CN116136900A

CN116136900A - Method and device for vehicle, vehicle-mounted information system, storage medium and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN116136900A
Application number: CN202111359975.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: T·赖斯; B·索茨; 张鸣暄
Original assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Current assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Priority date: 2021-11-17
Filing date: 2021-11-17
Publication date: 2023-05-19

Abstract

A method, apparatus, system, medium, and vehicle for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of human interface terminals associated with different seats. The method for a vehicle includes: determining the privacy level of the content to be played according to the preset privacy level configuration; determining a seat associated with the content; and applying a play policy with privacy protection based on the determined privacy level and the determined seat, wherein the play policy with privacy protection causes content to be played on at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals.

Description

Method and device for vehicle, vehicle-mounted information system, storage medium and vehicle

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of smart devices, and in particular to a method, apparatus, system, medium and vehicle for a vehicle.

Background

In-vehicle information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of information to a user (e.g., a driver or passenger) within a vehicle. Although the information played within the vehicle may have different importance or may be personalized, these different information will be seen or perceived by all users within the vehicle.

The approaches described in this section are not necessarily approaches that have been previously conceived or pursued. Unless otherwise indicated, it should not be assumed that any of the approaches described in this section qualify as prior art merely by virtue of their inclusion in this section. Similarly, the problems mentioned in this section should not be considered as having been recognized in any prior art unless otherwise indicated.

Disclosure of Invention

It would be advantageous to provide a mechanism that alleviates, mitigates or even eliminates one or more of the above problems.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a plurality of human interface terminals associated with different seats. The method comprises the following steps: determining the privacy level of the content to be played according to the preset privacy level configuration; determining a seat associated with the content; and applying a play policy with privacy protection based on the determined privacy level and the determined seat, wherein the play policy with privacy protection causes content to be played on at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for a vehicle, comprising means for performing the above method for a vehicle.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an in-vehicle information system including: a memory; a processor; and a computer program stored on the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the steps of the method for a vehicle described above.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of an on-board information system, implements the steps of the method for a vehicle described above.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of an on-board information system, implements the steps of the method for a vehicle described above.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including: a plurality of human interface terminals; and the above-described device for a vehicle or the above-described telematics system.

These and other aspects of the disclosure will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain exemplary implementations of the embodiments. The illustrated embodiments are for exemplary purposes only and do not limit the scope of the claims. Like reference numbers refer to similar, but not necessarily identical, elements throughout the figures.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3A illustrates an example of privacy level configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure

FIG. 3B illustrates an example of a human interface terminal within a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a structure of an apparatus for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment; and

fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary telematics system that can be applied to exemplary embodiments.

Detailed Description

In the present disclosure, the use of the terms "first," "second," and the like to describe various elements is not intended to limit the positional relationship, timing relationship, or importance relationship of the elements, unless otherwise indicated, and such terms are merely used to distinguish one element from another. In some examples, a first element and a second element may refer to the same instance of the element, and in some cases, they may also refer to different instances based on the description of the context.

The terminology used in the description of the various illustrated examples in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the elements may be one or more if the number of the elements is not specifically limited. As used herein, the term "plurality" means two or more, and the term "based on" should be interpreted as "based at least in part on". Furthermore, the term "and/or" and "at least one of … …" encompasses any and all possible combinations of the listed items.

It should be understood that the term "vehicle" or other similar terms as used herein generally include motor vehicles, such as passenger vehicles including passenger cars, sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs), buses, vans, various commercial vehicles, watercraft including various boats, ships, aircraft, etc., and include hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen powered vehicles, and other alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., fuels derived from sources other than petroleum).

As used herein, the phrase "vehicle/telematics" refers to an integrated information system having information processing capabilities. These systems are sometimes referred to as in-vehicle information systems and are typically integrated with telematics services, in-vehicle sensors, entertainment systems, and/or navigation systems.

