IN-VEHICLE MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20160170913A1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: KANG, Dong Hyub, JUNG, Sang Yong, KIM, Hyung Jin
• Granted Patent: US 9,858,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/102 where the programme performs an interfacing function, e.g. device driver G06F13/105 takes precedence; scheduling within device drivers G06F9/52; contention policies within device drivers G06F9/4881
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A control method of an in-vehicle multimedia terminal, the method includes performing communication connection to a mobile terminal. A type of the communication connected mobile terminal and an operating system (OS) installed in the mobile terminal are recognized. A function for automatically searching for a first function is enabled or disabled when the mobile terminal provides the first function. The first function is performed by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is enabled. A second function is performed by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is disabled.

Claims

1. A control method of an in-vehicle multimedia terminal, the method comprising steps of:

performing communication connection to a mobile terminal;

recognizing a type of the communication connected mobile terminal and an operating system (OS) installed in the mobile terminal;

enabling or disabling a function for automatically searching for a first function when the mobile terminal provides the first function;

performing the first function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is enabled; and

performing a second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is disabled.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the communication connection includes performing the communication connection to the mobile terminal via universal serial bus (USB) or Bluetooth.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of recognizing includes recognizing at least one of a vendor ID of the mobile terminal, device information of the mobile terminal, OS version information, and communication protocol information.

4. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising performing the second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the mobile terminal does not provide the first function and the multimedia terminal enables the function for automatically searching for the first function.

5. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising performing the second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the mobile terminal does not provide the first function and the multimedia terminal disables the function for automatically searching for the first function.

6. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of enabling or disabling includes enabling the first function upon selection of a first function enabling item displayed on a user interface (UI) setting screen and disabling the first function upon non-selection of the first function enabling item displayed on the user interface (UI) setting screen.

7. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the first function includes performing the first function, provided in the first mobile terminal, by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal.

8. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the second function includes:

displaying a list of applications related to the second function; and

executing an application among the applications upon selection of the corresponding application.

9. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the performing the second function includes:

enabling an item for execution of an application installed in the in-vehicle multimedia terminal; and

executing an application corresponding to the item upon selection of the item.

10. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the first function includes receiving, processing, and displaying content operating in the mobile terminal.

11. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the first function includes disabling content provided upon Bluetooth connection when the multimedia terminal is connected to the mobile terminal via USB.

12. The control method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting a command corresponding to a predetermined input operation to the mobile terminal when the operation is input to a display screen upon display of the content.

13. An in-vehicle multimedia terminal comprising:

a display;

an interface configured to perform communication connection to a mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to recognize a type of the communication connected mobile terminal and an OS installed in the mobile terminal and to enable or disable a function for automatically searching for a first function when the mobile terminal provides the first function,

wherein the controller is configured to perform the first function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is enabled and to perform a second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the automatic search function is disabled.

14. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to perform the communication connection to the mobile terminal via USB or Bluetooth.

15. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to recognize at least one of a vendor ID of the mobile terminal, device information of the mobile terminal, OS version information, and protocol information.

16. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to perform the second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the mobile terminal does not provide the first function and the function for automatically searching for the first function is enabled.

17. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to perform the second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the mobile terminal does not provide the first function and the function for automatically searching for the first function is disabled.

18. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to enable the first function upon selection of a first function enabling item displayed on a UI screen and to disable the first function upon non-selection of the first function enabling item displayed on the predetermined UI screen.

19. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to perform the first function, provided in the first mobile terminal, by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal.

20. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to display a list of applications related to the second function and to execute an application among the applications upon selection of the corresponding application.

21. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to enable an item for execution of an application installed in the in-vehicle multimedia terminal and to execute the application corresponding to the item upon selection of the item.

22. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the first function includes receiving, processing, and displaying content operating in the mobile terminal.

23. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to disable content provided upon Bluetooth connection when the multimedia terminal is connected to the mobile terminal via USB and performs the first function.

24. The in-vehicle multimedia terminal according to claim 22, wherein the controller is configured to transmit a command corresponding to an input operation to the mobile terminal when the operation is input to a display screen upon display of the content.

25. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including a program to execute a control method of an in-vehicle multimedia terminal, wherein the control method comprises:

recognizing a type of a communication connected mobile terminal and an OS installed in the mobile terminal;

enabling or disabling a function for automatically searching for a first function when the mobile terminal provides the first function;

performing the first function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the search function is enabled; and

performing a second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the search function is disabled.

26. The recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the step of recognizing includes recognizing at least one of a vendor ID of the mobile terminal, device information of the mobile terminal, OS version information, and protocol information.

27. The recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the control method further comprises performing the second function by the in-vehicle multimedia terminal when the mobile terminal does not provide the first function and the multimedia terminal enables the function for automatically searching for the first function.

28. The recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the step of performing the second function includes:

displaying a list of applications related to the second function; and

executing an application among the applications upon selection of the corresponding application.

29. The recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the step of performing the second function includes:

enabling an item for execution of an application installed in the in-vehicle multimedia terminal; and

executing an application corresponding to the item upon selection of the item.