JP2012149998A - On-vehicle device system and on-vehicle device as well as mobile terminal used therein - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle device system which enables an on-vehicle device such as an audiovisual navigation device and a mobile terminal such as a smart phone to be connected in a manner that makes mutual communications possible.SOLUTION: In an on-vehicle device system where an on-vehicle device 100 and a mobile terminal 20 are connected in a state that mutual communications are possible, the on-vehicle device 100 has application start-up request means (1) which sends a request to start up an application to the mobile terminal 20 when the on-vehicle device 100 is shifted from a first unit to a second unit, and the mobile terminal 20 has application start-up means (S32) to start up the application in response to the start-up request by the on-vehicle device 100. With the started-up application, the mobile terminal 20 performs a process similar to a first process performed by the first unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device system in which an in-vehicle device such as an AV / navigation device and a portable terminal such as a smartphone are connected to be communicable, and an in-vehicle device and a portable terminal that constitute the in-vehicle device system.

  Conventionally, a system including a car navigation device and a mobile terminal that is communicably connected to the car navigation device has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). In this system, at least one of a plurality of windows to be displayed on the display screen of the navigation device is separated and displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. For example, an enlarged window of an intersection to be displayed on a window displaying a map including a guidance route is separated on the display screen of the navigation device, and the enlarged window of the intersection is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. . According to such a system, it is possible to make the window showing the guidance route displayed on the display screen of the navigation device more visible.

JP 2005-284886 A

  By the way, in an in-vehicle device having a plurality of different units such as a car navigation unit and an AV unit, there are cases where two units are operated simultaneously. In this case, the problem is how to assign a single display screen to the two units.

  For example, one display screen can be divided into two windows, and the two windows can be assigned to two units (for example, a navigation unit and an AV unit). In this case, for example, a playback image such as a DVD used by a passenger in the passenger seat can be displayed in one window while displaying an image related to navigation used by the driver in one window.

  Further, for example, it is conceivable that the entire display screen is assigned to one unit (for example, an AV unit), and the other unit (for example, a navigation unit) only outputs audio without using the display screen. In this case, for example, a playback image such as a DVD used by the passenger in the passenger seat is displayed on the display screen, and the navigation unit used by the driver basically outputs the sound without using the display screen (announcement output). It is conceivable that necessary guidance images are interrupted and displayed on the display screen only at predetermined points such as intersections.

  However, in the former case, since one display screen is displayed in two divided windows, the images displayed in each window are reduced, and two display images (in two windows) ( For example, both the playback image of the DVD and the map image including the guide route) are difficult to see. In the latter case described above, one unit displays an image on the entire screen, but the other unit basically does not display an image, and an originally usable image cannot be used. .

  Therefore, in a system in which an in-vehicle device and a mobile terminal are connected as described above, the display screen of the mobile terminal can be used in the in-vehicle device, and the entire display screen of the in-vehicle device can be used in one unit (for example, an AV unit). On the other hand, the image generated by the other unit (for example, the navigation unit) may be displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal. In this way, the image is displayed on the entire screen for one unit, so that the image is easy to see, and the image display is displayed on the screen of the portable terminal for the other unit. It can be used effectively.

  However, in the above-described system, the portable terminal is merely used as the display screen of the in-vehicle device. Therefore, when the unit of the in-vehicle device that is displaying an image on the display screen of the mobile terminal executes processing related to information input, condition setting, etc., the display screen (operation screen) of the in-vehicle device must still be used. For example, mobile terminals do not sufficiently supplement the functions of in-vehicle devices.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and provides the vehicle equipment system which can supplement the function of vehicle equipment more highly with a portable terminal.

  Moreover, this invention provides the vehicle equipment and portable terminal which comprise such a vehicle equipment system.

