In-vehicle unit and service center system
View Patent ↗The object of the invention is to execute a program installed additionally on an in-vehicle unit, realizing improved visual recognition while the vehicle is driving. A program 7 to be installed additionally is downloaded along with its attribute data 8 from the service center system 10 into the program administrating section 202 of the in-vehicle unit, and they are managed in relation to each other. When the program is executed, the vehicle condition 1 is compared with the attribute data 8 related to the program and the program operation is controlled accordingly. When executing a program installed additionally on an in-vehicle unit, visual recognition of the display screen can be maintained even while the vehicle is driving.
1. An in-vehicle unit in which program for in-vehicle use is to be installed, comprising:
a vehicle data acquiring section that acquires vehicle condition; and
a program administrating section that controls the program in connection with an attribute data of the program at least including transaction precondition and transaction, and if the program to be installed has no attribute data, registers the program by adding the attribute data for disabling the operation while the vehicle is driving, and upon executing the program, compares the vehicle condition from the vehicle data acquiring section with the transaction precondition in the attribute data and executes the transaction in the attribute data when the precondition is met.
2. A service center system that provides a program for in-vehicle use upon receipt of a download request from an in-vehicle unit, comprising:
a program database that stores programs for in-vehicle use, together with an associated attribute data which includes at least a precondition regarding vehicle condition for performing the program and contents of a transaction corresponding to the precondition;
a program administrating section that searches a program from the program database:
a program registration checking section which checks operation of the program, determines a precondition of the vehicle condition for performing the program, and registers the program in the program database; and
a demand processing section that receives the download for the program from the in-vehicle unit, requests the program administrating section to search the program based on the download demand, reads out the searched program and the attribute data related to the program from the program database, and sends the searched program along with the attribute data related to the program to the in-vehicle unit.