HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE UNIT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A VEHICLE AND I/O METHOD USING SAID HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE UNIT
First Claim
1. Human machine interface unit for a communication device in a vehicle, comprising a controller means, a memory means, an API interface means in communication with a communication application means APP and at least one I/O interface means I/O-IM in communication with at least one physical I/O unit PHEx for physically communicating with an HMI endpoint user HEx, the I/O interface means I/O-IM being also in communication with at least one vehicle state unit VS, one driving state unit DS and/or one environmental condition state unit EC, the API interface means API providing a standardized set of abstract input and output methods AMx for inputting data into and outputting data out of the communication application means APP;
- and the controller means selecting at least one physical I/O unit PHEx for physically inputting data from or outputting data to the physical I/O unit PHEx depending on a set of criteria stored in the memory means, comprising at least one type of a requested abstract I/O method AMx, an addressed HMI endpoint user HEx, a vehicle state VSx, a driving state DSx and/or an environmental condition ECx.
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Abstract
A method for inputting and outputting data for a communication device in a vehicle includes receiving an abstract input or output method AMx for inputting data into and outputting data out of a communication application arrangement APP from a communication application arrangement APP of the communication device, selecting at least one physical I/O unit PHEx depending on at least one type of a requested abstract I/O method AMx, an addressed HMI endpoint user HEx, a vehicle state VSx, a driving state DSx and/or en environmental condition ECx, and outputting data of the abstract I/O method AMx through the selected physical I/O unit PHEx and/or receiving input data of the physical I/O unit PHE, and converting the input data into an abstract input method AMix for inputting the abstract input method AMix into the communication application means APP. A human machine interface unit and a communication device including the human machine interface unit for performing the I/O method are also disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. Human machine interface unit for a communication device in a vehicle, comprising a controller means, a memory means, an API interface means in communication with a communication application means APP and at least one I/O interface means I/O-IM in communication with at least one physical I/O unit PHEx for physically communicating with an HMI endpoint user HEx, the I/O interface means I/O-IM being also in communication with at least one vehicle state unit VS, one driving state unit DS and/or one environmental condition state unit EC, the API interface means API providing a standardized set of abstract input and output methods AMx for inputting data into and outputting data out of the communication application means APP;
- and the controller means selecting at least one physical I/O unit PHEx for physically inputting data from or outputting data to the physical I/O unit PHEx depending on a set of criteria stored in the memory means, comprising at least one type of a requested abstract I/O method AMx, an addressed HMI endpoint user HEx, a vehicle state VSx, a driving state DSx and/or an environmental condition ECx.
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9. Method for inputting and outputting data for a communication device in a vehicle comprising the following steps:
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receiving an abstract input or output method AMx for inputting data into and outputting data out of a communication application means APP from a communication application means APP of the communication device; selecting at least one physical I/O unit PHEx depending on at least one type of a requested abstract I/O method AMx, an addressed HMI endpoint user HEx, a vehicle state VSx, a driving state DSx and/or an environmental condition ECx; outputting data of the abstract I/O method AMx via the selected physical I/O unit PHEx and/or receiving input data of the physical I/O unit PHEx and correlating the input data with an abstract input method AMix for inputting the abstract input method AMix into the communication application means APP. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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