Methods and apparatus for activating applications
First Claim
1. A vehicle computing apparatus comprising:
- A transceiver to receive, at the vehicle computing apparatus (VCA), a list of applications available on a wireless device in communication with the VCA;
vehicle-based storage to store a list of applications, including application-activating triggers associated with one or more of the applications, in a local memory;
at least one monitoring routine, to monitor, via the VCA, one or more vehicle sensors or other input mechanisms for a state which corresponds to a trigger;
at least one comparing routine to compare, upon detection of a state which corresponds to a trigger, the trigger to the triggers associated with one or more of the applications; and
at least one activation routine to recommend activation of at least one application having an associated trigger that is the same as the trigger to which the state corresponds.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of application control includes receiving a list of applications available on a wireless device in communication with a vehicle computing system (VCS). The method also includes storing a list of applications, including triggers associated with one or more of the applications, in a local memory. The method further includes monitoring, via the VCS, one or more vehicle sensors or other input mechanisms for a state which corresponds to a trigger. This method also includes comparing, via the VCS, the trigger to the triggers associated with one or more of the applications upon detection of a state which corresponds to a trigger. Finally, the method includes recommending at least one application having an associated trigger that is the same as the trigger to which the state corresponds for activation, via the VCS.
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1. A vehicle computing apparatus comprising:
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A transceiver to receive, at the vehicle computing apparatus (VCA), a list of applications available on a wireless device in communication with the VCA; vehicle-based storage to store a list of applications, including application-activating triggers associated with one or more of the applications, in a local memory; at least one monitoring routine, to monitor, via the VCA, one or more vehicle sensors or other input mechanisms for a state which corresponds to a trigger; at least one comparing routine to compare, upon detection of a state which corresponds to a trigger, the trigger to the triggers associated with one or more of the applications; and at least one activation routine to recommend activation of at least one application having an associated trigger that is the same as the trigger to which the state corresponds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a vehicle computing system (VCS), cause the VCS to perform the method comprising:
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receiving, at a VCS, a list of applications available on a wireless device in communication with the VCS; storing a list of applications, including triggers associated with one or more of the applications, in a local memory; monitoring, via the VCS, one or more vehicle sensors or other input mechanisms for a state which corresponds to a trigger; upon detection of a state which corresponds to a trigger, comparing, via the VCS, the trigger to the triggers associated with one or more of the applications; and recommending for activation, via the VCS, at least one application having an associated trigger that is the same as the trigger to which the state corresponds. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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