Onboard apparatus, navigation system, and method for setting display screen

• US 8,543,252 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Shinichi, Arie, Takumi, Amano, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C.
• Application Number:
  US11/213,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,951 Days
• Field of Search: 701/33, 701/1, 701/200, 340/995, 702/182, 702/183, 342/357.09
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0278 using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages

Abstract

To use the same onboard apparatus and navigation system in many kinds of vehicles. A table in which manufacturers and vehicle types are connected with designs and functions has been previously stored in a navigation system module 21. The navigation system module 21 itself sends the center controller 11 a query about vehicle information (the country that manufactured, manufacturer, vehicle type, using country, manufacturing number), recognizes the vehicle information supplied from the center controller 11, and automatically sets the screen design, function, etc., suitable to the vehicle on which the onboard apparatus is mounted.

Claims

1. A display screen setting method for setting a screen to be displayed on a navigation system mounted on a vehicle, comprising:

getting vehicle model information from the vehicle by determining a shape of a connector used to attach the navigation system to the vehicle, the vehicle model information comprising at least a manufacturer of the vehicle, a country that manufactured the vehicle, a using country of the vehicle, and a manufacturing number of the vehicle;

storing the vehicle model information and related design information; and

setting a design to be displayed on the screen and/or a function, based on the vehicle model information.

2. A display screen setting method for setting a screen to be displayed on a navigation system mounted on a vehicle, comprising:

getting vehicle model information from the vehicle by determining a formed position of a connector used to attach the navigation system to the vehicle, the vehicle model information comprising at least a manufacturer of the vehicle, a country that manufactured the vehicle, a using country of the vehicle, and a manufacturing number of the vehicle;

storing the vehicle model information and related design information; and

setting a design to be displayed on the screen and/or a function, based on the vehicle model information.