked content that includes the display information not to be displayed in accordance with the modified content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes display information and displays the display information included in the content provided from the server in response to the content request, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content provided from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to supply information indicating (1) the lightness inside and/or outside of a vehicle and (2) a first display color corresponding to the lightness inside and/or the outside of the vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content acquired from the server such that a second display color of the display information is changed to the first display color in accordance with the information indicating the lightness inside and/or outside of the vehicle, and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser is operable to display the display information with the changed second display color on a display unit in accordance with the modified content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes display information and displays the display information included in the content provided from the server in response to the content request, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content provided from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to provide information to the in-vehicle proxy server indicating the screen size of a display unit, wherein the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content acquired from the server such that a layout of the display information is changed to a changed layout adapted to the screen size of the display unit in accordance with the information indicating the screen size, and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser is operable to display the display information in the changed layout on the display unit in accordance with the modified content.
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11. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes display information and displays the display information included in the content provided from the server in response to the content request, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content provided from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to provide information indicating a running state of a vehicle to the in-vehicle proxy server, wherein when the information indicating the running state indicates that the vehicle is currently running, the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content such that a character size of the display information is increased so as to be greater than a character size for use in a state in which the vehicle is at rest, and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser is operable to display on a display unit the display information in the increased character size in accordance with the modified content. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An in-vehicle display apparatus configured such that a browser requests that a server provide a content that includes one or more descriptions each specifying a linked content residing on a provider, requests that the provider provide a linked content in accordance with the content supplied from the server in response to the content request, and displays display information included in the linked content provided from the provider in response to the linked content request, the in-vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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an in-vehicle proxy server operable to acquire the content provided from the server in response to the content request issued by the browser; and
an information providing unit operable to provide information indicating a type of information acceptable by the in-vehicle display apparatus to the in-vehicle proxy server, wherein the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) modify the content acquired from the server such that any description specifying a linked content that includes information of a type unacceptable by the in-vehicle display apparatus is deleted from the content in accordance with the information indicating the type of information acceptable by the in-vehicle display apparatus, and (2) supply the resultant modified content to the browser; and
the browser does not request the linked content that includes the information of the type unacceptable by the in-vehicle display apparatus in accordance with the modified content.
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14. An in-vehicle proxy server for acquiring a content that is provided from a server in response to a request issued by a browser and that includes one or more descriptions each specifying a linked content that includes display information residing on a provider, the in-vehicle proxy server being configured such that:
the in-vehicle proxy server is operable to (1) acquire information indicating a running state of a vehicle, and (2) modify the content acquired from the server such that, in accordance with the information indicating the running state, any description specifying a linked content that includes display information not to be displayed on a display unit in the current vehicle running state is deleted from the content, and the resultant modified content is supplied to the browser thereby preventing the browser from requesting the linked content that includes the display information not to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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