On-vehicle device, communication method, and storage medium

• US 9,426,656 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Takemura, Ryota, Fujiwara, Takanori, Suzuki, Atsuyuki, Hirose, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ajibade Akonai, Olumide T
• Assistant Examiner(s): GENACK, MATTHEW W
• Application Number:
  US14/425,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20150223064A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 455410-411, 455/550.1, 455/556.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/166 Navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/577 Mirror link with mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/586 Wired data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/166 Navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/577 Mirror link with mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/586 Wired data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6083 by interfacing with the vehicle audio system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

An on-vehicle device is configured to be able to communicate with a mobile device, and includes a reception unit, an interruption detection unit, a determination unit, and a display control unit. The reception unit receives image information transmitted from a particular mobile device which is a mobile device with which communication is established. The interruption detection unit detects that reception of the image information is interrupted. The determination unit determines whether or not the transmission device which transmits the image information is the particular mobile device, when the reception unit receives image information again after interruption of the reception is detected. The display control unit stops displaying the image information transmitted from the transmission device on a display device when the transmission device is determined not to be the particular mobile device.

Claims

1. An on-vehicle device for use with a display device, the on-vehicle device being capable of communicating with a mobile device, the on-vehicle device comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being programmed to execute;

(a) receiving first image information transmitted from a particular mobile device that communicates with the on-vehicle device;

(b) detecting an interruption of the reception of the first image information from the particular mobile device;

(c) determining, when second image information is received after interruption of the reception of the first image information is detected, whether or not a transmission device that transmits the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device; and

(d) stopping a display of the second image information on the display device when the transmission device is determined not to correspond to the particular mobile device, wherein;

the determination (c) determines that, when the second image information is received within a predetermined time, the transmission device transmitting the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device.

2. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein

the determination (c) includes determining whether the transmission device, which transmits the second image information received by the reception unit after the interruption of the reception of the first image information is detected, is a mobile device with which communication is newly established, and

when it is determined that the transmission device is neither the mobile device with which communication is newly established nor the particular mobile device, the display device stops displaying the second image information transmitted from the transmission device.

3. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a reply from a user, wherein

the second image information includes notice information that should be notified to the user, and

when a reply from the user with respect to the notice information displayed on the display device is detected, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

4. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting authentication information included in the second image information, wherein

when the authentication information of the second image information transmitted from the transmission device is detected, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

5. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a particular authentication command, wherein

when the authentication command is detected from a signal transmitted from the transmission device, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

6. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising

detecting a reply from a user, wherein

the second image information includes notice information that should be notified to the user, and

when a reply from the user with respect to the notice information displayed on the display device is detected, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

7. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising:

detecting authentication information included in the second image information, wherein

when the authentication information of the second image information transmitted from the transmission device is detected, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

8. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising:

detecting a particular authentication command, wherein

when the authentication command is detected from a signal transmitted from the transmission device, the transmission device is determined as corresponding to the particular mobile device.

9. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the interruption of the reception of the first image information is detected through detecting that a communication cable, which connects the on-vehicle device to the mobile device, is released.

10. A communication method of an on-vehicle device for use with a display device, the on-vehicle device being capable of communicating with a mobile device, the communication method comprising:

(a) receiving first image information transmitted from a particular mobile device that communicates with the on-vehicle device;

(b) detecting an interruption of the reception of the first image information transmitted from the particular mobile device;

(c) determining, when second image information is received after interruption of the reception of the first image information is detected, whether or not a transmission device that transmits the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device; and

(d) stopping a display of the second image information on the display device when the transmission device is determined not to correspond to the particular mobile device, wherein;

the determination (c) determines that, when the second image information is received within a predetermined time, the transmission device transmitting the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein a program executable by a computer included in an on-vehicle device for use with a display device, the on-vehicle device being capable of communicating with a mobile device, the program causing the computer to execute a process comprising:

(a) receiving first image information transmitted from a particular mobile device that communicates with the on-vehicle device;

(b) detecting an interruption of the reception of the first image information transmitted from the particular mobile device;

(c) determining, when second image information is received after interruption of the reception of the first image information is detected, whether or not a transmission device that transmits the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device; and

(d) stopping a display of the second image information on the display device when the transmission device is determined not to correspond to the particular mobile device, wherein;

the determination (c) determines that, when the second image information is received within a predetermined time, the transmission device transmitting the second image information corresponds to the particular mobile device.