CN117641277A - Method, apparatus and computer program product for device control - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and computer program products for device control. The method may include presenting, via a user interface of the in-vehicle system, a list of mobile devices capable of being audio input output devices; and controlling communication of the mobile device with the target audio input output device in the list in response to receiving operation of the target audio input output device by the user via the user interface of the in-vehicle system. In this way, the user can flexibly select or switch the audio input/output device used for the call of the mobile device through the car system, thereby improving the flexibility of switching the audio input/output device and the safety of driving the vehicle.

Description

Method, apparatus and computer program product for device control

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications, and more particularly, to methods, devices, and computer program products for device control based on bluetooth communications.

Background

The car system may be connected to a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like of a user (e.g., a driver or a passenger). The user may control operations on the terminal device via the car system, for example, control the terminal device to play music, make a call, etc. In this way, frequent checking of the terminal equipment by the user can be avoided, driving safety can be guaranteed, and operation efficiency is improved.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus and computer program product for device control.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method of device control is provided. The method may include: presenting, via a user interface of the in-vehicle system, a list of audio input output devices that the mobile device is capable of as; and controlling communication of the mobile device with the target audio input output device in the list in response to receiving operation of the target audio input output device by the user via the user interface of the in-vehicle system.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method of device control is provided. The method may include: providing a list of mobile devices capable of being audio input and output devices to the vehicle system for presentation by a user interface of the vehicle system; receiving an indication of a user's operation of a target audio input output device in the list from the in-vehicle system; and communicate with the target audio input output device based on the indication.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a processor; and a memory storing computer program instructions, the processor executing the computer program instructions in the memory to control the electronic device to perform actions comprising: presenting, via a user interface of the in-vehicle system, a list of audio input output devices that the mobile device is capable of as; and controlling communication of the mobile device with the target audio input output device in the list in response to receiving operation of the target audio input output device by the user via the user interface of the in-vehicle system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a processor; and a memory storing computer program instructions, the processor executing the computer program instructions in the memory to control the electronic device to perform actions comprising: providing a list of mobile devices capable of being audio input and output devices to the vehicle system for presentation by a user interface of the vehicle system; receiving an indication of a user's operation of a target audio input output device in the list from the in-vehicle system; and communicate with the target audio input output device based on the indication.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product tangibly stored on a non-volatile computer-readable medium and comprising machine executable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform the steps of the method in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product tangibly stored on a non-volatile computer-readable medium and comprising machine-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform the steps of the method in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

Drawings

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent from the following more particular descriptions of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numbers generally represent like parts throughout the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example environment in which some embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example process for device control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a user interface of a vehicle-to-machine system showing a list of mobile devices capable of functioning as audio input-output devices, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a user interface of a vehicle-mounted system showing a target audio input output device in a list selected by a user through the user interface, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 illustrates a user interface of a vehicle-to-machine system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example process for device control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 illustrates a user interface of a vehicle-to-machine system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate user interfaces of a vehicle-to-vehicle system when a user switches audio input output devices during a conversation in accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of a method performed by a vehicle system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart of a method performed by an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

fig. 11 shows a schematic block diagram of an electronic device suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While certain embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

In describing embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "comprising" and its like should be taken to be open-ended, i.e., including, but not limited to. The term "based on" should be understood as "based at least in part on". The term "one embodiment" or "the embodiment" should be understood as "at least one embodiment". The terms "first," "second," and the like, may refer to different or the same object. Other explicit and implicit definitions are also possible below.

