Information Display Apparatus and Information Display Method

• US 20170085693A1
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Original Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Yuuta
• Granted Patent: US 9,774,718 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

The information display part displays screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while first screen information is displayed, in addition to the first screen information or instead of the first screen information, and continues to display second screen information when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while the second screen information is displayed, without displaying the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received, and displays the screen information for notifying the user that electronic mail has been received after display of the second screen information is finished.

Claims

1. An information display apparatus, comprising:

an information display part, which displays various information; and

a communication part, which performs one of wireless communication and wired communication to/from a portable terminal device,

wherein the information display part is configured to;

display screen information for notifying a user that electronic mail has been received when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while first screen information is displayed, one of in addition to the first screen information and instead of the first screen information; and

continue to display second screen information when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while the second screen information is displayed, without displaying the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received, and display the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received after display of the second screen information is finished.

2. An information display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the communication part is capable of performing voice communication to/from an external device via the portable terminal device, and

wherein the second screen information indicates information about the voice communication.

3. An information display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image reception part, which receives an image signal of an image around a vehicle,

wherein the second screen information indicates information about the image around the vehicle.

4. An information display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a destination specifying part, which specifies a destination;

a route specifying part, which specifies a recommended route to the destination specified by the destination specifying part; and

a guide determination part, which determines whether or not a current position requires guidance based on the recommended route specified by the route specifying part,

wherein the information display part displays guide screen information based on the recommended route specified by the route specifying part when the current position requires the guidance, and

wherein the second screen information comprises the guide screen information.

5. An information display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation reception part, which receives a user'"'"'s operation;

a voice information generation part, which generates voice information from text of the electronic mail received by the portable terminal device; and

a voice output part, which outputs to a speaker the voice information generated by the voice information generation part when the operation reception part receives a predetermined operation.

6. An information display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when a predetermined period elapses from display of the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received, the display of the screen information is finished.

7. An information display method, comprising:

displaying various information;

performing one of wireless communication and wired communication to/from a portable terminal device;

displaying screen information for notifying a user that electronic mail has been received when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while first screen information is displayed, one of in addition to the first screen information and instead of the first screen information; and

continuing to display second screen information when the portable terminal device has received the electronic mail while the second screen information is displayed, without displaying the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received, and displaying the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received after display of the second screen information is finished.

8. An information display method according to claim 7, further comprising performing voice communication to/from an external device via the portable terminal device,

wherein the second screen information indicates information about the voice communication.

9. An information display method according to claim 7, further comprising receiving an image signal of an image around a vehicle,

wherein the second screen information indicates information about the image around the vehicle.

10. An information display method according to claim 7, further comprising:

specifying a destination;

specifying a recommended route to the specified destination;

determining whether or not a current position requires guidance based on the specified recommended route; and

displaying guide screen information based on the specified recommended route when the current position requires the guidance,

wherein the second screen information includes the guide screen information.

11. An information display method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s operation;

generating voice information from text of the electronic mail received by the portable terminal device; and

outputting to a speaker the generated voice information when receiving a predetermined operation.

12. An information display method according to claim 7, further comprising finishing the display of the screen information when a predetermined period elapses from display of the screen information for notifying the user that the electronic mail has been received.