Method of dynamically changing content displayed in a vehicular head unit and mobile terminal for the same

• US 8,954,229 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2012
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Ho-Yeo
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kan, Yuri
• Application Number:
  US13/542,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20130013148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29.6, 701/36, 381/86, 703/17, 710/62, 715/733, 715/744, 340/425.5, 705/27.1
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/00 Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A method of dynamically changing content in a head unit mirroring a mobile terminal by dynamically changing content displayed in the mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal for the same, the method including receiving state information indicating a current state of a vehicle equipped with the head unit from the head unit, determining the content to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information and transmitting the determined content to the head unit.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically changing content displayed in a head unit of a vehicle by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving state information indicating a current state of the vehicle equipped with the head unit from the head unit, wherein the content includes an application list including at least one application, the at least one application corresponding to a given state of the vehicle;

determining which of the content of the mobile terminal is to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information; and

transmitting the determined content to the head unit.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein determining the content to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information comprises:

determining whether a state of the vehicle is changed based on the state information; and

changing the content to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information, when the state of the vehicle is changed.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising maintaining the content to be displayed in the head unit, when the state of the vehicle is not changed.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein transmitting the determined content to the head unit comprises transmitting the changed content based on the state information, to the head unit.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising displaying the determined content by the head unit.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one application is further defined by at least two applications, each application of the at least two applications corresponding to a given state of the vehicle.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive state information, indicating a current state of a vehicle equipped with a head unit, from the head unit; and

a controller configured to

determine which content of the mobile terminal is to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information, wherein the content includes an application list including at least one application, the at least one application corresponding to a given state of the vehicle; and

control the communication interface to transmit the determined content to the head unit.

8. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controller determines whether a state of the vehicle is changed based on the state information, and changes the content to be displayed in the head unit based on the state information, when the state of the vehicle is changed.

9. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 8, wherein the controller determines to maintain the content to be displayed in the head unit, when the state of the vehicle is not changed.

10. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 8, wherein the controller controls the communication interface to transmit the changed content based on the state information to the head unit.

11. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a display unit for displaying the determined content,

wherein the display unit and the head unit simultaneously display the determined content.

12. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one application is further defined by at least two applications, each application of the at least two applications corresponding to a given state of the vehicle.

13. A head unit comprising:

a state detector configured to detect a state of the vehicle and generate state information according to the detected state;

a communication interface configured to transmit the state information to a mobile terminal and receive content of the mobile terminal based on the state information, wherein the content includes an application list including at least one application, the at least one application corresponding to a given state of the vehicle; and

a display unit configured to display the at least one application.

14. The head unit as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a controller configured to determine whether the state of the vehicle is changed based on the state information, and controlling the communication interface to request the mobile terminal to transmit the content corresponding to the state information when the state of the vehicle is changed.

15. The head unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the controller identifies the content being displayed through the display unit to determine whether to change the content when the state of the vehicle is changed, and controls the communication interface to request the mobile terminal to transmit the content corresponding to the state information when it is required to change the content.

16. The head unit as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one application is further defined by at least two applications, each application of the at least two applications corresponding to a given state of the vehicle.