The principles of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to several example embodiments shown in the drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated in the drawings, it should be understood that these embodiments are merely provided to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and practice the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

As described above, a user can connect his mobile device with the in-car system to implement certain functions on the mobile device through the in-car system. Meanwhile, the mobile device of the user may also be connected with other audio input and output devices through a near field communication mechanism such as bluetooth. The user can only control the connection and operation with other devices through the mobile device. That is, the existing vehicle-mounted system can only switch voice interaction to the vehicle-mounted speaker or the voice audio input/output device at the mobile device end by disconnecting/reestablishing the Bluetooth voice link request, and as to what voice interaction device is switched to the mobile device end, the vehicle-mounted system has no more control methods, and subsequently depends on the routing strategy in the mobile device completely, and the vehicle-mounted system cannot perform more intervention. Moreover, when a user places a call through the mobile device, the call will be placed through the speaker of the car system by default, which may in some cases be confusing to the user (e.g., a private conversation is heard by the co-located person, etc.). In some cases, even after the Bluetooth voice link is disconnected at the vehicle-mounted terminal, telephone application programs of a plurality of mobile devices find that the Bluetooth voice link is disconnected, and can automatically call Bluetooth API functions at the mobile device side to reestablish the Bluetooth voice link with the vehicle-mounted terminal system side, so that the devices are routed to the vehicle-mounted terminal system, and the device routing requirements of the vehicle-mounted terminal users are violated.

Although the user may switch audio input output devices for incoming or outgoing calls through the mobile device, this does not meet the design objectives of bluetooth hands-free. The original purpose of the bluetooth hands-free design is to free the hands of the user, so as to put the control operation on the vehicle-side equipment as much as possible. In the driving and advancing process, the steering wheel is operated more conveniently and safely than the mobile phone. In addition, in the process of running the vehicle at a high speed, due to the influence of road noise/wind noise, the problem that the voice is unclear and the like may exist when the vehicle-mounted loudspeaker is used for playing the talking voice.

As will be described in detail below, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, a user is allowed to manipulate connections and communications between mobile device 201 and other audio input output devices through an interactive interface of vehicle system 101. For example, a user may select, through a user interface of the in-vehicle system 101, to which audio input output device the mobile device 201 outputs a voice input. In one example scenario, a user may select, through a user interface of the in-car system 101, whether to make a call via an in-car speaker of the in-car system 101, a bluetooth headset connected to the mobile device 201, a wired headset, or an earpiece or speaker of the mobile device 201 itself, at or before making a telephone call. Thus, the user is able to more effectively and efficiently control the switching of the input and output devices of voice data of his mobile device 201 during use of the vehicle.

Near field communication discussed in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure refers primarily to bluetooth communication. Bluetooth, a near field communication technology, has been currently assigned to the vehicle industry. FIG. 1 illustrates an example scenario 100 in which some embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented. As shown in fig. 1, a user is driving a vehicle, and a mobile device 201 such as a cellular phone of the user is connected to a car system 101 of the vehicle through bluetooth. The user's mobile device 201 and the in-car system 101 support at least a telephone hands-free protocol (Hands Free Profile, HFP). HFP is used to define how bluetooth master devices make and receive calls through bluetooth hands-free devices. When the protocol layer connection between the Bluetooth audio gateway device and the hands-free device is successful, the user can know the current call condition of the audio gateway device by inquiring the HFP state of the module. The HFP protocol layer has a plurality of control instructions, such as: the method is used for receiving instructions such as answering, hanging up, dialing, redialing, multi-party calling and the like.

HFP includes two roles, namely Audio Gateway (AG) and Hands Free (HF) devices. AG is a device for audio input and output, and in the above example scenario AG is a mobile device 201 of a user, such as a cell phone, that may be connected to a number of audio devices, including but not limited to: bluetooth headset, wired headset, vehicle Bluetooth device, etc. HF is a device that performs remote voice input and output of AG. In the example scenario described above, the HF includes the car system 101 of the vehicle that the user is driving.

It should be understood, of course, that the above description of exemplary scenarios for AG and HF is merely illustrative and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Embodiments according to the present disclosure can also be applied to other scenarios besides these, for example, AG may also include devices such as smart televisions, personal computers, and HF may also include devices such as smart speakers, bluetooth speakers, or Head Mounted Displays (HMDs). Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described hereinafter primarily in the exemplary scenario illustrated in fig. 1. It should be understood that the case is similar for other scenarios, and will not be further described below.

Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example process 200 for device control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Process 200 may be implemented between the AG side and the HF side. According to HFP specifications, AG and HF support the establishment of service level connections (Service Level Connection, SLC). After the SLC is established, all control signaling of the AG and HF is passed on the SLC to achieve interaction of the two. The instructions used in the HFP protocol mainly include the AT instruction set. The AT instructions used by embodiments of the present disclosure are generally shown in table 1 below.

Table 1-exemplary AT instruction

It should be understood that the numbers (e.g., 1/2/4/8/16 in the table, etc.) associated with the audio devices and their corresponding numbers, which will be described below and shown in table 1, are illustrative only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In some alternative embodiments, any particular number or code may be used in place of the number corresponding to the audio device above.

Process 200 will be described below in conjunction with the figures and table 1. As shown in fig. 2, HF may establish an SLC connection with AG. After SLC establishment is complete, HF may send (210) to AG "at+vcds=? "instruct to query near field communication devices (i.e., voice input output devices, including bluetooth devices and wired devices) supported by the AG terminal. The near field communication device mentioned herein refers to an audio input/output device to which the AG terminal can be connected, and includes, for example, but not limited to, a handset device, a handset speaker device, a wired earphone device, a bluetooth earphone device, a car bluetooth device, and the like. The headset device may include a bluetooth headset and a wired headset.

Transmit "at+vcds=? "response to the instruction", the AG terminal may provide (220) to the HF terminal a list of audio input output devices that it can function as. For example, in some embodiments, the AG terminal is to provide a list of these audio input-output devices to the HF through, for example, a Bluetooth SLC connection between the AG and the HF.

Upon receiving the list of one or more audio input output devices, the HF side may present (230) the list via a user interface of the in-car system 201. Fig. 3 illustrates a user interface 300 of a vehicle-to-machine system in which a list of mobile devices capable of functioning as audio input-output devices is shown, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

The user may operate the presented near field communication device by any suitable action including, but not limited to: voice commands, gestures, touch operations, button operations, and the like. For example, in some embodiments, the display screen of the in-vehicle system 101 supports touch operation, i.e., the user may directly touch the display screen to select a list presented thereon. At the same time as presenting the list, some prompt sentences may be presented at the same time, such as "what kind of device on the AG side you want future phones to be audio input output devices", etc., to provide a reference when selecting the list for the user. At the same time, other function buttons such as cancel may also be presented. If the user does not select an audio input output device in the list, the in-car system 101 may designate the audio input output device for the user to connect by default when making a telephone call.

Of course, it should be understood that the embodiment in which the user operates the list of audio input output devices by touch is merely illustrative and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other suitable ways of operating the presented list are also possible, e.g. in alternative embodiments the user may operate the list by means of voice instructions. By the mode, the hands of the user are prevented from leaving the steering wheel, and the safety of vehicle driving is further improved. Of course, in some alternative embodiments, the user may also operate the list presented by the user interface by means of buttons or gestures, or the like.

Accordingly, the in-car system 201 receives (240) a user's operation of the target audio input output devices in the list via the user interface. In some embodiments, the selected audio input output device may be highlighted (e.g., highlighted) in the user interface. The highlighting may be by any suitable means including, but not limited to, thickening the border, changing colors, adding logos, flashing, etc. Fig. 4 illustrates a user interface 400 of a vehicle-mounted system showing target devices in a list selected by a user through the user interface, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, when the user selects the bluetooth headset as the voice audio input/output device during a future phone call, the "bluetooth headset" option in the list is highlighted by adding the identifier and thickening the border. AT this point, HF (i.e., the in-car system 101) may send (240) an instruction at+vcds= < n > to the AG to control the AG's communication with the target audio input output device (i.e., the bluetooth headset). In this embodiment, the number n representing the bluetooth headset is "8" in combination with table 1.

Upon receiving a user operation on the target device, the AG end controls (250) the mobile device to communicate with the target audio input output device.