In the related art, a vehicle may play a message of an in-vehicle system or a message received by the in-vehicle system from an electronic device carried by a user in a main display screen or a speaker in the vehicle. However, there is currently no way to provide privacy settings for messages to be played and determine the manner in which to play the message in the vehicle based on the privacy settings. In the related art, even some private messages or irrelevant messages are played to all persons in the vehicle through the main display or speakers.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a new method for a vehicle.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario 100 according to an example embodiment. The application scenario 100 may include a mobile electronic device 110 and an in-vehicle information system 120, where the mobile electronic device 110 and the in-vehicle information system 120 are connected via a network 130 (such as a wired network and/or a wireless network).

The mobile electronic device 110 is typically a mobile device held by a vehicle driver or other user within the vehicle, including, for example, but not limited to: smart phones, mobile computers, tablet computers, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant, personal digital assistants), electronic readers, multimedia players, smart televisions, smart watches, smart glasses, smart bracelets, etc.

The in-vehicle information system 120 is an integrated information system having information processing capabilities, as mentioned above. Telematics system 120 typically provides several commonly used functions such as answering calls, messaging and notification displays, media playing, radio, navigation, reverse imaging, and the like.

The user may interact with the telematics system 120 through the mobile electronic device 110 or may interact directly with the telematics system 120, such as through gesture request input, voice request input, physical key request input, and/or virtual key request input. In some exemplary embodiments, the physical keys may include, for example, buttons, switches, dials, knobs, etc. of the in-vehicle entity, and the virtual keys may include, for example, virtual buttons, switches, dials, knobs, etc. on the in-vehicle touch screen, and are not limited herein.

The application scenario 100 may also include a server and one or more communication networks (the server and communication networks are not shown in the figures) that couple the mobile electronic device 110 and the telematics system 120 to the server. The server may send content for display by the terminal devices to the mobile electronic device 110 and the telematics system 120.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method 200 for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment. The method 200 may be performed in an in-vehicle information system (e.g., the in-vehicle information system 120 shown in fig. 1).

According to some embodiments, a vehicle may include a plurality of seats and a plurality of human interface terminals respectively associated with the plurality of seats. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include, for example, a front left seat, a front right seat, a rear left seat, and a rear right seat. It will be appreciated that the vehicle may also include fewer or more seats, for example, without limitation. Wherein at least one human interface terminal associated with each seat within the vehicle may be provided for that seat. Only the user located in the associated seat can receive the information output by the human interface terminal by applying a protection mechanism to the human interface terminal. The protection mechanism may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The viewing protection mechanism implemented by hardware can be implemented by using a viewing angle protection foil and a mechanical baffle. The software-implemented viewing protection mechanism may be implemented using a camera-based approach. For example, it is possible to monitor whether or not a user at another location is watching the content being played on the human interface terminal using the picture photographed by the camera, and to hide the content being played when it is detected that the user at another location is watching the content being played on the human interface terminal. In some examples, each human interface terminal may be designed with a protection mechanism such that content played by the human interface terminal associated with a seat can only be perceived (e.g., seen) by a user on the seat. In other examples, the human interface terminal may be positioned in the vehicle in such a way that content played by the human interface terminal associated with a seat is more easily perceived by a user on the seat than by other users.

According to some embodiments, a driver's seat may be included in a plurality of seats included in the vehicle. In some exemplary embodiments, the left front seat may be a driver's seat and the right front seat may be a co-driver's seat. In other exemplary embodiments, the right front seat may be the driver's seat and the left front seat may be the co-driver's seat. It will be appreciated that the vehicle may not include a driver's seat, i.e. all seats are passenger seats.

According to some embodiments, each of the plurality of human interface terminals may include at least one of: at least one display; at least one speaker; and at least one microphone. It will be appreciated that the man-machine interface terminal may also include other terminal devices, such as cameras, without limitation.

According to some embodiments, a plurality of seats included in the vehicle may each be associated with at least one of a plurality of human interface terminals. In one exemplary embodiment, the driver's seat may be associated with, for example, a center Display, dashboard Display, head-Up Display (HUD) in the telematics system, and the right rear seat may be associated with, for example, a headrest Display on a seat located in the right front seat.

In step S210, the privacy level of the content to be played may be determined according to a predetermined privacy level configuration.

