Vehicular information system developing apparatus, vehicular information system developing tool, vehicular information system developing method, and navigation system developing method

• US 20020029106A1
• Filed: 07/05/2001
• Published: 03/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimotani, Mitsuo, Noguchi, Masahiro, Uekawa, Akio, Ozaki, Minoru, Ideno, Hiroaki, Itoh, Hisatsugu
• Granted Patent: US 6,658,347 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming

Abstract

A vehicular information system developing apparatus has an input section through which graphics-related data are externally input, said graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that are set for respective figures and describe operations of the figures on the screen; a storage section for storing control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command and display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each state based on the operation description data; and a conversion section for incorporating the graphics-related data into the display control data and for generating an execution program based on resulting data and the control data. Operation description data which are data relating to operation description of figures are separated from graphics data, whereby graphics-related data can easily be modified without altering the contents of display control data, and can be generated externally.

Claims

1. A vehicular information system developing apparatus comprising:

an input section through which graphics-related data are externally input, said graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that are set for respective figures and describe operations of the figures on the screen;

a storage section for storing control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command and display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each state based on the operation description data; and

a conversion section for incorporating the graphics-related data into the display control data and for generating an execution program resulting data and the control data.

2. The vehicular information system developing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation description data include a plurality of operation descriptions that are set for respective prescribed conditions, and wherein when a prescribe conditions is satisfied a figure operation corresponding the prescribed condition is performed.

3. The vehicular information system developing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control data include transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command and function control data to be used for controlling execution of application functions, and wherein the transition control data are input externally through the input section.

4. A vehicular information system developing tool comprising:

a generation section for generating graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that are set for respective figures and describe operations of the figures on the screen;

a display control section for displaying figures on the screen based on the operation description data; and

an output section for outputting the graphics-related data to the outside.

5. The vehicular information system developing tool according to claim 4, wherein the generation section generates transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command, and the display control section displays, based on the transition control data, figures that are based on the graphics-related data.

6. A vehicular information system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a vehicular information system desired by the orderer, wherein:

the orderer generates, by using a vehicular information system developing tool provided by the recipient, graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, and provides the generated graphics-related data to the recipient; and

the recipient inputs the graphics-related data in a vehicular information system developing apparatus, incorporates the graphics-related data into display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data, and generates an execution program based on resulting data and control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.

7. A vehicular information system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a vehicular information system desired by the orderer, wherein the orderer generates, by using a vehicular information system developing tool provided by the recipient, graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, and provides the generated graphics-related data to the recipient.

8. A vehicular information system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a vehicular information system desired by the orderer, wherein the recipient provides the orderer a vehicular information system developing tool with which to generate graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that are set for respective figures and describe operations of the figures on the screen.

9. The vehicular information system developing method according to claim 8, wherein the vehicular information system developing tool is used to generate transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.

10. The vehicular information system developing method according to claim 9, wherein the vehicular information system developing tool displays figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data.

11. A vehicular information system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a vehicular information system desired by the orderer, wherein:

the recipient inputs, in a vehicular information system developing apparatus, graphics-related data that have been generated by the orderer and include graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, incorporates the graphics-related data into display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data, and generates an execution program based on resulting data and control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.

12. The vehicular information system developing method according to claim 11, wherein the control data include transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command and function control data to be used for controlling execution of application functions, and wherein the transition control data have been generated by the orderer.

16. The navigation system developing method according to claim 15, wherein the navigation system developing tool is used to generate transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.

17. The navigation system developing method according to claim 16, wherein the navigation system developing tool displays figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data.

19. The navigation system developing method according to claim 18, wherein the control data include transition control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command and function control data to be used for controlling execution of application functions, and wherein the transition control data have been generated by the orderer.

13. A navigation system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a navigation system desired by the orderer, wherein:

the orderer generates, by using a navigation system developing tool provided by the recipient, graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, and provides the generated graphics-related data to the recipient; and

the recipient inputs the graphics-related data in a navigation system developing apparatus, incorporates the graphics-related data into display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data, and generates an execution program based on resulting data and control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.

14. A navigation system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a navigation system desired by the orderer, wherein the orderer generates, by using a navigation system developing tool provided by the recipient, graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, and provides the generated graphics-related data to the recipient.

15. A navigation system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a navigation system desired by the orderer, wherein the recipient provides the orderer a navigation system developing tool with which to generate graphics-related data including graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that are set for respective figures and describe operations of the figures on the screen.

18. A navigation system developing method by which a recipient develops, in response to an order from an orderer, a navigation system desired by the orderer, wherein:

the recipient inputs, in a navigation system developing apparatus, graphics-related data that have been generated by the orderer and include graphics data relating to figures to be displayed on a screen and operation description data that describe operations of figures on the screen, incorporates the graphics-related data into display control data to be used for displaying figures on the screen in each display state based on the operation description data, and generates an execution program based on resulting data and control data to be used for controlling transition between display states in accordance with a prescribed command.