In the case where the mobile device 201 (i.e., the AG terminal) has a telephone call in or out, the AG terminal can perform input and output of telephone voice using (260) an audio input output device selected by the user (such as the bluetooth headset mentioned in the above embodiment). In some embodiments, the AG terminal may also synchronize (270) the state of the voice audio input output device used to the HF terminal. The HF side may present this state in any suitable manner. For example, in some embodiments, an appropriate icon may be presented at an appropriate location in the user interface to represent that input and output of telephone speech is being made by the selected speech audio input output device. When the user operates the icon, a list of voice audio input/output devices to which the AG terminal can be connected may be presented, and an appropriate icon (e.g., an earpiece icon or the like) may be displayed at the device on which the call is being made to indicate that the phone call is being performed using the device, i.e., input and output of phone voice is being made. Fig. 5 illustrates a user interface 500 of a car machine system in which audio input output devices used by a user in making a call are prominently presented, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the user may also perform the operation of the displayed list while the telephone call is in progress. For example, if the user wishes to switch the audio device from the Bluetooth headset to the in-vehicle speaker during a call, the user may operate and select the presented list by any suitable operation as mentioned above to select the in-vehicle speaker as the audio input output device for the ongoing call. After the HF receives the indication of the target audio input output device (this time the car speaker) matching the list, the HF side (i.e., the car system 101) may send the command at+vcds= < n > to the AG side to control the AG side to communicate with the target audio input output device (i.e., the car speaker) in a manner similar to that previously mentioned. In this embodiment, the number n representing the vehicle speaker is "16" in conjunction with table 1.

In response to receiving an instruction from the HF side to switch the audio input output device from the user, the AG side may switch the currently used bluetooth headset to the in-vehicle speaker. These switching information can be synchronized by the AG to the HF side so that these displays can be updated in the user interface of the car system 101. For example, the highlight is switched from "bluetooth headset" to "car speaker" highlight shown in fig. 5.

In some embodiments, a user may also operate an audio input output device capable of connection through mobile device 201. For example, the user may also select an audio input output device for use in a call through the user interface of mobile device 201. For example, the audio input output device used by the user to select a call through the user interface of mobile device 201 is a wired headset. The mobile device 201 may push this information to the in-car system 101. The in-vehicle system 101 may present this information via a user interface of the in-vehicle system 101. For example, "wired headphones" in the list are highlighted.

Example embodiments in which a user may specify an audio device before a telephone call is entered or exited and during a telephone call are described above in connection with fig. 2-5. It should be appreciated that in some embodiments, the user may alternatively or additionally select or switch audio input-output devices that perform a call when an incoming or outgoing telephone call is about to be made at the AG terminal. Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example process 600 for device control, according to some embodiments of the disclosure.

In process 600, the AG terminal may establish an SLC connection with the HF terminal before making an incoming or outgoing telephone call. After the SLC is established, HF may send (610) to AG "at+vcds=? "instruction to query a voice audio input output device (hereinafter, will also be referred to as an audio input output device) supported by the AG terminal.

Transmit "at+vcds=? "response to the instruction", the AG terminal may provide (620) to the HF terminal a list of one or more audio input output devices to which it can connect. In some embodiments, after the list of one or more audio input-output devices is obtained, the HF side may first store it in a storage device. Thereafter, in the case that the AG terminal has a telephone call in or out, the list may be presented on the user interface for the user to select.

For example, when the AG terminal performs a telephone call incoming or outgoing operation, the AG terminal may synchronize (630) information of the telephone call incoming or outgoing operation with the HF terminal. Meanwhile, the AG terminal may establish (640) a voice link with the default audio input output device. For example, in some embodiments, the audio input/output device corresponding to the default call incoming and outgoing operation by the AG terminal is a vehicle speaker. At this time, the AG terminal may establish a bluetooth voice link with the vehicle-mounted speaker.