  An in-vehicle device system according to the present invention includes a first unit that executes a first process to display an image on a display unit, and performs a second process to display an image different from the image displayed by the first process on the display unit. An in-vehicle device having a second unit that performs display, and an application that performs the same type of processing as the first processing by the first unit and performs image display of the same type as the image display by the first processing on a display screen. A vehicle-mounted device system connected in a communicable state with a portable terminal, wherein the vehicle-mounted device sends a request for starting the application to the portable terminal when the vehicle-mounted device is switched from the first unit to the second unit. An application activation request means for sending, and the portable terminal activates the application in response to the activation request from the in-vehicle device. And means, processing of the first processing and the same type is configured to be performed by the mobile terminal by the activated the application.

  With such a configuration, when switching from the first unit that executes the first process and displays the image on the display unit to the second unit that executes the second process and displays the image on the display unit in the in-vehicle device, In the mobile terminal, an application that performs the same type of process as the first process and displays the same type of image display as the first process on the display screen in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle apparatus is activated. When the second process is executed instead of the process, the portable terminal executes the same type of process as the first process before switching, and displays the same type of screen as the first process. Become.

  In the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, when the in-vehicle device is switched from the first unit to the second unit, the information is used in the first processing and is the same type as the first processing by the application. It is possible to adopt a configuration having means for sending information usable for the processing to the portable terminal.

  With such a configuration, in the portable terminal, when the same type of process as the first process is performed by the activated application, the information available for the same type of process as the first process sent from the in-vehicle device is used. Will be able to. This eliminates the need for the mobile terminal to generate or acquire information that can be used for the same type of processing as the first processing.

  Further, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, the in-vehicle device includes an application end request unit that sends an application end request to the portable terminal when the second processing by the second unit ends. After the request is sent to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal has a return control means for resuming the first processing by the first unit, and the mobile terminal responds to the termination request from the in-vehicle device according to the application. An application termination control unit that terminates the process may be included.

  With such a configuration, when the second process by the second unit is completed in the in-vehicle device, an application termination request is sent to the mobile terminal, and the first process by the first unit is resumed. Since the application is terminated in response to the application termination request from the device, when the second processing by the second unit is terminated in the in-vehicle device, the first processing by the first processing is automatically resumed in the in-vehicle device. Then, in the portable terminal, the same type of process as the first process according to the application is terminated.

  Further, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, the portable terminal has an end response means for notifying the in-vehicle device of the end of the application when processing by the application ends, and the return of the in-vehicle device. The control unit may be configured to restart the first process by the first unit when receiving a notification that the process by the application has ended.

  With such a configuration, in the in-vehicle device, the first process is resumed when receiving the notification that the process by the application from the mobile terminal is completed. It is possible to appropriately shift to the first process in the device.

  Furthermore, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, when the processing by the application ends, the portable terminal receives information that is used in the processing by the application and that can be used for the first processing. It can be set as the structure which has a means to send to vehicle equipment.

  With such a configuration, the in-vehicle device can use information that can be used for the first process sent from the mobile terminal when the first process to be resumed is performed. For this reason, in-vehicle equipment does not need to generate or acquire information that can be used for the first process.

  Further, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, the portable terminal has a state returning means for returning to a state before receiving the activation request of the application from the in-vehicle device after the processing by the application is completed. can do.

  With such a configuration, when the process that is the same type as the first process in the mobile terminal is shifted to the first process in the in-vehicle device, the mobile terminal is a process before the process of the same type as the first process by the application is started. It can automatically return to the state.

  Further, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, the first unit is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as the first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit, and the second unit. Is an AV unit that performs audio / video source reproduction processing as the second processing and displays an image related to reproduction of the audio / video source on the display unit, and the application is a navigation application that performs navigation processing It can be set as the structure which is.

  With such a configuration, audio / video source reproduction processing is performed from the vehicle navigation unit that performs vehicle navigation in the in-vehicle device and displays an image related to vehicle navigation on the display unit, and reproduces the audio / video source on the display unit. When switching to an AV knit that performs image display according to the mobile terminal, a navigation application that performs navigation processing in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle device and displays an image related to navigation on the display screen is activated. When the audio / video source playback process is executed instead of the vehicle navigation, the mobile terminal executes a navigation process that is the same type of process as the vehicle navigation before switching, and is used for vehicle navigation in an in-vehicle device. The screen display related to navigation of the same type as the image display Made to be.

