Vehicle-mounted device having portable-device detection capability

A vehicle-mounted device to which a portable device having a plurality of applications therein, is selectively connected, the vehicle-mounted device configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted device comprising:

• a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate a menu of icons corresponding to respective applications included in the portable device connected to the vehicle-mounted device, and configured to receive a selection of an icon by a user;
• and
• an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the user-selected icon;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device;
• and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications having registration information corresponding to a current detected state of the vehicle, the current detected state including the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state;
• and
• wherein the icons corresponding to the preferred applications are automatically displayed in a preferential or emphasized manner in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A vehicle-mounted device to which a portable device having a plurality of applications therein, is selectively connected, the vehicle-mounted device configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted device comprising:

• a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate and display a menu of icons corresponding to respective applications included in the portable device connected to the vehicle-mounted device, and configured to receive a selection of an icon by a user;
• an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the user-selected icon;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, the use level being used to determine a placement position of the icons of the application selection menu, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit displays the application selection menu in which the icons of the respective applications included in the portable device connected to the vehicle-mounted device are automatically arranged in descending order based on the use level of the applications calculated by the use-level calculation unit and in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A portable device including a plurality of applications, the portable device being selectively connected to a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle, the portable device comprising:

• a connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• an application attribute table containing registration information therein corresponding to applications of the portable device that are to be utilized;
• an application-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device are arranged, and configured to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application menu;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• an application launching unit configured to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-menu display unit has received;
• wherein, when the connection detection unit detects that the vehicle-mounted device is connected to the portable device, the application-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications, applications that are registered in the application attribute table, and
• wherein the application-menu display unit generates the application menu in which icons of the preferred applications are automatically displayed in a preferential or emphasized manner in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A portable device including a plurality of applications, the portable device being selectively connected to a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle, the portable device comprising:

• a connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• an application-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device are arranged and to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application menu;
• an application launching unit configured to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-menu display unit has received;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the connection detection unit detects that the vehicle-mounted device is connected to the portable device, the application-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications, applications that operate in cooperation with the vehicle-mounted device from applications included in the portable device, and
• wherein the application-menu display unit displays the application menu in which icons of the preferred applications are automatically displayed in a preferential or emphasized manner in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A portable device including a plurality of applications, the portable device being selectively connected to a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle, the portable device comprising:

• a connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• an application attribute table in which, for each state of the vehicle, previously selected applications that are to be utilized in a current detected state of the vehicle, are registered;
• an application-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device are arranged and to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application menu;
• an application launching unit configured to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-menu display unit has received;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the connection detection unit detects that the vehicle-mounted device is connected to the portable device, the application-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications, applications that are registered in the application attribute table for a present state of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the application-menu display unit generates the application menu in which icons of the preferred applications are automatically and preferentially displayed relative to icons of other applications in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A portable device including a plurality of applications, the portable device being selectively connected to a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle, the portable device comprising:

• a connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used during a time period when the connection detection unit detects that the vehicle-mounted device is connected to the portable device, the use level being used to determine a placement position of the icons of the application selection menu, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• an application-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device are arranged, and configured to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application menu;
• and
• an application launching unit configured to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-menu display unit has received,
• wherein, when the connection detection unit detects that the vehicle-mounted device is connected to the portable device, the application-menu display unit displays the application menu in which the icons of the respective applications included in the portable device are automatically arranged in descending order based on the use level of the applications calculated by the use-level calculation unit and in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A computer program product comprising instructions on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the instructions executed by a computer that is mounted in a vehicle and to which a portable device having a plurality of applications is connected, the computer program causing the computer to function as:

• a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the computer;
• a vehicle-state detection unit configured to detect a state of the vehicle, including a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• an application management table in which, for each state of the vehicle, previously selected applications that are to be utilized in the state are registered;
• an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application selection menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device connected to the computer are arranged, and configured to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application selection menu;
• an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-selection-menu display unit has received;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit sets, as a preferred applications, applications that are registered for a state detected by the vehicle-state detection unit in the application management table from the applications included in the portable device;
• and
• wherein the application-selection-menu display unit generates the application selection menu in which icons of the preferred applications are automatically and preferentially displayed relative to icons of other applications in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A computer program product comprising instructions on non-transitory computer readable medium, the instructions executed by a computer that is mounted in a vehicle and to which a portable device including a plurality of applications is selectively connected, the computer program causing the computer to function as:

• a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the computer;
• an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application selection menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device and configured to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application selection menu;
• an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-selection-menu display unit has received;
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications, applications that operate in cooperation with the computer from the applications included in the portable device;
• and
• wherein the application-selection-menu display unit displays the application selection menu in which icons of the preferred applications are automatically and preferentially displayed relative to icons of other applications or the icons of the preferred applications are automatically displayed in an emphasized manner in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.

A computer program product comprising instructions on non-transitory computer readable medium, the instructions executed by a computer that is mounted in a vehicle and to which a portable device including a plurality of applications is selectively connected, the computer program product causing the computer to function as:

• a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the computer;
• an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate and display an application selection menu in which icons of the respective applications included in the portable device connected to the computer are arranged and to receive selection of an icon by a user on the application selection menu;
• an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the icon, the selection of which the application-selection-menu display unit has received;
• and
• a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device being connected to the computer, the use level being used to determine a placement position of the icons of the application selection menu, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state;
• wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit displays the application selection menu in which the icons of the respective applications included in the portable device connected to the computer are automatically arranged in descending order based on the use level of the applications calculated by the use-level calculation unit and in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.