At this point, to facilitate user selection, a list of one or more audio input-output devices available for connection by the AG acquired from the AG terminal may be presented (650) on the user interface of the HF terminal. Fig. 7 shows a user interface 700 of an in-car system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, in which audio devices currently used by a telephone are prominently presented, i.e., in this example, in-car speakers. To facilitate user selection, a prompt may also be provided on the user interface to switch audio input output devices, etc.

The user may select the corresponding audio device via a user interface of the in-vehicle system. In an embodiment, the audio input output device selected by the user may also be referred to as a target audio input output device. Accordingly, the HF side receives (660) the user's operation of the audio input output devices in the list via the user interface. In some embodiments, the selected audio device may be highlighted (e.g., highlighted) in the user interface. For distinction, the manner of highlighting may be different from the manner of highlighting used to present the audio input output devices used by the phone. Fig. 8A and 8B illustrate user interfaces 800 and 810, respectively, of a car system when a user switches audio input output devices during a call according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8A, when the user selects the bluetooth headset as the near field communication device connected during the future phone call, the "bluetooth headset" option in the list may be highlighted by adding the identifier and the frame flashing. In some embodiments, alternatively or additionally, a prompt box may also be popped up for the user to again confirm whether to switch the audio input output device used by the phone, as shown in fig. 8B. If the user determines to switch the audio device from the in-vehicle speaker to the bluetooth headset, HF (i.e., in-vehicle system 101) sends (670) an instruction at+vcds= < n > (in this example, n=8) to the AG terminal to control the communication of the AG terminal with the target audio input output device (i.e., the bluetooth headset). Accordingly, the AG terminal communicates with the corresponding audio input output device based on the instruction (680).

After the AG terminal switches to the corresponding audio input output device based on the instruction, the AG terminal may transmit (690) "+vcds to the HF terminal: < n > "instruction to notify the HF side that it has switched to the corresponding bluetooth device. In this example, n=8. The HF side may update the presented user interface to show that the audio input output device used for the current call is a bluetooth headset, as shown in fig. 5. During the telephone run, the user can also switch other audio input output devices by clicking on certain buttons to present the list and select the corresponding items in the list at the HF side, similar to that previously mentioned. Of course, in some embodiments, the user may directly switch the desired audio input/output device by directly controlling voice or the like without displaying the list on the user interface.

In this way, display, selection, and switching of the audio input output device used for telephone operation by the user through the car system 101 (i.e., HF side) are realized, so that the user can flexibly control the audio input output device used for conversation through the car system 101, whereby the user can put more effort on driving the vehicle, thereby improving the safety of driving the vehicle while improving the flexibility of operation.

Fig. 9 shows a schematic diagram of a method of device control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the method may be implemented by an on-board system 101 or other suitable device of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1. In some alternative embodiments, the method may also be implemented by a bluetooth speaker, a smart speaker, etc. For ease of understanding, specific examples, numbers or values mentioned in the following description are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 9, in a method performed by the in-car system 101, at 910, a list of one or more audio input output devices to which the mobile device 201 is capable of connecting is presented via a user interface of the in-car system 101. A list of audio input output devices may be passed by the in-car system 101 through the aforementioned "at+vcds=? "to be obtained from the mobile device 201 side. At 920, communication of the mobile device 201 with the target audio input output device in the list is controlled in response to receiving a user operation of the target audio input output device via the user interface of the in-vehicle system 101. That is, as described previously, the user may display, select, and switch the audio input output device to which the mobile device 201 (i.e., AG) is connected by the in-vehicle system 101 (i.e., HF).

In some embodiments, the in-car system 101 may obtain the list of the one or more audio input output devices from the mobile device 201 via a connection, such as bluetooth, between the in-car system 101 and the mobile device 201.

In some embodiments, the in-car system 101 controlling communication between the mobile device 201 and the selected near field communication device and audio input output device may include: receiving, via the user interface of the in-vehicle system 101, an indication of pairing with a target bluetooth audio input output device in the list; and controlling the mobile device 201 to establish a bluetooth connection with the target bluetooth audio input output device.