  An in-vehicle device according to the present invention includes a first unit that executes a first process to display an image on a display unit, and executes a second process to display an image different from the image displayed by the first process on the display unit. A portable terminal provided with an application for performing the same type of processing as the first processing by the first unit and performing an image display of the same type as the image display by the first processing on the display screen. A vehicle-mounted device that is communicably connected, and can be configured to include an application activation request unit that sends an activation request for the application to the portable terminal when the first unit is switched to the second unit. .

  With this configuration, when the first unit that executes the first process and displays an image on the display unit is switched to the second unit that executes the second process and displays an image on the display unit, the application is started. Since the request is sent to the mobile terminal, even if the first processing by the first unit is switched to the second processing by the second unit in the in-vehicle device, the same type of processing as the first processing is performed by the activated application on the mobile terminal. Can be processed.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, when switching from the first unit to the second unit, the information is used in the first process and can be used for the same type of process as the first process by the application. It can be set as the structure which has a means to send various information to the said portable terminal.

  With such a configuration, in the portable terminal, when the same type of process as the first process is performed by the activated application, the information available for the same type of process as the first process sent from the in-vehicle device is used. become able to.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, when the second process by the second unit is completed, an application termination request unit that sends an application termination request to the portable terminal, and the termination request is sent to the portable terminal. A return control means for restarting the first process by the first unit after being sent can be employed.

  With such a configuration, when the second process by the second unit is completed, an application termination request is sent to the mobile terminal, and the first process by the first unit is resumed. When the process ends, the first process by the first unit is automatically resumed, and the same type of process as the first process in the mobile terminal can be ended.

  Furthermore, in the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the first unit is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as the first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit, and the second unit is , An AV unit that executes audio / video source reproduction processing as the second processing and displays an image related to reproduction of the audio / video source on the display unit, and the application included in the portable terminal includes navigation processing It can be set as the structure which is a navigation application which performs.

  With such a configuration, the audio / video source reproduction process is executed from the vehicle navigation unit that executes the vehicle navigation process and displays the image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit, and the display unit relates to the reproduction of the audio / video source. When switching to an AV unit that performs image display, a navigation application activation request is sent to the mobile terminal, so that the vehicle navigation processing by the vehicle navigation unit is switched to the audio / video source reproduction processing by the AV unit in the in-vehicle device. However, the navigation process that is the same type of process as the vehicle navigation process can be performed on the mobile terminal by the navigation application that is activated.

  A portable terminal according to the present invention includes a first unit that executes a first process to display an image on a display unit, and performs a second process to display an image different from the image displayed by the first process on the display unit. And a second unit that performs communication, and is communicably connected to the first unit. The first unit performs the same type of process as the first unit, and displays the same type of image display as the first process on the display screen. A mobile terminal provided with an application, comprising: an application activation unit that activates the application in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle device, and a process similar to the first process is performed by the activated application It becomes.

  With such a configuration, an application that performs the same type of process as the first process executed in the in-vehicle device is activated in response to the activation request from the in-vehicle device, so that the in-vehicle device performs the first process in the first unit. If the application activation request is sent to the portable terminal when the application is terminated or interrupted, even if the first process in the in-vehicle device is terminated or interrupted, the same type of process as the first process is performed on the portable terminal. Will be executed.

  The portable terminal according to the present invention may include an application termination control unit that terminates the process by the application in response to a termination request from the in-vehicle device.

  With such a configuration, the application that performs the same type of process as the first process is terminated in response to the termination request from the in-vehicle device. Therefore, when the in-vehicle device resumes the first process, If the end request is sent, when the first process is resumed in the in-vehicle device, the same type of process as the first process ends.

  The portable terminal according to the present invention may have a termination response means for notifying the in-vehicle device of the termination of the application when processing by the application is terminated.

  With such a configuration, when the process by the application ends, the fact is notified to the in-vehicle device. Therefore, even if the same process as the first process by the application ends, the first in-vehicle device The process can be started.

