# US 2021/0276584 A1 · In-vehicle device to connect to information terminal and in-vehicle system

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- Number: US 2021/0276584 A1
- Document ID: US20210276584A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/195,119
- Filed: 2021-03-08
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09
- Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yusuke OMOTE; Michihiro KITAGAWA; Yoshinobu KITAGAWA; Tomohiko NAKAJO; Toshiaki IKEMATSU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276584A1

## CPC

- H04W 12/37: Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
- H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 12/06: Authentication
- B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments
- B60K 35/81: for controlling displays
- B60K 2360/1438: Touch screens
- B60K 2360/1523: Matrix displays
- B60K 2360/563: Vehicle displaying mobile device information
- B60K 2360/569: Vehicle controlling mobile device functions
- B60K 2360/573: Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
- B60K 2360/589: Wireless data transfers
- B60W 2050/146: {Display means}
- H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring
- 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
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT

## Abstract

A communication interface can connect to an information terminal. When detecting the connection between the communication interface and the information terminal, a verification interface verifies the security status of the information terminal. When there is no problem in the security status of the information terminal verified by the verification interface, a display displays an image based on an image signal received by the communication interface from the information terminal. The operation interface accepts an operation on the image displayed by the display. The communication interface transmits an operation signal responsive to the operation accepted by the operation interface to the information terminal, and then receives an image signal as a result of processing by the information terminal in accordance with the operation signal from the information terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An in-vehicle device comprising:
a communication interface connectable to an information terminal;
a verification interface that verifies security status of the information terminal when detecting connection between the communication interface and the information terminal;
a display that displays an image based on an image signal received by the communication interface from the information terminal when there is no problem in the security status of the information terminal verified by the verification interface; and
an operation interface that receives an operation on the image displayed by the display, wherein
the communication interface transmits an operation signal responsive to the operation accepted by the operation interface to the information terminal, and then receives an image signal as a result of processing by the information terminal in accordance with the operation signal from the information terminal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the verification interface verifies the security status of the information terminal by input from a user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the verification interface verifies the security status depending on whether security software is installed on the information terminal, whether the security software on the information terminal is of latest version, whether a virus check has been executed on the information terminal, and the user has approved that there is no problem with the security status.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle device is a navigation device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the information terminal is a smartphone.

### Claim 6

An in-vehicle system comprising:
an information terminal; and
an in-vehicle device, wherein
the in-vehicle device includes:
a communication interface connectable to the information terminal;
a display that, when the information terminal connects to the communication interface, displays an image based on an image signal received by the communication interface from the information terminal; and
an operation interface that accepts an operation on the image displayed by the display,
the communication interface transmits an operation signal responsive to the operation accepted by the operation interface to the information terminal, and then receives an image signal as a result of processing by the information terminal in accordance with the operation signal from the information terminal, and
when the communication interface and the information terminal are connected, at least one of the display and the information terminal displays a connection notification.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The in-vehicle system according to claim 6, wherein the in-vehicle device is a navigation device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The in-vehicle system according to claim 6, wherein the information terminal is a smartphone.

### Claim 9

An in-vehicle system comprising:
an information terminal capable of executing a first application and a second application that are different from each other; and
an in-vehicle device, wherein
the in-vehicle device includes:
a communication interface connectable to the information terminal;
a display that, when the information terminal connects to the communication interface, displays an image based on an image signal received by the communication interface from the information terminal and resulting from processing of the first application by the information terminal; and
an operation interface that accepts an operation on the image displayed by the display,
the communication interface transmits an operation signal responsive to the operation accepted by the operation interface to the information terminal, and then receives an image signal resulting from processing of the first application by the information terminal in accordance with the operation signal from the information terminal, and
the display does not display an image based on an image signal resulting from processing of the second application by the information terminal.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle system according to claim 9, wherein the in-vehicle device is a navigation device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle system according to claim 9, wherein the information terminal is a smartphone.