In some embodiments, as mentioned previously, a list of one or more audio input-output devices to which the mobile device 201 is capable of connecting may be presented when the mobile device 201 is about to make a telephone call. For example, presenting the list may include presenting the list in response to determining that the mobile device 201 is about to make a telephone call.

In some embodiments, the in-car system 101 may receive an indication of a manipulation of the target audio input output device performed by a user via the mobile device 201 and present information associated with the manipulation via the user interface of the in-car system 101. That is, in some embodiments, after the user has switched audio input and output devices operating the mobile device 201, the content presented by the user interface of the in-car system 101 is updated accordingly to present a change in the list associated with the user operating the mobile device 201.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a method of device control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the method may be implemented by a mobile device 201 or other suitable device that is shown in fig. 1 as being bluetooth connected to the on-board system 101 of the vehicle. As shown in fig. 10, in a method performed by the mobile device 201, at 1010, the mobile device 201 provides to the in-vehicle system 101 a list of one or more audio input output devices to which the mobile device 201 is capable of connecting for presentation by a user interface of the in-vehicle system 101. This may be received by mobile device 201 from "at+vcds=? "instruction to trigger. In some embodiments, providing the list of one or more audio input output devices to the in-vehicle system 101 may be accomplished by way of communication such as a bluetooth SLC connection. The user may select an audio input output device to make a telephone call at an appropriate time (e.g., before, at the time of, or during the telephone call mentioned above) via the car system 101 and send a corresponding instruction to the mobile device 201. At 1020, a mobile device 201 receives an indication of a user's operation of a target audio input output device in the list from the in-car system 101. At 1030, communication is made with the target audio input output device based on the indication. For example, in some embodiments, the mobile device 201 establishes a connection, such as bluetooth, with the target bluetooth audio input output device based on the indication.

In some embodiments, the mobile device 201 providing the list of one or more audio input output devices to which it can connect to the in-car system 101 includes: the list is provided to the in-car system 101 in response to the mobile device 201 going to make a telephone call. In some embodiments, the target audio input output device may be a headset, including, for example, a bluetooth headset or a wired headset. In this case, communicating with the target audio input output device based on the indication further includes performing a call of the mobile device 201 via the headset. In this way, the privacy of the user during the conversation can be protected.

In some embodiments, in the event that a user manipulates a target audio input output device via mobile device 201, mobile device 201 may also send an indication of the user's manipulation of the target audio input output device to the in-vehicle system 101 to present information associated with the manipulation via the user interface of the in-vehicle system 101.

Fig. 11 shows a schematic block diagram of an electronic device 1100 suitable for use in practicing embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown, the device 1100 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1101 that can perform various suitable actions and processes in accordance with computer program instructions stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM) 1102 or loaded from a storage unit 1130 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 1103. In the RAM 1103, various programs and data required for the operation of the device 1100 can also be stored. The CPU 1101, ROM 1102, and RAM 1103 are connected to each other by a bus 1104. An input/output (I/O) interface 1105 is also connected to bus 1104.

Various components in device 1100 are connected to I/O interface 1105, including: an input unit 1106 such as a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, buttons, etc.; an output unit 1107 such as various types of displays, speakers, and the like; a storage unit 1108, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.; and a communication unit 1109 such as a network card, modem, wireless communication transceiver, or the like. The communication unit 1109 allows the device 1100 to exchange information/data with other devices through a computer network such as the internet and/or various telecommunication networks.

Various processes and treatments described above, such as the processes 910, 920, 1010, 1020, and 1030 mentioned above, may be performed by the processing unit 1101. For example, in some embodiments, processes 910, 920, 1010, 1020, and 1030 may be implemented as computer software programs tangibly embodied on a machine-readable medium, such as storage unit 1108. In some embodiments, some or all of the computer programs may be loaded and/or installed onto device 1100 via ROM 1102 and/or communication unit 1109. When the computer program is loaded into the RAM 1103 and executed by the CPU 1101, one or more of the acts of processes 910, 920, 1010, 1020, and 1030 described above may be performed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, electronic devices, and/or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions embodied thereon for performing aspects of the present disclosure.