The content to be played may be from a mobile electronic device carried by a user in the vehicle. A mobile electronic device (e.g., mobile electronic device 110 shown in fig. 1) may include one of the following: smart phones, smart wearable devices, and smart tablet computers. It will be appreciated that the mobile electronic device may also include other types of electronic devices capable of interacting with an in-vehicle information system, without limitation. For example, the content to be played may be a phone call, a short message, an instant message, an application notification, etc., received by a mobile electronic device carried by the user. The content to be played from the mobile electronic device may be sent to the vehicle via a wireless connection between the mobile electronic device and an on-board information system of the vehicle. The content to be played may also be a message system from a vehicle, such as a vehicle. For example, the content to be played may be a notification from an in-vehicle apparatus, a prompt of an in-vehicle navigation system, various prompts or alarm messages of an in-vehicle electronic system, or the like. The content to be played may have the form of text, audio, video, etc. or a combination of the above.

According to some embodiments, the predetermined privacy level configuration may be default, preset via at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals, or preset via the mobile electronic device. For example, the privacy level configuration may be a default configuration of the telematics system. For another example, the user may set the privacy level configuration via a control panel of the vehicle, or may set the privacy level configuration via a corresponding application on the mobile electronic device. In some examples, the predetermined privacy level configuration may specify respective privacy levels for different types of content. For example, the user may set different contents such as a phone, a sms, an application notification, a notification from a vehicle, etc. to different privacy levels, respectively, according to actual situations.

In some implementations, the predetermined privacy level configuration may indicate different privacy levels. For example, the privacy level may include a "public" level or a "privacy" level. Wherein the "public" level indicates that the corresponding content is public (i.e., non-private) content. The "privacy" level indicates that the corresponding content is private content. In some examples, the predetermined privacy level configuration may indicate different degrees of privacy levels for the private content. For example, the "privacy" level may further include a "first privacy level" and a "second privacy level", wherein the degree of privacy of the content of the "first privacy level" may be higher or lower than the degree of privacy of the content of the "second privacy level".

In step S220, a seat associated with the content to be played may be determined.

In some embodiments, radio triangulation may be used to determine the location of a mobile electronic device carried by a user within a vehicle and to determine one of the seats that is closest to the determined location of the mobile electronic device as the seat associated with the content.

In some implementations, the vehicle may include multiple radio location sensors for radio triangulation, thereby enabling accurate location of the mobile electronic device carried by the user in different situations where the user and the mobile electronic device carried by the user are near, into, or within the vehicle. For example, the plurality of radio positioning sensors may include at least three radio positioning sensors arranged at different locations within the vehicle. Thus, by using at least three radio positioning sensors, the minimum need for positioning the mobile electronic device can be met. The person skilled in the art may also determine the position of the mobile electronic device carried by the user relative to the vehicle using any type of radio positioning sensor and corresponding radio positioning technology, for example, ultra-Wideband UWB (Ultra-wide) anchor based positioning technology, wi-Fi based positioning technology, bluetooth based positioning technology, iBeacons based positioning technology, etc., without limitation.

In other embodiments, the vehicle may further include an in-vehicle camera, which may be used to capture images of the cabin of the vehicle and to face the captured images. Based on the face recognition, the seat in which the user sits may be determined as the seat associated with the content to be played. In some implementations, sensors mounted at the seat may also be utilized to assist in locating the seat in which the user is sitting. For example, a sensor mounted at the seat belt may be used to determine whether the seat belt has been buckled. The seat on which the user sits may be determined based on the determination that the seat belt of a seat has been buckled and the detection result that the user is detected in the vicinity of the seat, and further the seat on which the user sits may be determined as the seat associated with the content to be played.

In still other embodiments, the driver's seat may be determined as the seat associated with the content to be played. For example, regarding a notification concerning the running condition of the vehicle (such as a notification concerning the vehicle speed, the oil amount, etc.) issued by the in-vehicle information system, it is considered that only the driver needs to be concerned about such a notification concerning the running condition of the vehicle in the vehicle. Accordingly, it can be considered that, for a content from a vehicle, a driver seat is a seat associated with the content.

In step S230, a play policy with privacy protection may be applied based on the determined privacy level and the determined seat. Wherein the play policy with privacy protection causes content to be played on at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals.

In some embodiments, if the determined privacy level indicates that the content is private content, the content is played only on at least one human interface terminal associated with the determined seat.

