Control for an Electronic Multi-Function Apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for controlling at least one predefined function of an electronic multi-function device usable by a vehicle driver in a vehicle while driving, the electronic multi-function device being connectable to at least one control unit of the vehicle by a communication link, comprising the acts of:
- collecting, using at least one of the electronic multi-function device and the at least one vehicle controller, at least one of data of the vehicle driver and data from the journey,forming at least one characteristic value which is characteristic of the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control based on the acquired data, andcontrolling the electronic multi-function device to control the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value,wherein the control of the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value includes setting an operating state of the at least one predefined function such that a degree of stress of the vehicle driver when using the at least one predefined function is matched to the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control.
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling at least one predefined function of an electronic multi-function apparatus usable during travel by a vehicle driver is provided. The electronic multi-function apparatus is connected to a control unit of the vehicle by a communication link. Data of the vehicle driver and/or data on the journey is acquired, and on the basis of the acquired data at least one characteristic value which is characteristic of the degree of loading of the vehicle driver by his current vehicle control process is formed. The at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function apparatus is controlled based on the at least one characteristic value in such a way that a degree of loading of the vehicle driver when using the function is matched to the degree of loading of the vehicle driver corresponding to the current vehicle control process.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for controlling at least one predefined function of an electronic multi-function device usable by a vehicle driver in a vehicle while driving, the electronic multi-function device being connectable to at least one control unit of the vehicle by a communication link, comprising the acts of:
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collecting, using at least one of the electronic multi-function device and the at least one vehicle controller, at least one of data of the vehicle driver and data from the journey, forming at least one characteristic value which is characteristic of the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control based on the acquired data, and controlling the electronic multi-function device to control the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value, wherein the control of the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value includes setting an operating state of the at least one predefined function such that a degree of stress of the vehicle driver when using the at least one predefined function is matched to the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
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22. A system for controlling at least one predefined function of an electronic multi-function device usable by a vehicle driver in a vehicle while driving, comprising:
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at least one control unit of the vehicle connectable to the electronic multi-function device via a communication link; a detection unit configured to collect data on at least one of the vehicle driver and data on the journey, a data-processing unit configured to form at least one characteristic value based on the collected data, the at least one characteristic value being characteristic of the level of stress on the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control, a control element configured to control at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value, wherein the control of the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value includes setting an operating state of the at least one predefined function such that a degree of stress of the vehicle driver when using the at least one predefined function is matched to the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25)
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26. A computer program product fixed in a tangible medium configured to control execution of a method for controlling at least one predefined function of an electronic multi-function device usable by a vehicle driver in a vehicle while driving, the electronic multi-function device being connectable to at least one control unit of the vehicle by a communication link, comprising method the acts of:
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collecting, using at least one of the electronic multi-function device and the at least one vehicle controller, at least one of data of the vehicle driver and data from the journey, forming at least one characteristic value which is characteristic of the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control based on the acquired data, and controlling the electronic multi-function device to control the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value, wherein the control of the at least one predefined function of the electronic multi-function device based on the at least one characteristic value includes setting an operating state of the at least one predefined function such that a degree of stress of the vehicle driver when using the at least one predefined function is matched to the degree of stress of the vehicle driver due to his current vehicle control.
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27. A computer program product fixed in a tangible medium configured to control execution of a method for controlling an electronic multi-function watch worn on an arm of a vehicle driver while traveling in a vehicle, the multi-function watch having at least one sensor and at least one radio interface, the method comprising the acts of:
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collecting at least one of the physiological data of the vehicle driver and at least a portion of the data from the journey, and controlling, using a control unit of the multi-function watch, deactivation of at least one predefined function of the multi-function watch based on the collected data.
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