The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store instructions for use by an instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable storage medium would include the following: portable computer disks, hard disks, random Access Memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), static Random Access Memory (SRAM), portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital Versatile Disks (DVD), memory sticks, floppy disks, mechanical coding devices, punch cards or in-groove structures such as punch cards or grooves having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media, as used herein, are not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through waveguides or other transmission media (e.g., optical pulses through fiber optic cables), or electrical signals transmitted through wires.

The computer readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device or to an external computer or external storage device over a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmissions, wireless transmissions, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network interface card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer readable program instructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.

Computer program instructions for performing the operations of the present disclosure can be assembly instructions, instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, c++ or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer readable program instructions may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any kind of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, aspects of the present disclosure are implemented by personalizing electronic circuitry, such as programmable logic circuitry, field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), or Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs), with state information of computer readable program instructions, which can execute the computer readable program instructions.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

These computer readable program instructions may be provided to a processing unit of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processing unit of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer readable medium having the instructions stored therein includes an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the various embodiments described. The terminology used herein was chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or the technical improvement of the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims (20)

1. A method of device control, comprising:

presenting, via a user interface of the in-vehicle system, a list of audio input output devices that the mobile device is capable of as; and controlling communication of the mobile device with the target audio input output device in the list in response to receiving a user operation of the target audio input output device via the user interface of the in-vehicle system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a list of audio input output devices is obtained from the mobile device via a bluetooth connection between the in-car system and the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling communication between the mobile device and the selected audio input output device comprises:

receiving, via a user interface of the in-vehicle system, an indication of pairing with a target bluetooth audio input output device in the list; and

and controlling the mobile equipment to establish Bluetooth connection with the target Bluetooth audio input/output equipment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the list of mobile devices capable of being audio input output devices comprises:

the list is presented in response to determining an outgoing call from the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a manipulation of the target audio input output device performed by a user via the mobile device; and

information associated with the maneuver is presented via the user interface of the in-vehicle system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio input output device comprises a bluetooth communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of the one or more audio input output devices via the in-car system by a user is by at least one of: voice commands, gestures, touch operations, and button operations.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more audio input-output devices in the list comprise at least one of: handset device, handset speaker device, wired earphone device, bluetooth earphone device, and vehicle Bluetooth device.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing machine-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the electronic device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-8.

10. A method of device control, comprising:

providing a list of one or more devices that a mobile device is capable of outputting as audio input to a vehicle system for presentation by a user interface of the vehicle system;

receiving an indication of a user operation of a target audio input output device in the list from the in-vehicle system; and

communicate with the target audio input output device based on the indication.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

the list of one or more audio input output devices that the mobile device is capable of serving as is provided to the in-car system via a bluetooth connection between the in-car system and the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein providing the list of mobile devices capable of being audio input output devices to the in-car system comprises:

the list is provided to the in-car system in response to the powering down of the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the indication relates to pairing with a target bluetooth audio input output device in the list, and wherein communicating with the target audio input output device based on the indication comprises:

and establishing Bluetooth connection with the target Bluetooth audio input/output device based on the indication.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the target audio input output device is a headset, and wherein communicating with the target audio input output device based on the indication further comprises:

and executing the call of the mobile device through the earphone.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

an indication of a user's manipulation of the target device is sent to the in-vehicle system for presentation of information associated with the manipulation via the user interface of the in-vehicle system.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the near field communication comprises bluetooth communication.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more near field communication devices in the list comprise at least one of: handset device, handset speaker device, wired earphone device, bluetooth earphone device, and vehicle Bluetooth device.

18. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing machine-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the electronic device to perform the method of any one of claims 10-17.

19. A computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

20. A computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 10 to 17.