Method and system for interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of applications
AssigneeVolvo Technology Corporation
InventorsJohan Engström, Petter Larsson
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Abstract
A method and system for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications like, e.g., native vehicle applications and/or aftermarket applications and/or nomad applications is disclosed. Especially, such a method and system for managing the at least one of communication and interaction by means of an interaction manager is provided, by which this at least one of communication and interaction is conducted or managed in such a way that risks and impairments for the safety and comfort of the driver are reduced considerably and workload and distraction of the driver are reduced considerably as well.
Claims67
Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, by a routine executed by an interaction manager and by each application before at least one of communicating and interacting with the driver, wherein the routine comprises the following steps:
- sending a request by an application of the plurality of applications to the interaction manager for permission to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver;
- determining by the interaction manager whether a permission for the requested at least one of communication and interaction can be given, in dependence of at least one of a current and predicted driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state and of other requests which have been received before from at least one of this and/or other applications;
- generating and transmitting a response by the interaction manager to the application, comprising an indication about permitting or not permitting the requested at least one of communication and interaction;
- if the indication permits the requested at least one of communication and interaction, conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver solely by the application;
- and
- if the indication does not permit the requested at least one of communication and interaction, not conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction and awaiting permission from the interaction manager by the application to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver.
Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, by a routine executed by an interaction manager, comprising the following steps:
- determining at least one of a current and a predicted driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state;
- and
- controlling the configuration of a human machine interface (HMI) and/or a service state and/or a mode of operation or function (s) of at least one of the applications by the interaction manager in dependence of a driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state;
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- conducting the at least one of the communication and interaction with the driver solely by the application.
Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, wherein, before an application at least one of communicates and interacts with the driver, a routine is executed by an interaction manager, comprising the following steps:
- receiving a request from an application of the plurality of applications for permission to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver;
- determining whether a permission for the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver can be given, in dependence of a current and/or predicted driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state and/or of other requests which have been received before from this and/or other applications;
- generating and transmitting a response to the application, comprising an indication about permitting or not permitting the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver;
- conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver solely by the application if the response comprises an indication which permits the same;
- and
- not conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction if the response does not comprise an indication which permits the same, and awaiting permission from the interaction manager by the application to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver.
Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, by an interaction manager and a routine executed by at least one of the applications, comprising the following steps:
- sending a request by an application of the plurality of applications to the interaction manager for permission to at least one of communicate and to interact with the driver;
- receiving a response from the interaction manager;
- conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver solely by the application if the response comprises an indication which permits the same;
- and
- not conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction if the response does not comprise an indication which permits the same, and awaiting permission from the interaction manager by the application to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.