VIEW CONTROL SYSTEM AND VIEW CONTROL METHOD

• US 20100030424A1
• Filed: 06/22/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: KITAGAWA, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 8,682,524 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A view control system is communicably connected to a display device for displaying data in accordance with an information resource. The view control system includes a view control device. The view control device includes a regulation determiner, a view regulator, and a resource data sender. The regulation determiner determines whether to regulate visible output of the information resource. The view regulator associates regulatory data with the information resource upon determining to regulate visible output of the information resource. The resource data sender sends resource data including the information resource, associated regulatory data, and a message conveying that visible output of the information resource is regulated. Either the message or data generated in accordance with the information resource is sent to the display device.

Claims

1. A view control system communicably connected to a display device for displaying data in accordance with an information resource, said view control system comprising:

a view control device including;

a regulation determiner for determining whether to regulate visible output of the information resource,

a view regulator for associating regulatory data with the information resource upon determining to regulate visible output of the information resource, and

a resource data sender for sending resource data including the information resource, associated regulatory data, and a message conveying that visible output of the information resource is regulated, either said message or data generated in accordance with said information resource being sent to the display device.

2. The view control system according to claim 1, said view control system being mounted on a vehicle, said display device being for providing visible output to a driver of the vehicle, said view control system further comprising:

a data reader for receiving a structured document containing link data indicative of a site where the information resource is stored;

a link data extractor for extracting the link data contained in a received structured document; and

a linked site reader for receiving the information resource stored in the site indicated by the link data to send received information resource to the regulation determiner;

wherein

the regulation determiner determines whether to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving,

the view regulator associates the regulatory data with the link data of the information resource upon determining to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving, and

the resource data includes the structured document.

3. The view control system according to claim 2, wherein

the view regulator adds the regulatory data to an element of the structured document, said element defining the link data to be regulated.

4. The view control system according to claim 2, wherein

the view regulator generates a table storing the link data added with the regulatory data, said link data stored in the table being associated with location data of an element defining said link data in the structured document.

5. The view control system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a resource data receiver for receiving the resource data sent from the resource data sender, and

a move determiner for determining whether the vehicle is moving,

wherein

the view control system avoids outputting view data generated in accordance with the information resource associated with the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is moving.

6. The view control system of claim 5, further comprising:

a display processor for outputting view data to the display device, said view data being generated in accordance with the structured document and the information resource included in received resource data, and

a display controller for controlling the display processor to avoid outputting view data generated in accordance with the information resource associated with the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is moving.

7. The view control system according to claim 5, said view control device further including:

the resource data receiver,

a view data generator for generating view data in accordance with the structured document and the information resource, said structured document and said information resource being included in received resource data,

a view data sender for sending generated view data,

a status data receiver for receiving status data capable of indicating a status of the vehicle,

the move determiner for determining whether the vehicle is moving in accordance with received status data,

a display controller for controlling the view data generator to

generate view data in accordance with an information resource associated with the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is moving, and

generate view data in accordance with an information resource without the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is stopped,

said view control system further comprising;

a view provider including;

a view data receiver for receiving the view data sent from the view data sender,

a display processor for sending received view data to the display device,

a status detector for detecting a status of the vehicle to generate status data indicating a detected status,

a status data sender for sending generated status data to the status data receiver.

8. The view control system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a view manager including;

the resource data receiver,

a view data generator for generating view data in accordance with the structured document and the information resource included in received resource data,

a view data sender for sending generated view data,

a status data receiver for receiving status data capable of indicating a status of the vehicle,

the move determiner for determining whether the vehicle is moving in accordance with received status data,

a display controller for controlling the view data generator to

generate view data in accordance with an information resource associated with the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is moving, and

generate view data in accordance with an information resource without the regulatory data upon determining that the vehicle is stopped; and

a view provider including;

a view data receiver for receiving the view data sent from the view data sender,

a display processor for sending received view data to the display device,

a status detector for detecting a status of the vehicle to generate status data indicating a detected status,

a status data sender for sending generated status data to the status data receiver.

9. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions enabling a computer to execute a view control method, said computer being communicably connected to a display device for displaying data in accordance with an information resource, said display device being mounted on a vehicle, said view control method including:

receiving a structured document containing link data indicative of a site where the information resource is stored;

extracting the link data contained in a received structured document;

receiving the information resource stored in the site indicated by the link data;

determining whether to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving;

associating regulatory data with the link data of the information resource upon determining to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving; and

sending resource data including the information resource, associated regulatory data, and a message conveying that visible output of the information resource is regulated, either said message or data generated in accordance with said information resource being sent to the display device.

10. A view control method executed by a view control system communicably connected to a display device mounted on a vehicle, said view control method comprising:

receiving a structured document containing link data indicative of a site where the information resource is stored;

extracting the link data contained in a received structured document;

receiving the information resource stored in the site indicated by the link data;

determining whether to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving;

associating regulatory data with the link data of the information resource upon determining to regulate visible output of the information resource while the vehicle is moving; and

sending resource data including the information resource, associated regulatory data, and a message conveying that visible output of the information resource is regulated, either said message or data generated in accordance with said information resource being sent to the display device.