Method, terminal and head unit for automatically providing application services

• US 9,015,295 B1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OBIGO Inc.
• Original Assignee: OBIGO Inc.
• Inventors: Hwang, Doe Yun, Song, Byung Soo, Lee, Jung Seok, Han, Doo Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US14/461,817
• Time in Patent Office: 246 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/227, 709/205, 709/226, 709/222, 701/36
• US Class Current: 709/222
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/321 Interlayer communication protocols or service data unit [SDU] definitions; Interfaces between layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for automatically providing an application service by an interaction with a head unit at a terminal. The method includes steps of: (a) the terminal automatically creating a list including one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the head unit selected among one or more applications installed therein, if the connection with the head unit through a communication channel is detected; and (b) the terminal transferring the list to the head unit.

Claims

1. A method for automatically providing an application service by an interaction with a vehicle head unit at a terminal, comprising steps of:

(a0) the terminal detecting a connection with the head unit;

(a1) the terminal transferring a notification of the connection of the communication channel to a platform thereof, when the connection of the communication channel is detected;

(a2) the terminal allowing the platform, upon receiving the notification, to broadcast the connection status with the head unit to one or more applications installed therein

(a) the terminal automatically creating a list including one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the vehicle head unit, said one or more runnable applications selected among one or more applications installed therein, when the connection with the head unit through a communication channel is detected; and

(b) the terminal transferring the list to the head unit;

wherein the steps of (a) and (b) are executed by a connection enabler application installed in the terminal and the connection enabler application is automatically executed when the connection with the head unit is detected,

wherein the broadcast of the connection status includes a broadcast to the connection enabler application, and wherein the terminal allows the connection enabler application that receives the broadcast of the connection status with the head unit to create a list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the head unit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more applications are those which have requested an alarm on the connection with the head unit.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

(a3) the terminal allowing the connection enabler application, if receiving the broadcast of the connection status with the head unit, to be executed by itself;

(a4) the terminal allowing the connection enabler application to request a connection to an application list management module of the head unit; and

(a5) the terminal allowing the connection enabler application to connect to the application list management module of the head unit.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

(c) the terminal receiving a request for running of a specific application selected among the one or more applications included in the list from the head unit; and

(d) the terminal running the selected specific application through the interaction with the head unit.

5. A method for automatically providing a service of an application installed in a terminal by an interaction with the terminal;

comprising the steps of;

(a) a vehicle head unit being connected to the terminal; and

(b) the head unit receiving from the terminal a list including one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the terminal, said one or more runnable applications selected among one or more applications installed in the terminal, when the terminal detects a connection of a communication channel with the head unit and automatically creates the list,

wherein at the step of (b), when the terminal transfers a notification of the detected connection of the communication channel to its platform and the platform is allowed to broadcast the connection status with the head unit to one or more applications installed in the terminal including a connection enabler application in case of the detection of the connection of the communication channel, and then if the connection enabler application automatically creates the list of one or more applications to be interacted with the head unit, the head unit receives the list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted therewith from the terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of (b) further includes the steps of:

(b1) the head unit receiving a request for a connection to an application list management module from the connection enabler application, if the connection enabler application receives the broadcast of the connection status therewith and then executes by itself; and

(b2) the head unit supporting the connection enabler application to be connected with the application list management module,

wherein the head unit receives the list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted therewith if the list is created by the connection enabler application.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

(c) the head unit displaying information on the one or more runnable applications to be interacted therewith by referring to the list;

(d) the head unit receiving information on a specific application to be run selected by a user of the head unit among the runnable applications to be interacted therewith; and

(e) the head unit allowing the specific application to be run by interacting with the terminal.

8. A terminal for automatically providing an application service by an interaction with a vehicle head unit, comprising:

a processing part for automatically creating a list including one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the vehicle head unit selected among one or more applications installed therein, if the connection with the head unit through a communication channel is detected; and

a communication part for transferring the list to the head unit,

wherein the communication part detects the connection with the head unit, creation and transfer of the list are performed if the processing part executes code of a connection enabler application installed in the terminal and the communication part operates by the execution of the code of the connection enabler application, and the connection enabler application is automatically executed if the connection with the head unit is detected;

wherein the processing part transfers a notification of the connection of the communication channel to its platform if the connection of the communication channel is detected; and

allows the platform, if receiving the notification, to broadcast the connection status with the head unit to one or more applications installed therein, including the connection enabler application, and allows the connection enabler application which receives the broadcast of the connection status with the head unit to create a list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the head unit.

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the one or more applications are those which have requested an alarm on the connection with the head unit.

10. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the processing part allows the connection enabler application to execute itself if the connection enabler application receives the broadcast of the connection status with the head unit;

and

the communication part requests the connection enabler application thereof to connect to an application list management module of the head unit and allows the connection enabler application to connect to the application list management module of the head unit.

11. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the processing part receives a request for running of a specific application selected among the one or more applications included in the list from the head unit;

and

wherein the communication part runs the selected specific application through the interaction with the head unit.

12. A vehicle head unit for automatically providing a service of an application installed in a terminal by an interaction with the terminal, comprising:

a communication part for detecting a connection with the terminal; and

a processing part for receiving a list including one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the terminal, said one or more runnable applications selected among one or more applications installed in the terminal from the terminal if a connection of the communication channel with the terminal is detected by the communication part and the list is automatically created by the terminal,

wherein, if the terminal transfers a notification on the detected connection of the communication channel to its platform and the platform broadcasts the connection status with the vehicle head unit to one or more applications installed in the terminal, including a connection enabler application in case of the detection of the connection of the communication channel, and the connection enabler application automatically creates the list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the head unit, the processing part receives the list.

13. The head unit of claim 12, wherein, if the connection enabler application of the terminal receives the broadcast of the connection status with the head unit and then the connection enabler application executes itself, the communication part receives a request for a connection to an application list management module of the head unit from the connection enabler application;

supports the connection enabler application to be connected with the application list management module; and

receives the list of one or more runnable applications to be interacted with the head unit if the list is created by the connection enabler application.

14. The head unit of claim 12, further comprising:

a displaying part for displaying information on the one or more runnable applications to be interacted therewith by referring to the list; and

an inputting part for receiving information on a specific application to be run selected by a user of the head unit among the runnable applications to be interacted therewith,

wherein the processing part runs the specific application by interacting with the terminal.