# US 2014/0155110 A1 · Method for providing an in-vehicle notification service, machine-readable storage medium, head unit device, and mobile device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155110 A1 - Document ID: US20140155110A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/234,041 - Filed: 2012-07-23 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-21 - Inventors: Ho-Yeon Park; Je-Young Maeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155110A1 ## CPC - H04M 1/72484: wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events - 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 - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04L 67/54: Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users - H04L 67/55: Push-based network services - H04M 1/6091: {including a wireless interface} - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data - B60K 2360/589: Wireless data transfers - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 4/20: Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel - H04W 52/0261: {managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level} - H04W 68/00: User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an in-vehicle notification service by means of a head unit device comprises the steps of: requesting a mobile device to start a notification service; receiving, upon the occurrence of an event which a user is to be notified of, information on the event from the mobile device; and displaying the information on the event to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A head unit device for providing an in-vehicle notification service, the head unit device comprising: a user interface: a communication unit for communicating with a mobile device; and a controller configured for: sending a request for start of a notification service to the mobile device through the communication unit; receiving information on an event from the mobile device through the communication unit, according to occurrence of the event which becomes a target of notification; and displaying the information on the event to a user through the user interface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The head unit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event corresponds to one of call reception, call origination, a change in a call status, message reception, a change in a message status and a device status alarm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The head unit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured for sending a request for stop of the notification service to the mobile device through the communication unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The head unit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured for: receiving a user input according to the display of the information on the event through the communication unit; and sending a request for an action corresponding to the user input to the mobile device through the communication unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The head unit device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the action corresponds to one of call ignore, call acceptance and call rejection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The head unit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured for sending a request for execution of an application for a connection of a media session, to the mobile device through the communication unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The head unit device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured for: receiving voice data or image data from the mobile device during the media session through the communication unit; and outputting the received voice data or the received image data through the user interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The head unit device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured for transmitting a threshold for the device status alarm to the mobile device through the communication unit. ### Claim at position 9 9-10. (canceled) ### Claim 11 A mobile device for providing an in-vehicle notification service, the mobile device comprising: a communication unit for communicating with a head unit device: and a controller configured for: receiving a request for start of a notification service from the head unit device through the communication unit; and transmitting information on an event to the head unit device, according to occurrence of the event which becomes a target of notification through the communication unit, wherein the event corresponds to one of call reception, call origination, a change in a call status, message reception, a change in a message status and a device status alarm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the call status corresponds to one of a ringing status, a calling status, a connected status, a disconnected status and a talking status. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The mobile device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured for: receiving a request for an action related to the event from the head unit device through the communication unit; and performing the requested action and transmitting a result of performing the requested action to the head unit device. ### Claim at position 13 14-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The mobile device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the action corresponds to one of call ignore, call acceptance and call rejection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The mobile device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured for: receiving a request for execution of an application for a connection of a media session, from the head unit device through the communication unit; and executing the application for the connection of the media session to the head unit device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The mobile device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is further configured for transmitting voice data or image data to the head unit device during the media session through the communication unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The mobile device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured for receiving a threshold for the device status alarm from the head unit device through the communication unit. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory machine-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method for providing an in-vehicle notification service, the method comprising: receiving a request for start of a notification service from a head unit device; and transmitting information on an event to the head unit device, according to occurrence of the event which becomes a target of notification, wherein the event corresponds to one of call reception, call origination, a change in a call status, message reception, a change in a message status and a device status alarm. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The non-transitory machine-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 20, wherein the call status corresponds to one of a ringing status, a calling status, a connected status, a disconnected status and a talking status. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The non-transitory machine-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a request for an action related to the event from the head unit device; and performing the requested action and transmitting a result of performing the requested action to the head unit device. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The non-transitory machine-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 20, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a request for execution of an application for a connection of a media session from the head unit device; executing the application for the connection of the media session to the head unit device; and transmitting voice data or image data to the head unit device during the media session. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The non-transitory machine-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method further comprises receiving a threshold for the device status alarm from the head unit device.