VEHICLE ON-BOARD UNIT AND MOBILE DEVICE LINKAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle on-board unit and mobile device linkage system, comprising:
- an on-board unit installed in a vehicle;
a mobile device having a display section;
an interface section that allows communication between the mobile device and the on-board unit;
a linkage determining section that, on the basis of information obtained by the interface section, determines whether or not the mobile device and the on-board unit are linked together;
a vehicle travel determining section that determines whether or not the vehicle is in motion;
an application start control section that starts a launcher application provided on the mobile device, the launcher application being configured to restrict use of a registered application provided on the mobile device while the vehicle is in motion; and
an illumination control section that causes a screen of the display section of the mobile device turn off when the launcher application is started.
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Abstract
A system to link a mobile device with a vehicle on-board unit includes an interface section that allows communication between the mobile device and the on-board unit, a linkage determining section that, on the basis of information obtained by the interface section, determines whether or not the mobile device and the on-board unit are linked together, a vehicle travel determining section that determines whether or not the vehicle is in motion, an application start control section that starts a launcher application provided on the mobile device, the launcher application being configured to restrict use of a registered application of the mobile device while the vehicle is in motion, and an illumination control section that causes a screen of a display section of the mobile device turn off when the launcher application is started.
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4 Claims
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1. A vehicle on-board unit and mobile device linkage system, comprising:
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an on-board unit installed in a vehicle; a mobile device having a display section; an interface section that allows communication between the mobile device and the on-board unit; a linkage determining section that, on the basis of information obtained by the interface section, determines whether or not the mobile device and the on-board unit are linked together; a vehicle travel determining section that determines whether or not the vehicle is in motion; an application start control section that starts a launcher application provided on the mobile device, the launcher application being configured to restrict use of a registered application provided on the mobile device while the vehicle is in motion; and an illumination control section that causes a screen of the display section of the mobile device turn off when the launcher application is started. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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