Method of acquiring vehicle contents, method of displaying vehicle contents, system for displaying vehicle contents, and automotive electronic device

• US 9,923,948 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jungwoo, Kim, Mingoo, Choi, Sungha, Kim, Seungman, Kim, Kyunggeun
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siddiqi, Emad
• Application Number:
  US13/846,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20130268581A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,828 Days
• Field of Search: 709203
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• 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: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of acquiring vehicle contents, the method including receiving contents from a service provision server, acquiring meta information on the received contents, and acquiring vehicle contents displayable on a web browser on the basis of the received contents and the acquired meta information.

Claims

1. A method of a contents integration server for communicating vehicle contents, the method comprising:

receiving contents from a service provision server;

acquiring meta information on the received contents;

acquiring vehicle contents displayable on a web browser based on the received contents and the acquired meta information; and

transmitting the vehicle contents to an automotive electronic device, wherein the automotive electronic device including a plurality of display devices is configured to;

receive the vehicle contents from the contents integration server;

acquire content restriction information of the automotive electronic device, wherein the content restriction information comprises information regarding driving restrictions of a region where the automotive electronic device is located and information regarding an object that is not allowed for display on the automotive electronic device while a vehicle comprising the automotive electronic device is traveling in the region;

determine a displayable portion in the contents based on the meta information, the content restriction information, and vehicle travel information, wherein the vehicle travel information comprises information regarding whether or not the vehicle comprising the automotive electronic device is traveling; and

display on the plurality of display devices the displayable portion;

wherein a display device on a driver'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices restricts the display of a region determined as an undisplayable portion in the contents, and

wherein a display device on a rear seat'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices displays whole contents without any restriction when the display device on the driver'"'"'s side restricts the display of the region.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the contents comprises:

receiving a request for contents from the automotive electronic device;

transmitting the request for the contents to the service provision server; and

receiving the requested contents from the service provision server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the contents comprises receiving contents regarding a preset web service at predetermined time intervals.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the meta information comprises receiving the meta information regarding the received contents from the service provision server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the meta information includes at least one of service information regarding a service type of the contents, page information regarding a webpage contained in the contents, or component information regarding components constituting the contents.

6. A method of an automotive electronic device including a plurality of display devices of a vehicle for displaying vehicle contents, the method comprising:

receiving vehicle contents including contents and meta information associated with the contents from a contents integration server, wherein the contents integration server receives the contents from a service provision server, acquires the meta information on the received contents, and acquires the vehicle contents displayable on a web browser based on the received contents and the acquired meta information;

acquiring content restriction information of the automotive electronic device, wherein the content restriction information comprises information regarding driving restrictions of a region where the automotive electronic device is located and information regarding an object that is not allowed for display on the automotive electronic device while the vehicle is traveling in the region;

determining a displayable portion in the contents based on the meta information, the content restriction information, and vehicle travel information, wherein the vehicle travel information comprises information regarding whether or not the vehicle is traveling; and

displaying on the plurality of display devices the displayable portion;

wherein a display device on a driver'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices restricts the display of a region determined as an undisplayable portion in the contents, and

wherein a display device on a rear seat'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices displays whole contents without any restriction when the display device on the driver'"'"'s side restricts the display of the region.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the vehicle contents can be displayed on a web browser.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the meta information includes at least one of service information regarding a service type of the contents, page information regarding a webpage contained in the contents, or component information regarding components constituting the contents.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining of the displayable portion in the contents comprises determining at least a partial portion of the contents as the displayable portion, and determining at least a partial region of the contents as an undisplayable portion.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the displaying comprises restricting a display of the at least the partial region determined as the undisplayable portion in the contents.

11. An automotive electronic device for a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of displays;

a wireless communication unit; and

a controller configured to;

receive vehicle contents including contents and meta information associated with the contents via the wireless communication unit;

acquire content restriction information of the vehicle, wherein the content restriction information comprises information regarding driving restrictions of a region where the vehicle is located and information regarding an object that is not allowed for display on the automotive electronic device while the vehicle is traveling in the region;

determine a displayable portion in the contents based on the meta information, the content restriction information, and vehicle travel information, wherein the vehicle travel information comprises information regarding whether or not the vehicle is traveling; and

display on the plurality of displays only the displayable portion,

wherein a display on a driver'"'"'s side among the plurality of displays restricts the display of a region determined as an undisplayable portion in the contents, and

wherein a display on a rear seat'"'"'s side among the plurality of displays displays whole contents without any restriction when the display on the driver'"'"'s side restricts the display of the region.

12. A system for displaying vehicle contents, the system comprising:

a contents integration server configured to receive contents from a service provision server, acquire meta information regarding the received contents, and acquire vehicle contents which can be displayed on a web browser based on the received contents and the acquired meta information; and

an automotive electronic device configured to receive the vehicle contents from the contents integration serve, acquire content restriction information of the automotive electronic device, wherein the content restriction information comprises information regarding driving restrictions of a region where the automotive electronic device is located and information regarding an object that is not allowed for display on the automotive electronic device while a vehicle comprising the automotive electronic device is traveling in the region, determine a displayable portion in the contents based on the meta information, the content restriction information, and vehicle travel information, wherein the vehicle travel information comprises information regarding whether or not the vehicle is travelling, and display on a plurality of display devices the displayable portion,

wherein a display device on a driver'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices restricts the display of a region determined as an undisplayable portion in the contents, and

wherein a display device on a rear seat'"'"'s side among the plurality of display devices displays whole contents without any restriction when the display device on the a driver'"'"'s side restricts the display of the region.