Device, system, and method for authorizing vehicle online services during driving
First Claim
1. An apparatus configured to authorize an online service while driving in a vehicle, comprising:
- an electronic control unit configured to authorize particular contents of an online service based at least in part on a driving state;
a graphical output device coupled to the electronic control unit and configured to display the particular contents; and
a communication interface coupled to the electronic control unit for wireless data interchange with a server that is not situated in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A device for authorizing an online service during driving in a vehicle. Contents of an online service are authorized according to the vehicle state. The device includes an electronic control unit, a graphical output apparatus, and a communication interface. A system that includes the device and a server, which is not located in the vehicle and which is connected to the communication interface through a wireless connection for the exchange of data. A method, having the following steps: the vehicle state of the vehicle is detected. According to the vehicle state, it is checked if a requested online service or certain contents of a requested online service are authorized for display during driving. According to available or ascertainable data on the ability of the requested online service to be authorized during driving, the requested online service is either blocked or authorized in a limited or complete manner. The result is depicted on the graphical output apparatus.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to authorize an online service while driving in a vehicle, comprising:
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an electronic control unit configured to authorize particular contents of an online service based at least in part on a driving state; a graphical output device coupled to the electronic control unit and configured to display the particular contents; and a communication interface coupled to the electronic control unit for wireless data interchange with a server that is not situated in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 26)
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4. A system for authorizing an online service while driving in a vehicle, comprising:
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a server that is not situated in the vehicle; and an apparatus in the vehicle comprising; an electronic control unit configured to authorize particular contents of an online service based at least in part on a driving state; a graphical output device coupled to the electronic control unit and configured to display the particular contents; and a communication interface coupled to the electronic control unit for wireless data interchange with the server and which is connected to the communication interface for the purpose of data interchange via a wireless link.
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5. A method for authorizing an online service while driving in a vehicle, in which wireless interchange with a server that is not situated in the vehicle is used to authorize particular contents of an online service on the based at least in part on a driving state, comprises:
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detecting the driving state of the vehicle; checking whether particular contents of a retrieved online service are authorized for display in the course of driving based at least in part on the driving state; one of blocking, restrictedly authorizing, and completely authorizing the retrieved online service based at least in part on one of available and ascertainable data relating to the authorizability of the retrieved online service in the course of driving; and displaying the result of the authorization via a graphical output device on which the retrieved online service one of cannot be retrieved, can be retrieved restrictedly, and can be retrieved completely. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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