METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE REALIZATION OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR A VEHICLE

• US 20150142253A1
• Filed: 01/20/2015
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: NOLTING, Michael, BUBURUZAN, Teodor, EBERT, Andereas
• Granted Patent: US 9,530,257 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29.6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B

Abstract

In order to realize at least one application program for a vehicle, data of the vehicle is transmitted by the vehicle to an administrative unit via a wireless interface. Each application program acquires the data of the vehicle from the administrative unit via an interface of the administrative unit. Each application program thus executes a function in accordance with the data.

Claims

1. A method for realizing at least one application program for a vehicle, the method comprising:

transmitting data of the vehicle via a wireless interface from the vehicle to a management unit;

acquiring, via each of the at least one application program the data of the vehicle from the management unit via an interface of the management unit;

executing via each of the at least one application program a function depending on the data; and

transmitting, via the at least one application program, before a first execution of the function to the management unit, a first type of data of the vehicle that the particular application program requires from the management unit to execute the function and a start-up option for the application program via which the application program is executable by a vehicle user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an access authorization is present for access to the data for each vehicle user of the vehicle who uses one of the at least one application program, and wherein, before accessing the data of the vehicle, the particular application program logs in with management unit with the corresponding access authorization.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access authorization is configurable by the vehicle user, or wherein a collection and sending of the data of the vehicle is configurable by the vehicle user.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein one of the at least one application programs in the execution of the function depending on the vehicle data generates additional data, wherein the additional data is sent from the application program to the management unit that transmits these additional data to the vehicle.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the additional data include:

a character string;

a destination for a route of the vehicle;

a position with additional information on a location corresponding to the position;

a music recommendation;

a talk burst; and

/or

binary data.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, before a first execution of the function, the at least one application program transmits information to the management unit including a second type of data that the particular application program sends to the vehicle during the execution of the function via the management unit and a description of the application program for the vehicle user.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data of the vehicle includes:

a position of the vehicle;

a speed of the vehicle;

a starting position of the vehicle;

a destination position of the vehicle;

a parking position of the vehicle;

a time of arrival of the vehicle;

data on a route traveled by the vehicle;

tank fuel level of the vehicle;

an operating state of the hazard light of the vehicle; and

/or

data collected in a system of the vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the function includes:

a search function for finding a current position of the vehicle;

a driver'"'"'s log book function to create a driver'"'"'s log book for the vehicle;

a Twitter function depending on a position of the vehicle to send messages about a trip of the vehicle;

a statistics function to record when, where, and how the vehicle was driven;

a parking place recommendation function to recommend a parking place to the vehicle depending on the current position;

a traffic jam warning function in order to warn about a traffic jam depending on the current position of the vehicle and traffic information;

a parking place search function to determine a parking place depending on the time of arrival at a destination;

a location search function to determine intermediate destinations depending on predetermined search criteria and depending on the current position of the vehicle;

a travel guide function to determine, depending on a position of a location, information on the location;

a tank monitoring function to provide refueling recommendations depending on the tank fuel level of the vehicle; and

/or

a function that analyzes vehicle data and depending thereon compiles information on the driving behavior.

10. The management unit according to claim 9, wherein the management unit is configured to execute the method steps, to be executed in the processing unit according to claim 1.

9. A management unit for a vehicle comprising:

a controller;

a wireless interface acquiring data of the vehicle; and

an additional interface,

wherein the management unit is configured to access at least one application program via the additional interface, and

wherein the management unit is configured to receive as a registration of an application program;

a first type of data of the vehicle, which the particular application program requires from the management unit to execute the function, and

a start-up option for the application program via which the application program is executable by the vehicle user.

11. A system having a management unit according to claim 9 and having at least one device comprising a controller and a wireless interface, the wireless interface being configured to send data of the vehicle and to receive additional data, wherein the controller is configured to acquire automatically the data of the vehicle and depending on the additional data received via the wireless interface to send via the wireless interface.