  Furthermore, in the portable terminal according to the present invention, when the processing by the application is terminated, means for sending information that is used in the processing by the application and that can be used for the first processing to the in-vehicle device. It can be set as the structure which has.

  With such a configuration, when the process by the application ends, information that is used in the process by the application and can be used for the first process is sent to the in-vehicle device. When the process is resumed, information that can be used for the first process sent from the mobile terminal can be used.

  Further, the mobile terminal according to the present invention may have a state returning means for returning to a state before receiving the activation request of the application from the in-vehicle device after the processing by the application is completed.

  With such a configuration, when the process by the application is completed, it is possible to automatically return to the state before the process of the same type as the first process by the application is started.

  Furthermore, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the first unit of the in-vehicle device is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as the first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit. The application may be a navigation application that performs navigation processing.

  With such a configuration, a navigation application that performs navigation processing that is the same type of vehicle navigation processing that is executed in the in-vehicle device in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle device is activated. If the navigation application activation request is sent to the mobile terminal when the vehicle navigation process is terminated or interrupted, the vehicle navigation process Navigation processing, which is the same type of processing, is executed on the mobile terminal.

  According to the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, when the second process is executed instead of the first process in the in-vehicle device, the portable terminal executes the same type of process as the first process before switching, Since the same type of screen display as the screen display by the first process is performed, the first process in the in-vehicle device can be supplemented by the same type of process as the first process in the mobile terminal. Therefore, the function of the in-vehicle device can be supplemented to a higher degree with the mobile terminal.

  Moreover, the said vehicle equipment system can be comprised with the vehicle equipment and portable terminal which concern on this invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the sponsor apparatus and mobile terminal (smart phone) which comprise the vehicle equipment system concerning embodiment of this invention, and the vehicle equipment system. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process sequence in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle navigation image in the display part of the vehicle equipment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image by AV unit in the display part of the vehicle equipment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the home screen showing the list of the applications which can be performed in a smart phone. It is a figure which shows an example of the image display which concerns on vehicle navigation in a smart phone.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The in-vehicle device system according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle device 100 has a connector 19 for connecting an external device, and a smartphone 20 (mobile terminal) can be connected to the connector 19 by a cable. The in-vehicle device 100 includes a processing unit 11 configured by a computer unit (including a CPU). The processing unit 11 includes an AV unit 17 that reproduces music and video from a disk medium such as a CD and a DVD, and the like. A navigation unit 18 that performs vehicle navigation processing is connected. Further, the processing unit 11 stores information used by the AV unit 17, information used by the navigation unit 18 (map information, facility information, etc.), and various other information (for example, storage unit 14). , Hard disk), a display unit 13 provided in the vehicle interior and configured by an LCD or the like, an operation unit 12 including operation buttons and a touch panel configured in the display unit 13, and a speaker 16 provided in the vehicle interior. An output circuit 15 for supplying a signal is connected.

  A connector 19 to which the smartphone 20 is connected by a cable is connected to the processing unit 11, and the processing unit 11 can communicate with the smartphone 20 via the cable and the connector 19. The smartphone 20 includes a plurality of applications such as an information search application and a game, as well as a navigation application that executes a navigation process that is a process similar to the vehicle navigation process executed by the navigation unit 18 of the in-vehicle device 100.

  In the in-vehicle device system in which the in-vehicle device 100 and the smartphone 20 are communicably connected, for example, processing is performed according to the procedure shown in the sequence diagram shown in FIG. In the in-vehicle device 100, under the control of the processing unit 11, the navigation unit 18 executes a vehicle navigation process (first process), and the AV unit 17 reproduces an audio / video source (DVD, CD, etc.) (second process). Process).

  In FIG. 2, in the in-vehicle device 100, the navigation unit 18 performs a vehicle navigation process, and an image display related to the vehicle navigation as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display unit 13 (S <b> 1). In such a situation, when the user performs a DVD activation operation on the operation unit 12, the processing unit 11 activates the DVD of the AV unit 17 (S21). Then, the processing unit 11 confirms the connection with the smartphone 20 (S22) and sends a navigation application activation request to the smartphone 20 (1: application activation request unit). At this time, the processing unit 11 is information used for vehicle navigation processing in the navigation unit 18 and can be used for navigation processing by the navigation application in the smartphone 20, for example, current position information of the vehicle, route The destination location information used for guidance is sent to the smartphone 20.

