TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE INTERFACE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170060351A1
• Filed: 08/24/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infobank Corp.
• Original Assignee: Infobank Corp.
• Inventors: KANG, Hong Suk, AH, Ji Hoon, HONG, Jong Cheol
• Granted Patent: US 10,317,234 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• 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: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a terminal for providing a vehicle interface to a vehicle information terminal, which may include a terminal information collection unit configured to collect a terminal information of other terminals which is able to receive and transmit a content data; a wireless communication unit configured to receive a content data reproduction request from the other terminal; a content interface generation unit configured to generate a content interface which provides through the vehicle interface based on the terminal information and the content data reproduction request; and a content data relay unit configured to control reproducing the content data received from the other terminal through the content interface and providing to the vehicle information terminal.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a terminal which provides a vehicle interface, comprising:

providing a first function related with the vehicle interface;

delaying an execution of a second function under a predetermined condition, if the execution of the second function which is different from the first function of the terminal is requested;

executing a predetermined additional function to compensate for the delay of the second function, if the execution of the second function has been delayed; and

resuming the second function based on the operation of the additional function, if the execution delay of the second function is ended.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first function includes a navigation function to perform a road guidance to a predetermined destination of the vehicle, and the second function includes a communication function or a communication relay function with an opponent'"'"'s terminal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the additional function includes a callback function to the opponent'"'"'s terminal.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the executing the additional function includes:

ending a communication connection to the opponent'"'"'s terminal, if a delay time corresponding to the execution delay is over a predetermined time; and

transmitting a guide message corresponding to the execution delay to the opponent'"'"'s terminal, if the communication connection is ended.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the executing the additional function includes transmitting a guide message corresponding to the execution delay to the opponent'"'"'s terminal while maintaining the communication connection to the opponent'"'"'s terminal, if the delay time corresponding to the execution delay is below a predetermined time.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the guide message includes a voice or text message.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the executing the additional function includes:

determining if the opponent'"'"'s terminal is a previously set exceptional terminal; and

permitting the execution of the second function irrespective of the execution delay, if the opponent'"'"'s terminal is determined as the previously set exceptional terminal.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing the additional function includes dividing a part of a screen provided through the vehicle interface into a region to output the second function.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition corresponds to the occurrence of a previously determined important event, and the delaying includes delaying the execution of the second function during a delay time corresponding to the important event.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the delaying includes determining the occurrence of the important event.

20. A computer program which is recorded in a nonvolatile recording medium to execute, on a computer, the method of any of claims 1 to 9 and 11 to 18.

10. A terminal for providing a vehicle interface, comprising:

a vehicle interface generation unit configured to generate a vehicle interface which provides, through a GUI (Graphic User Interface), an information related with a vehicle;

a control unit configured to provide a first function through the vehicle interface;

an execution delay unit configured to delay an execution of a second function under a predetermined condition, if the execution of the second function which is different from a first function of the terminal, is requested; and

an additional function processing unit configured to execute an additional function to compensate for the delay of the second function, if the execution of the second function is delayed,

wherein if the execution delay of the second function is ended, the control unit resumes the second function based on the operation of the additional function.

11. A method for controlling a terminal which provides a vehicle interface, comprising:

providing a first function through the vehicle interface; and

delaying an execution of a second function, if an important event corresponding to the first function during the provision of the first function occurs, and the execution of the second function which is different from the first function of the terminal, is requested during a time period corresponding to the important event.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first function includes a navigation function to perform a road guidance to a predetermined destination of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the important event includes a guide announcement output event of the navigation function, and the time period corresponding to the important event corresponds to an output time of the guide announcement.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the important event includes a route deviation event of the navigation function, and the time period corresponding to the important event includes a time which has passed a predetermined time from the occurrence time of the route deviation event.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the important event includes a cross entering event of the navigation function, and the time period corresponding to the important event includes a time period until an ending time from the occurrence time of the cross entering event.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the delaying includes stopping the operation of the second function, if the important event has occurred in a state where the first function and the second function are concurrently being provided.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first function corresponds to the navigation function, and the second function corresponds to a communication function or a communication relay function, and the important event corresponds to a guide announcement output event of the navigation function, wherein the method further includes resuming the communication function or the communication relay function if the guide announcement output event is ended.

19. A terminal for providing a vehicle interface, comprising:

a vehicle interface generation unit configured to generate a vehicle interface which provides, through a GUI, an information related with a vehicle;

a control unit configured to provide a function through the vehicle interface; and

an execution delay unit configured to delay an execution of a second function, if an important event corresponding to a first function during the provision of the first function occurs, and the execution of the second function which is different from the first function of the terminal is requested during a time period corresponding to the important event.