In the case where the private content to be played is from a mobile electronic device carried by a user in the vehicle, the content may be played on at least one human interface terminal associated with the determined location of the user.

The seat in which the user carrying the mobile electronic device is located may be determined using the method provided in step S220, and the content may be played on at least one man-machine interface terminal associated with the determined seat in which the user is located. For example, the content may be displayed on a screen viewable only on the seat. For another example, content is displayed on a screen near the seat so that a user on the seat can better view the content. In some examples, the content displayed on the screen may be made invisible to users at other seats remote from the screen by applying a protection mechanism on the screen. For audio content, the corresponding content can be played only on a speaker near the seat where the user is located, and the content cannot be clearly heard by users at other positions by controlling the volume.

Similarly, where the private content to be played is from a vehicle, the content may be played only on at least one human interface terminal associated with the driver's seat. For example, the content may be displayed on a HUD at the driver's seat. Thus, information relating to the running of the vehicle can be transmitted only to the driver of the vehicle.

By using the method, a specific playing mode can be realized for the private content of the user in the vehicle, so that only the user needing to know the content can see or hear the content without disturbing other users in the vehicle.

If the determined privacy level indicates that the content is public, the content may be played on each of the plurality of human interface terminals or on a host of the plurality of human interface terminals. In this way, the disclosure can be played to all users within the vehicle.

With the embodiments provided by the present disclosure, by providing a privacy class configuration for content to be played in a vehicle and displaying the content in different ways according to the privacy class configuration, more personalized and safer message play can be provided for users in the vehicle.

Fig. 3A illustrates an example of a privacy level configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3A, a user may configure privacy levels for different content separately on the interactive interface 300. For example, the privacy level of content 1 may be configured as level a (e.g., a indicates "public" content), and content 2, content 3 may be configured as level B (e.g., B indicates "private" content). The interactive interface 300 shown in fig. 3A may be an interactive interface of a vehicle information system, or may be an interactive interface on an electronic device carried by a user.

Fig. 3B illustrates an example of a human interface terminal within a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3B, a HUD 301 at the driver's seat, a HUD 302 at the front row, a display screen 303 at the front of the co-driver, a main display screen 304 at the middle of the driver's seat and the co-driver's seat, and

display screens

305 and 306 at the left and right sides of the rear row, respectively, may be provided in the vehicle. The display shown in fig. 3B may also be integrated with a microphone, speaker, etc.

When it is determined that the seat associated with the content to be played is the driver's seat, the HUD 301 may be utilized for playing, at which time only the driver located at the driver's seat can receive the played content. In other examples, the content may also be played using the front HUD 302 or the secondary display 304-1 to the left of the primary screen 304, such that the driver of the driver's seat may more easily receive the played content relative to users elsewhere in the vehicle. Similarly, when the content to be played belongs to the private content of the user on the other seat in the vehicle, the content can be played on the other display screen in the vehicle accordingly, so that the user on the other seat can receive the private content conveniently and safely.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 400 for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment.

According to some embodiments, a vehicle may include multiple human interface terminals associated with different seats. Referring to fig. 4, an apparatus 400 includes: a privacy configuration module 410 configured to determine a privacy level of content to be played; a positioning module 420 configured to determine a seat associated with the content; and a play module 430 configured to apply a play policy with privacy protection based on the determined privacy level and the determined seat, wherein the play policy with privacy protection causes content to be played on at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals.

It should be appreciated that the various modules of the apparatus 400 shown in fig. 4 may correspond to the various steps in the method 200 described above with reference to fig. 2. Thus, the operations, features, and advantages described above with respect to method 200 apply equally to apparatus 400 and the modules that it comprises. For brevity, certain operations, features and advantages are not described in detail herein.

Although specific functions are discussed above with reference to specific modules, it should be noted that the functions of the various modules discussed herein may be divided into multiple modules and/or at least some of the functions of the multiple modules may be combined into a single module. The particular module performing the actions discussed herein includes the particular module itself performing the actions, or alternatively the particular module invoking or otherwise accessing another component or module that performs the actions (or performs the actions in conjunction with the particular module). Thus, a particular module that performs an action may include that particular module itself that performs the action and/or another module that the particular module invokes or otherwise accesses that performs the action.

