IP Library Granted Patent US 11,327,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,327,712 · App. 16/044,640 · Granted May 10, 2022

Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, and terminal device

Inventors: Takashi Onohara (Tokyo, JP); Roka Ueda (Tokyo, JP); Keishi Daini (Kanagawa, JP); Taichi Yoshio (Kanagawa, JP); Yuji Kawabe (Tokyo, JP); Seizi Iwayagano (Chiba, JP); Takuma Higo (Tokyo, JP); Eri Sakai (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G06F3/167G06F3/0482G10L15/20G10L2015/223H04M2250/74
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Patent No.
US 11,327,712
App. No.
16/044,640
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes a receiver, a shared information unit, a transmitter, a voice recognition unit, and an application execution unit. The receiver is configured to receive a voice signal and information from a second apparatus. The shared information unit is configured to create shared information shared by both the apparatus and the second apparatus based on the information received from the second apparatus. The transmitter is configured to transmit the shared information to the second apparatus. The voice recognition unit is configured to analyze the voice signal. The application execution unit is configured to execute an application based on a result generated by the voice recognition unit.

Claims (71)

1. An in-vehicle device capable of communicating with a terminal device, the in-vehicle device comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

establish bidirectional communication with the terminal device;

transmit, to the terminal device, first information relating to a first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus, the first information including information of a first icon corresponding to the first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus,

receive, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display;

wherein the second icon corresponds to a second application installed on the terminal device;

wherein the second application is different from the first application, and the first application is installed on the in-vehicle device but is not installed on the terminal device, and the second application is installed on the terminal device but is not installed on the in-vehicle device;

transmit, to the terminal device, voice information based on a voice input; and

receive, from the terminal device, a voice-recognition result indicating a shared application is activated; and

a computer processor configured to:

display the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

display voice-recognition result information indicating that the first application or the second application included in the shared application is activated in response to the transceiver receiving the voice-recognition result.

2. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage device configured to store an associated information associated with the shared application.

3. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2 , wherein the shared application is shared between the in-vehicle device and the terminal device.

4. The in-vehicle device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to

receive, from the terminal device, shared application information to display simultaneously the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

display simultaneously the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display.

5. A system comprising:

an in-vehicle device capable of communicating with a terminal device, the in-vehicle device comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

establish bidirectional communication with the terminal device;

transmit, to the terminal device, first information relating to a first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus, the first information including information of a first icon corresponding to the first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus,

receive, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display;

wherein the second icon corresponds to a second application installed on the terminal device;

wherein the second application is different from the first application, and the first application is installed on the in-vehicle device but is not installed on the terminal device, and the second application is installed on the terminal device but is not installed on the in-vehicle device;

transmit, to the terminal device, voice information based on a voice input; and

receive, from the terminal device, a voice-recognition result indicating a shared application is activated.

6. The system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

the terminal device comprising:

a terminal transceiver configured to:

establish bidirectional communication with the in-vehicle device;

receive, from the in-vehicle device, the voice information; and

transmit, to the in-vehicle device, the information indicating the shared application is activated.

7. The system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a storage device configured to store a copy of the shared application, wherein the shared application is shared between the in-vehicle device and the terminal device.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to

receive, from the terminal device, shared application information to display simultaneously the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display.

9. A method of operating an in-vehicle device, the method comprising:

establishing bidirectional communication with a terminal device;

transmitting, to the terminal device, first information relating to a first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus, the first information including information of a first icon corresponding to the first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus,

receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display;

wherein the second icon corresponds to a second application installed on the terminal device;

wherein the second application is different from the first application, and the first application is installed on the in-vehicle device but is not installed on the terminal device, and the second application is installed on the terminal device but is not installed on the in-vehicle device;

transmitting, to the terminal device, voice information based on a voice input; and

receiving, from the terminal device, a voice-recognition result indicating a shared application is activated; and

using a computer processor configured to:

display the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

display voice-recognition result information indicating that the first application or the second application included in the shared application is activated in response to the transceiver receiving the voice-recognition result.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

storing the shared application on a storage device.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the shared application is shared between the in-vehicle device and the terminal device.

12. The method of operating an in-vehicle device according to claim 9 , wherein

receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display includes receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display simultaneously the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

displaying the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display includes displaying simultaneously the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a program that, when loaded on a processor of an apparatus, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

establishing bidirectional communication with a terminal device;

transmitting, to the terminal device, first information relating to a first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus, the first information including information of a first icon corresponding to the first application installed on the in-vehicle apparatus,

receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display;

wherein the second icon corresponds to a second application installed on the terminal device;

wherein the second application is different from the first application, and the first application is installed on the in-vehicle device but is not installed on the terminal device, and the second application is installed on the terminal device but is not installed on the in-vehicle device;

transmitting, to the terminal device, voice information based on the voice input; and

receiving, from the terminal device, a voice-recognition result indicating a shared application is activated; and

displaying the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

displaying voice-recognition result information indicating that the first application or the second application included in the shared application is activated in response to the transceiver receiving the voice-recognition result.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

storing the shared application on a storage device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the shared application is shared between the in-vehicle device and the terminal device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein

receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display includes receiving, from the terminal device, shared application information to display simultaneously the first icon and second icon such that the first and second icons coexist on the in-vehicle display; and

displaying the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display includes displaying simultaneously the first icon and the second icon in response to receipt of the shared application information by the transceiver, such that the first icon and second icon coexist on the in-vehicle display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ONOHARA, TAKASHI; UEDA, ROKA; DAINI, KEISHI; YOSHIO, TAICHI; KAWABE, YUJI; IWAYAGANO, SEIZI; HIGO, TAKUMA; SAKAI, ERI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
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