MOBILE TERMINAL, ONBOARD DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20160212254A1
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: AKAMA, Shinichi, FURUYAMA, Naoto, MISHIO, Yoshihiro, YOKOTA, Yuji, KUBO, Motohiro, KATOH, Takuya
• Granted Patent: US 9,648,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6083 by interfacing with the vehicle audio system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A mobile terminal that performs communication with an onboard device includes: a communication control unit configured to control reception of information instructing to switch a sound source which is transmitted from the onboard device, the information including information indicating an application program which is executed in the terminal serving as the sound source, and transmission of a sound, played by an application program operating in a foreground of the terminal, to the onboard device; a switching unit configured to switch an application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, to a background, on the basis of the received information instructing to switch a sound source, and to switch an application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, to a foreground; and a sound control unit configured to stop playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, and to start playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, subsequently to the stop.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal that performs communication with an onboard device,

comprising:

a communication control unit configured to control reception of information instructing to switch a sound source which is transmitted from the onboard device, the information including information indicating an application program which is executed in the terminal serving as the sound source, and transmission of a sound, played by an application program operating in a foreground of the terminal, to the onboard device;

a switching unit configured to switch an application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, to a background, on the basis of the received information instructing to switch a sound source, and to switch an application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, to a foreground; and

a sound control unit configured to stop playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, and to start playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, subsequently to the stop.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein after switching is performed by the switching unit, the sound control unit stops playing the sound of the application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, and starts playing the sound of the application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, subsequently to the stop.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the sound control starts playing the sound through a dedicated application programming interface (API).

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit configured to transmit information, indicating at least one or more application programs which are executed in the terminal, to the onboard device.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the sound control unit starts playing the sound through a dedicated application programming interface (API).

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, further comprising a communication unit configured to transmit information, indicating at least one or more application programs which are executed in the terminal, to the onboard device.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a communication unit configured to transmit information, indicating at least one or more application programs which are executed in the terminal, to the onboard device.

4. A control method of a mobile terminal that performs communication with an onboard device, comprising:

receiving information instructing to switch a sound source which is transmitted from the onboard device, the information including information indicating an application program which is executed in the terminal serving as the sound source;

transmitting a sound, played by an application program operating in a foreground of the terminal, to the onboard device;

switching an application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, to a background, on the basis of the received information instructing to switch a sound source, and switching an application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, to a foreground; and

stopping playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, and starting playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, subsequently to the stop.

5. A control program causing a computer of a mobile terminal that performs communication with an onboard device to execute:

a procedure of receiving information instructing to switch a sound source which is transmitted from the onboard device, the information including information indicating an application program which is executed in the terminal serving as the sound source;

a procedure of transmitting a sound, played by an application program operating in a foreground of the terminal, to the onboard device;

a procedure of switching an application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, to a background, on the basis of the received information instructing to switch a sound source, and switching an application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, to a foreground; and

a procedure of stopping playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before, and starting playing a sound of the application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, subsequently to the stop.

6. An onboard device that performs communication with a mobile terminal, comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive a sound played by an application program operating in a foreground of the mobile terminal;

an output unit configured to output the sound received by the reception unit;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire information instructing to switch a sound source;

a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the mobile terminal, information including information indicating an application program which is executed in the mobile terminal, the information being for switching an application program having been in operation in a foreground until immediately before in the mobile terminal, to a background, and switching an application program having been in operation in a background until immediately before, to a foreground, on the basis of the information instructing to switch a sound source acquired by the acquisition unit.

8. The onboard device according to claim 6, wherein the reception unit receives information, indicating at least one or more application programs which are executed in the mobile terminal, from the mobile terminal.