It should also be appreciated that various techniques may be described herein in the general context of software hardware elements or program modules. The various modules described above with respect to fig. 4 may be implemented in hardware or in hardware in combination with software and/or firmware. For example, the modules may be implemented as computer program code/instructions configured to be executed in one or more processors and stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Alternatively, these modules may be implemented as hardware logic/circuitry. For example, in some embodiments, one or more of the various modules described above may be implemented together in a system on a chip (SoC). The SoC may include an integrated circuit chip (which includes one or more components of a processor (e.g., a Central Processing Unit (CPU), microcontroller, microprocessor, digital Signal Processor (DSP), etc.), memory, one or more communication interfaces, and/or other circuitry), and may optionally execute received program code and/or include embedded firmware to perform functions.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an in-vehicle information system including: a memory; a processor; and a computer program stored on a memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the steps of any of the method embodiments described above.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor of an on-board information system, implements the steps of any of the method embodiments described above.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor of an on-board information system, implements the steps of any of the method embodiments described above.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including a plurality of human interface terminals; and any of the devices for a vehicle described above or the telematics system described above.

Illustrative examples of such telematics systems, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and computer program products are described below in connection with fig. 5.

Fig. 5 illustrates an example configuration of an in-vehicle information system 500 that may be used to implement the methods described herein.

In-vehicle information system 500 may be any machine configured to perform processes and/or calculations and may be, but is not limited to, a workstation, a server, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a smart phone, an in-vehicle computer, or any combination thereof. The apparatus for a vehicle and the telematics system described above may be implemented in whole or at least in part by the telematics system 500 or similar devices or systems.

In-vehicle information system 500 may include elements that are coupled to bus 502 or that communicate with bus 502 (possibly via one or more interfaces). For example, telematics system 500 may include a bus 502, one or more processors 504, one or more input devices 506, and one or more output devices 508. The one or more processors 504 may be any type of processor and may include, but are not limited to, one or more general purpose processors and/or one or more special purpose processors (e.g., special processing chips). Input device 506 may be any type of device capable of inputting information to telematics system 500 and may include, but is not limited to, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, a microphone, and/or a remote control. Output device 508 may be any type of device capable of presenting information and may include, but is not limited to, a display, speakers, video/audio output terminals, vibrators, and/or printers. The telematics system 500 may also include a non-transitory storage device 510 or any storage device connected to the non-transitory storage device 510 that may be non-transitory and that may enable data storage, and may include, but is not limited to, a magnetic disk drive, an optical storage device, a solid-state memory, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, an optical disk or any other optical medium, a ROM (read-only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a cache memory, and/or any other memory chip or cartridge, and/or any other medium from which a computer may read data, instructions, and/or code. The non-transitory storage device 510 may be detachable from the interface. The non-transitory storage device 510 may have data/program (including instructions)/code for implementing the methods and steps described above. The telematics system 500 may also include a communication device 512. The communication device 512 may be any type of device or system that enables communication with external devices and/or with a network, and may include, but is not limited to, a modem, a network card, an infrared communication device, a wireless communication device, and/or a chipset, such as Bluetooth ^TM Devices, 802.11 devices, wiFi devices, wiMax devices, cellular communication devices, and/or the like.

When the telematics system 500 is used as an in-vehicle system, the telematics system 500 may also be connected to external devices such as a GPS receiver, sensors for sensing various environmental data (such as an acceleration sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a gyroscope), and the like. In this way, the telematics system 500 can, for example, receive location data and sensor data indicative of the driving condition of the vehicle. When the in-vehicle information system 500 is used as an in-vehicle system, the in-vehicle information system 500 may also be connected to other facilities (such as an engine system, a wiper, a brake antilock system, and the like) for controlling the running and operation of the vehicle.

In addition, the non-transitory storage device 510 may have map information and software elements so that the processor 504 may perform route guidance processing. In addition, the output device 506 may include a display for displaying a map, a position marker of the vehicle, and an image indicating a driving situation of the vehicle. The output device 506 may also include a speaker or interface with headphones for audio guidance.

