In-Car Information System, In-Car Device, and Information Terminal
First Claim
1. An in-car information system comprising a portable type information terminal and an in-car device, wherein:
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an operation assignment information storage unit that, for a plurality of operations on the information terminal, stores operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the plurality of operations;
an actuation information reception unit that receives from the in-car device actuation information related to a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device;
an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among the plurality of operations to each of one or more actuations among the plurality of types of actuation respectively, according to the priority levels;
an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and
a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations;
and the in-car device comprises;
an actuation information transmission unit that transmits the actuation information to the information terminal; and
an actuation signal output unit that, in response to actuation of the actuation unit by the user, outputs the actuation signal to the information terminal.
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Abstract
An information terminal includes: an operation assignment information storage unit that stores operation assignment information; an actuation information reception unit that receives from an in-car device actuation information; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among a plurality of operations in the information terminal to each of one or more actuations among a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device respectively, according to priority levels; an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. An in-car information system comprising a portable type information terminal and an in-car device, wherein:
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the information terminal comprises; an operation assignment information storage unit that, for a plurality of operations on the information terminal, stores operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the plurality of operations; an actuation information reception unit that receives from the in-car device actuation information related to a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among the plurality of operations to each of one or more actuations among the plurality of types of actuation respectively, according to the priority levels; an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations; and the in-car device comprises; an actuation information transmission unit that transmits the actuation information to the information terminal; and an actuation signal output unit that, in response to actuation of the actuation unit by the user, outputs the actuation signal to the information terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An in-car information system comprising a portable type information terminal and an in-car device, wherein:
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the information terminal comprises; an operation assignment information transmission unit that, for a plurality of operations upon the information terminal, transmits to the in-car device operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the plurality of operations; and an operating command reception unit that receives operating commands outputted from the in-car device; and the in-car device comprises; an operation assignment information reception unit that receives the operation assignment information from the portable terminal; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information, assigns some among the plurality of operations respectively to each of one or more actuations among a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted by an actuation unit provided to the in-car device, according to the priority levels; a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts an actuation signal corresponding to an actuation by the user upon the actuation unit into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations; and an operating command output unit that outputs, to the information terminal, the operating command converted from the actuation signal by the conversion unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. An in-car device that is capable to be connected to a portable type information terminal and to which is provided an actuation unit to which a plurality of types of actuation can be inputted, and comprising:
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an operation assignment information reception unit that, for a plurality of operations on the information terminal, receives from the portable terminal operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the operations; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information, assigns some among the plurality of operations to each of one or more actuations among the plurality of types of actuation respectively, according to the priority levels; a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts an actuation signal corresponding to actuation of the actuation unit by the user into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations; and an operating command output unit that outputs to the information terminal the operating command that has been converted from the actuation signal by the conversion unit.
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14. A portable type information terminal that is capable to be connected to an in-car device, and comprising:
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an operation assignment information storage unit that, for a plurality of operations, stores operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the operations; an actuation information reception unit that receives from the in-car device actuation information related to a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among the plurality of operations to each of one or more actuations among the plurality of types of actuation respectively, according to the priority levels; an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations.
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15. A portable type information terminal that is capable to be connected to an in-car device, and comprising:
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an operation assignment information transmission unit that, for a plurality of operations, transmits to the in-car device operation assignment information that includes information related to priority levels of assignments to the operations; and an operating command reception unit that receives operating commands outputted from the in-car device.
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19. An in-car information system comprising a portable type information terminal and an in-car device, wherein:
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the information terminal comprises a communication control unit for controlling communication performed with the in-car device, and a software execution unit for executing software that is stored in advance; the in-car device comprises an actuation input unit for inputting actuation by the user, an information transmission unit that transmits to the information terminal information corresponding to the actuation inputted by the actuation input unit under control of the communication control unit, and a notification unit that issues notification to the user, on the basis of information transmitted from the information terminal under control of the communication control unit; the software includes an application that can be executed by the information terminal; the communication control unit, along with transmitting to the in-car device menu screen information for displaying upon the in-car device a menu screen that includes an icon corresponding to the application, also receives an application execution command transmitted from the information transmission unit by the user selecting the icon upon the menu screen by actuating the actuation input unit of the in-car device; the software execution unit puts the application into the running state in response to the application execution command received by the communication control unit; the notification unit issues the notification by displaying the menu screen upon the display monitor, on the basis of the menu screen information transmitted by the communication control unit; the information transmission unit transmits to the information terminal an application execution command for putting into the running state the application that corresponds to the icon that has been selected upon the menu screen by the user actuating the actuation input unit; the information terminal is any one of a first information terminal in which the software execution unit is only capable of executing one of the applications at a time and a second information terminal in which the software execution unit is capable of executing a plurality of the applications at the same time; if the information terminal is the first information terminal, then, before putting the application into the state of running on the software execution unit, the information terminal stops the transmission of the menu screen information and the reception of the application execution command by the communication control unit; and if the information terminal is the second information terminal, then, even when putting the application into the state of running on the software execution unit, the information terminal does not stop the transmission of the menu screen information and the reception of the application execution command by the communication control unit.
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42. An in-car information system comprising a portable type information terminal and an in-car device, wherein:
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the information terminal comprises a software execution unit for executing software stored in advance; the in-car device comprises an actuation input unit for inputting actuation by the user, an information transmission unit that transmits to the information terminal information corresponding to the actuation inputted with the actuation input unit, and a notification unit that issues notification to the user; the software includes an application that can be executed by the information terminal; the information terminal further includes a screen output unit that outputs to the in-car device a menu screen including an icon that corresponds to the application; on the basis of information transmitted from the information transmission unit, the software execution unit puts into the running state the application corresponding to the icon that has been selected upon the menu screen by the user actuating the actuation input unit of the in-car device; the notification unit issues the notification by displaying the menu screen that has been outputted by the screen output unit; the in-car device is any one of a first in-car device that comprises a video signal input unit for inputting a video signal from the exterior, and a second in-car device that does not comprise the video signal input unit; the information terminal further comprises a first decision unit that decides whether the in-car device is the first in-car device or the second in-car device; if it has been decided by the first decision unit that the in-car device is the first in-car device, the screen output unit converts the menu screen to the video signal and outputs it to the video signal input unit; and if it has been decided by the first decision unit that the in-car device is the second in-car device, the screen output unit outputs information specifying the contents of the menu screen to the in-car device. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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