A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM

• US 20170024227A1
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Akama, Shinichi
• Application Number:
  US15/039,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/00 Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 ; multiprogram control therefor G06F9/46; multiprocessor systems G06F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications

Abstract

Therefore, there is a need for a mobile electronic device cooperative system that enables an on-board device utilize Web applications which use information from an external server on a Web browser of the mobile device. In accordance with the present invention, a mobile electronic device cooperative system comprises an on-board display device provided with a cooperative interface for connecting a display unit and an handling unit with a mobile electronic device, a Web browser that may work in a direct handling manner wherein the browser is controlled via CUI (graphic user interface) and also in an indirect handling manner wherein the browser is controlled via programming language, and a Web application server for providing Web applications that run on the Web browser. The mobile electronic device cooperative system performs an indirect handling by means of the programming language by displaying GUI of the Web browser via the cooperative interface on the on-board display device, wherein a pseudo (emulated) GUI is formed on the handling unit based on displayed contents and wherein operation of the pseudo GUI from the handling unit is output to the mobile electronic device.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device cooperative system comprising:

an on-board display device having a cooperative interface for connecting a display unit and a handling unit to a mobile electronic device;

a mobile electronic device provided with Web browser capable of a direct handling through GUI and an indirect handling by means of programming language, and provided with a cooperative program; and

Web application server providing Web applications that utilize the Web browser;

wherein via the cooperative interface the mobile electronic device cooperative system is configured to;

display GUI of the Web browser on the display unit,

form a pseudo GUI on the handling unit based on the contents of the display, and

supply output of handling of the pseudo GUI from the handling unit to the mobile electronic device, whereby the indirect handling of the Web browser by means of the programming language is performed.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein in the indirect handling, positional information of handling of the pseudo GUI with the handling unit is used as parameters.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein when the screen display manners differ between the direct handling and the indirect handling, the system controls the display unit to display with the screen display manner of the direct handling.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein in the indirect handling, if the on-board display device is provided with an on-board GUI having equivalent function as the GUI of the Web browser, the system is configured to form the pseudo GUI using the on-board GUI and to use output of the on-board GUI as parameters.

5. An on-board display device comprising:

a display unit;

a handling unit; and

a cooperative interface for connecting the display unit and the handling unit to a mobile electronic device provided with Web browser capable of a direct handling through GUI and an indirect handling by means of programming language;

wherein the cooperative interface is configured to;

display GUI of the Web browser on the display unit,

form a pseudo GUI on the handling unit based on the contents of the display, and

supply output of handling of the pseudo GUI from the handling unit to the mobile electronic device, whereby the indirect handling of the Web browser by means of the programming language is performed.

6. The on-board display device of claim 5, wherein in the indirect handling, positional information of handling of the pseudo GUI with the handling unit is used as parameters.

7. The on-board display device of claim 5, wherein when the screen display manners differ between the direct handling and the indirect handling, the system controls the display unit to display with the screen display manner of the direct handling.

8. The on-board display device of claim 5, wherein in the indirect handling, if the on-board display device is provided with an on-board GUI having equivalent function as the GUI of the Web browser, the system is configured to form the pseudo GUI using the on-board GUI and to use output of the on-board GUI as parameters.

9. A cooperative program for use in a cooperative interface for connecting an on-hoard display device and a mobile electronic device, the cooperative interface capable of a direct handling through GUI and an indirect handling by means of programming language, the program via the cooperative interface performs the steps of:

displaying GUI of the Web browser on the display unit,

forming a pseudo GUI on the handling unit based on the contents of the display, and

supplying output of handling of the pseudo GUI from the handling unit to the mobile electronic device, whereby the indirect handling of the Web browser by means of the programming language is performed.

10. The program of claim 9, wherein in the indirect handling, positional information of handling of the pseudo GUI with the handling unit is used as parameters.

11. The program of claim 9, wherein when the screen display manners differ between the direct handling and the indirect handling, the system controls the display unit to display with the screen display manner of the direct handling.

12. The program of claim 9, wherein in the indirect handling, if the on-board display device is provided with an on-board GUI having equivalent function as the GUI of the Web browser, the system is configured to form the pseudo GUI using the on-board GUI and to use output of the on-board GUI as parameters.