Bus 502 can include, but is not limited to, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, an Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. In particular, for an in-vehicle system, bus 502 may include a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus or other architecture designed for use in automotive applications.

In-vehicle information system 500 may also include a working memory 514, which may be any type of working memory that may store programs (including instructions) and/or data useful for the operation of processor 504, and may include, but is not limited to, random access memory and/or read-only memory devices.

Software elements (programs) may reside in the working memory 514 including, but not limited to, an operating system 516, one or more application programs 518, drivers, and/or other data and code. Instructions for performing the above-described methods and steps may be included in one or more applications 518, and the various modules of the apparatus for a vehicle described above may be implemented by instructions of one or more applications 518 being read and executed by processor 504. Executable code or source code of instructions of software elements (programs) may be stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (such as storage device 510 described above) and may be stored in working memory 514 (possibly compiled and/or installed) when executed. Executable code or source code for instructions of software elements (programs) may also be downloaded from a remote location.

It should also be understood that various modifications may be made according to specific requirements. For example, custom hardware may also be used, and/or particular elements may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. For example, some or all of the disclosed methods and apparatus may be implemented by programming hardware (e.g., programmable logic circuits including Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and/or Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs)) in an assembly language or hardware programming language such as VERILOG, VHDL, c++ using logic and algorithms according to the present disclosure.

It should also be appreciated that the name of telematics system 500 is not intended to limit the device to being located entirely within a vehicle. The components of telematics system 500 may be distributed across a network. For example, some processes may be performed using one processor while other processes may be performed by another processor remote from the one processor. Other components of telematics system 500 can also be similarly distributed. As such, telematics system 500 may be interpreted as a distributed computing system that performs processing at multiple locations.

Although embodiments or examples of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the foregoing methods, systems, and apparatus are merely illustrative embodiments or examples and that the scope of the present disclosure is not limited by these embodiments or examples but only by the claims following the grant and their equivalents. Various elements of the embodiments or examples may be omitted or replaced with equivalent elements thereof. Furthermore, the steps may be performed in a different order than described in the present disclosure. Further, various elements of the embodiments or examples may be combined in various ways. It is important that as technology evolves, many of the elements described herein may be replaced by equivalent elements that appear after the disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for a vehicle including a plurality of human interface terminals associated with different seats, the method comprising:

determining the privacy level of the content to be played according to the preset privacy level configuration;

determining a seat associated with the content; and

based on the determined privacy level and the determined seat, a play policy with privacy protection is applied, wherein the play policy with privacy protection causes the content to be played on at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is from a mobile electronic device carried by a user within the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining a seat associated with the content comprises:

determining a location of the mobile electronic device within the vehicle using radio triangulation; and

one of the seats closest to the determined position of the mobile electronic device is determined as the seat associated with the content.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the vehicle further comprises an in-vehicle camera, and wherein determining a seat associated with the content comprises:

acquiring an image of a cabin of the vehicle by using the in-vehicle camera;

performing face recognition on the acquired image; and

based on the face recognition, a seat in which the user sits is determined as a seat associated with the content.

5. The method of any of claims 2-4, wherein applying a play policy with privacy protection comprises:

playing the content only on at least one human interface terminal associated with the determined seat in response to the determined privacy level indicating that the content is private content; and is also provided with

Playing the content on each of the plurality of human interface terminals or on a host machine interface terminal of the plurality of human interface terminals in response to the determined privacy level indicating that the content is public.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is from the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining a seat associated with the content comprises: a driver's seat is determined as the seat associated with the content.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein applying a play policy with privacy protection comprises:

playing the content only on at least one human interface terminal associated with the driver's seat in response to the determined privacy level indicating that the content is private content; and is also provided with

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined privacy level configuration is default, preset via at least one of the plurality of human interface terminals, or preset via a mobile electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the predetermined privacy levels are configured to designate respective privacy levels for different types of content.

11. An apparatus for a vehicle comprising means for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. An in-vehicle information system, comprising:

a memory;

a processor; and

a computer program stored on the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program by a processor of an on-board information system causes the on-board information system to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of an in-vehicle information system, causes the in-vehicle information system to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of human interface terminals; and

the apparatus of claim 11 or the telematics system of claim 12.