System for synchronization of applications between vehicle head unit and companion device
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorSinae Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed here is a system for a vehicle including a personal electronic device in communication with a vehicle head unit, the personal electronic device synchronized with the vehicle head unit for controlling which application icons appear on the vehicle head unit. Also disclosed is a computer storage media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions that, when executed, perform a method, the method includes synchronizing the display of a plurality of applications that each operate a respective vehicle system between a vehicle head unit and a personal electronic device.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving a selection, from a list of a plurality of applications each operating a respective vehicle system, of which applications from the plurality of applications to selectively include on a vehicle head unit, the selection corresponding to a personal electronic device;
- synchronizing, between the vehicle head unit and the personal electronic device, the applications selected from the list;
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- displaying icons for at least some of the plurality of applications on the vehicle head unit based on the synchronization, including displaying the icons for the applications selected from the list.
A method for synchronizing a personal electronic device and a vehicle head unit, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection, from a list of a plurality of applications available for utilization on a vehicle head unit to operate a respective vehicle system, of which applications from the plurality of applications to include on a vehicle head unit, the selection corresponding to a personal electronic device;
- selectively displaying an icon for a selected at least one application on an interactive display of the vehicle head unit;
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- updating a user profile including the selection, the update reflecting a change in the selection on any one of the personal electronic device and the vehicle head unit, the user profile associated with the personal electronic device.
A method for synchronizing the display of icons between a personal electronic device and a head unit in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, on a vehicle head unit, a modified icon display configuration from a personal electronic device, the modified icon display configuration reflecting a user's modification to an icon display configuration presented on the personal electronic device, the presented icon display configuration displaying icons associated with a plurality of applications available for utilization on the vehicle head unit, in a configuration subject to selective modification by the user;
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- displaying, on the vehicle head unit, icons associated with at least some of the applications according to the modified icon display configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.