Apparatus and method for exchanging data between automobile head unit and mobile device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHo-Yeon PARK
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Abstract
A unified data exchange method between an automobile head unit and a mobile device is provided, in which the automobile head unit directly provides a web user interface to the mobile device or drives a mobile application of the mobile device to provide a user interface when the automobile head unit does not provide the web user interface. Further, in the data exchange method, a user interface is dynamically provided from a third user interface server connected to the mobile device.
Claims20
A method for exchanging data with a control device by a control point device, the method comprising:
- making a request for a service list to the control device when the control device is discovered;
- receiving the service list including information on whether a web application for at least one service is provided from the control device;
- when a service in the service list is selected, determining whether the control device is capable of providing a web application for the selected service;
- when the control device is capable of providing the web application for the selected service, making a request for the web application for the selected service to the control device through a web browser;
- and
- executing the web application received from the control device.
A control point device for exchanging data with a control device, the control point device comprising:
- a UPnP stack for discovering a neighboring control device, making a request for a service list to the control device when the neighboring control device is discovered, and receiving the service list including information on whether a web application for at least one service is provided from the control device;
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- a web browser for receiving the service list from the UPnP stack, determining if the web application for the at least one service selected in the service list can be provided, making a request for the web application for the selected service to the control device, and executing the web application received from the control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.