Allocation of head unit resources to a portable device in an automotive environment
First Claim
1. A method of managing access to output components in computing systems comprising portable devices head units of vehicles, the method comprising:
- providing access to an output component of a head unit of a vehicle to a portable device, the output component including at least one of a screen or a speaker;
causing the portable device to provide geographic data via the output component of the head unit, via a short-range communication link;
in response to detecting a safety-related event, (i) notifying the portable device of loss of the access to the output component, and (ii) automatically providing access to the output component to an application implemented in the vehicle; and
in response to receiving an indication that the safety-related event has expired, automatically providing access to at least one of a screen or a speaker in the head unit of the vehicle to the portable device.
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Abstract
A portable device is configured to provide geographic information to a head unit of a vehicle equipped with a display device. One or more processors determine a user context related to a geographic location and detect that the portable device has been communicatively coupled to the head unit of a vehicle. The one or more processors transmit to the head unit, without an express user command, a request that the head unit accept data from the portable device for output via the display device. In response to receiving an indication that that the request has been granted, the one or more processors cause information related to the geographic location to be displayed via the display device, without an express user input at the portable device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing access to output components in computing systems comprising portable devices head units of vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing access to an output component of a head unit of a vehicle to a portable device, the output component including at least one of a screen or a speaker; causing the portable device to provide geographic data via the output component of the head unit, via a short-range communication link; in response to detecting a safety-related event, (i) notifying the portable device of loss of the access to the output component, and (ii) automatically providing access to the output component to an application implemented in the vehicle; and in response to receiving an indication that the safety-related event has expired, automatically providing access to at least one of a screen or a speaker in the head unit of the vehicle to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A head unit of a vehicle, the head unit comprising:
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one or more processors; an interface configured to couple the head unit to a portable device; a user interface including at least one of a screen or a speaker; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing thereon instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the head unit to; grant initial access to the user interface to the portable device, receive geographic data from the portable device, provide the geographic data via the user interface, in response to detecting a safety-related event, notify the portable device of loss of the access to the user interface and present safety-related information via the user interface; and in response to detecting expiration of the safety-related event, grant access to the user interface to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing thereon instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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detect, at a portable device, communicative coupling between the portable device and a head unit of a vehicle; in response to detecting the communicative coupling, automatically request access of the portable device to an output component of the head unit, the output component including at least one of a screen or a speaker; generate, at the portable device, navigation directions; provide the navigation directions via the output component of the head unit; receive, at the portable device from the head unit, an indication that the access of the portable device to the output component of the head unit has been lost, in response to the head unit detecting a safety-related event; and stop providing the navigation directions via the output component of the head unit in response to the received indication. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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