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Granted Patent B2
US 10,268,440 · App. 15/539,894 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Vehicle display system, mobile terminal apparatus, and vehicle display program

Inventors: Masaya Ito (Kariya, JP); Hiroki Ukai (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,268,440
App. No.
15/539,894
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to a vehicle display system, a mobile terminal apparatus includes: a primary-screen-view display section that displays an output screen-view generated with execution of an application on the mobile terminal apparatus as a primary screen-view; a conversion section that converts the primary screen-view into a secondary screen-view complying with a vehicle apparatus; a manipulation layer generation section that generates a manipulation layer to manipulate the application; a state layer generation section that generates a state layer indicating a state of the mobile terminal apparatus; and a transmission section that transmits the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer to the vehicle apparatus. The vehicle apparatus includes a secondary-screen-view display section that displays the manipulation layer and the state layer on the vehicle apparatus itself together with the secondary screen-view.

Claims (59)

1. A vehicle display system comprising:

a vehicle apparatus mounted to a vehicle; and

a mobile terminal apparatus communicatively connected to the vehicle apparatus,

the vehicle display system displaying, on the vehicle apparatus, an output screen-view of an application executed in the mobile terminal apparatus,

the mobile terminal apparatus including:

a primary-screen-view display section that displays the output screen-view generated with execution of the application on a display of the mobile terminal apparatus as a primary screen-view;

a conversion section that converts the primary screen-view into a secondary screen-view corresponding to a display of the vehicle apparatus, the secondary screen-view being precluded from including each of (i) a function of manipulate the application and (ii) a function of indicating a state of the mobile terminal apparatus;

a manipulation layer generation section that generates a manipulation layer to manipulate the application;

a state layer generation section that generates a state layer indicating the state of the mobile terminal apparatus; and

a transmission section that transmits the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer, to the vehicle apparatus,

the vehicle apparatus including a secondary-screen-view display section that displays the manipulation layer and the state layer on the display of the vehicle apparatus together with the secondary screen-view.

2. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein

the primary screen-view display section displays a predetermined stationary screen-view on the display of the mobile terminal apparatus in response to the transmission section transmitting the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer, to the vehicle apparatus.

3. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , further comprising

a remote manipulation apparatus that remotely manipulates the mobile terminal apparatus,

wherein

on a condition that the remote manipulation apparatus is communicatively connected to the mobile terminal apparatus,

the manipulation layer generation section generates the manipulation layer,

the state layer generation section generates the state layer, and

the transmission section transmits the manipulation layer and the state layer to the vehicle apparatus.

4. A mobile terminal apparatus communicatively connected to a vehicle apparatus mounted to a vehicle, the mobile terminal apparatus and the vehicle apparatus being included in a vehicle display system displaying, on the vehicle apparatus, an output screen-view of an application executed in the mobile terminal apparatus,

the mobile terminal apparatus including:

a primary-screen-view display section that displays the output screen-view generated with execution of the application on a display of the mobile terminal apparatus as a primary screen-view;

a conversion section that converts the primary screen-view into a secondary screen-view corresponding to a display of the vehicle apparatus, the secondary screen-view being precluded from including each of a function of manipulate the application and a function of indicating a state of the mobile terminal apparatus;

a manipulation layer generation section that generates a manipulation layer to manipulate the application;

a state layer generation section that generates a state layer indicating the state of the mobile terminal apparatus; and

a transmission section that transmits the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer, to the vehicle apparatus.

5. A vehicle display program product stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, to be installed to be executed in a mobile terminal apparatus, the mobile terminal apparatus being communicatively connected to a vehicle apparatus, the mobile terminal apparatus and the vehicle apparatus being included in a vehicle display system, the vehicle display system displaying, on the vehicle apparatus, an output screen-view of an application executed in the mobile terminal apparatus, the program product executing processes comprising:

a primary-screen-view display process that displays the output screen-view generated with execution of the application on a display of the mobile terminal apparatus as a primary screen-view;

a conversion process that converts the primary screen-view into a secondary screen-view corresponding to a display of the vehicle apparatus, the secondary screen-view being precluded from including each of a function of manipulate the application and a function of indicating a state of the mobile terminal apparatus;

a manipulation layer generation process that generates a manipulation layer to manipulate the application;

a state layer generation process that generates a state layer indicating the state of the mobile terminal apparatus; and

a transmission process that transmits the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer, to the vehicle apparatus.

6. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein

the conversion section converts a layout of the primary screen-view into a layout of the secondary screen-view based on a size and a resolution of the display of the vehicle apparatus so as to be visible to a user seeing the display of the vehicle apparatus.

7. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein

the conversion section converts a layout of the primary screen-view into a layout of the secondary screen-view so as to be formed to match the display of the vehicle apparatus based on attribution information of the display of the vehicle apparatus.

8. The vehicle display system according to claim 7 , wherein

the attribution information is at least either (i) a size or (ii) a resolution of the display of the vehicle apparatus.

9. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein

the state of the mobile terminal apparatus indicated by the state layer generation section is at least either (i) a state of a battery of the mobile terminal apparatus or (ii) a state of communication line with the vehicle apparatus.

10. The vehicle display system according to claim 2 , wherein

the predetermined stationary screen-view displayed by the primary screen-view display section is a motionless static screen-view on the display of the mobile terminal apparatus.

11. The vehicle display system according to claim 10 , wherein

the motionless static screen-view is a motionless picture appearing on the display of the mobile terminal apparatus.

12. The vehicle display system according to claim 11 , wherein

the motionless picture is at least either (i) a predetermined pattern or (ii) a logo mark of the application under execution.

13. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a remote manipulation apparatus that is capable of performing a wireless communication with the mobile terminal apparatus by establishing a wireless communication link between the remote manipulation apparatus and the mobile terminal apparatus,

wherein:

on a condition that the wireless communication link is established (A 2 : YES), the transmission section of the mobile terminal apparatus transmits the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer to the vehicle apparatus, causing the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer to be displayed on the display of the vehicle apparatus together with;

after the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer are displayed on the display of the vehicle apparatus, the mobile terminal apparatus is remotely controlled by the remote manipulation apparatus so as to operate in response to receiving on a manipulation signal from the remote manipulation apparatus, the manipulation signal being transmitted by the remote manipulation apparatus based on a manipulation by a user.

14. The vehicle display system according to claim 13 , wherein

in response to receiving the manipulation signal from the remote manipulation apparatus, the mobile terminal apparatus transmits the manipulation signal to the vehicle apparatus; and

in response to receiving the manipulation signal from the mobile terminal apparatus, the manipulation layer displayed on the display of the vehicle apparatus is caused to reflect a manipulation content corresponding to the manipulation signal as if being manipulated by the remote manipulation apparatus.

15. The vehicle display system according to claim 13 , wherein

after the secondary screen-view, the manipulation layer, and the state layer are displayed on the display of the vehicle apparatus, the mobile terminal apparatus monitors whether the state of the mobile terminal apparatus changes to a changed state;

in response to monitoring that the state of the mobile terminal apparatus changes to the changed state, the mobile terminal apparatus transmits a current state data indicating the changed state to the vehicle apparatus; and

in response to receiving the current state data from the mobile terminal apparatus, the state layer displayed on the display of the vehicle apparatus is caused to reflect the changed state so as to change in conjunction with an actual change in the state of the mobile terminal apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2017
From: ITO, MASAYA; UKAI, HIROKI
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042816/0818 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-009449 · Jan 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180011672A1 · Jan 11, 2018