  On the other hand, in the smartphone 20 connected to the in-vehicle device 100, for example, a home screen as shown in FIG. 5 representing a list of applications that can be executed on the smartphone 20 is displayed (S31). When the smartphone 20 receives the above-described navigation application activation request from the in-vehicle device 100, the smartphone 20 activates the navigation application (S32: application activation unit), and sends a navigation start response indicating that the navigation processing is started to the in-vehicle device 100 ( 2). In the smartphone 20, vehicle navigation processing is performed by the navigation application, and an image related to vehicle navigation as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display screen, for example. In the vehicle navigation processing by the navigation application, as described above, the current position information of the vehicle, the position information of the destination, etc. sent from the in-vehicle device 100 are used.

  The processing unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 100 that has received the navigation start response from the smartphone 20 performs the end control (3) of the vehicle navigation process with respect to the navigation unit 18, and the navigation unit 18 controls the vehicle navigation under the control of the processing unit 11. The process is terminated (S12). Then, the processing unit 11 confirming the end of the vehicle navigation processing in the navigation unit 18 performs DVD playback start control (4) for the AV unit 17, and under the control of the processing unit 11, the AV unit 17 performs the DVD playback processing. Perform (S23). Thereby, the display image on the display unit 13 is switched from the image related to the vehicle navigation as shown in FIG. 3 to the reproduction image of the DVD as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the in-vehicle device 100, a DVD playback process is executed from the navigation unit 18 that performs a vehicle navigation process and displays an image related to vehicle navigation (see FIG. 3) on the display unit 13. When switched to the AV unit 17 that displays the playback image of the DVD (see FIG. 4), the smartphone 20 starts a navigation application in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle device 100, and the navigation application uses the same type as the in-vehicle device 100 side. The vehicle navigation process is executed, and an image display (see FIG. 6) related to the vehicle navigation is performed. For this reason, a driver | operator replaces with the image (refer FIG. 3) related to the vehicle navigation displayed on the display part 13 of the vehicle equipment 100, and the image related to the vehicle navigation displayed on the screen of the smart phone 20 (FIG. 6). Reference) and voice guidance can continue to receive driving assistance. Further, the passenger in the passenger seat can watch the reproduced image of the DVD displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 100. As described above, since the navigation application is activated in the smartphone 20, the user interface of the smartphone 20 is also used for processing supported by the navigation application, for example, processing associated with vehicle navigation such as destination search and facility search. Can be made using.

  As described above, in the situation where the DVD video display (see FIG. 4) is displayed on the display unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 100 and the image display (see FIG. 6) related to vehicle navigation is displayed on the screen of the smartphone 20, the operation unit 12. When the user finishes the DVD operation at, the processing unit 11 ends the DVD playback processing by the AV unit 17 (S24). Then, the processing unit 11 sends a navigation end request to the smartphone 20 (5: application end request means). The smartphone 20 stops the navigation application in response to the end request from the in-vehicle device 100, and ends the navigation process by the navigation application (S33: navigation end control means). And the smart phone 20 sends the completion | finish response showing that the navigation process was complete | finished to the vehicle equipment 100 (6: completion | finish response means). At this time, the smartphone 20 is information used for the vehicle navigation process by the navigation application and can be used for the vehicle navigation process by the navigation unit 18 on the in-vehicle device 100 side, for example, the current position information of the vehicle and the destination Is sent to the in-vehicle device 100. Thereafter, the smartphone 20 returns to the state before receiving the above-described navigation application activation request, in this case, the state in which the home screen (see FIG. 5) is displayed (S34: state return means). In addition, in the smart phone 20, if the other application is running before receiving the start request | requirement of the navigation application mentioned above, it will return to the state which the application operate | moves.

  In the in-vehicle device 100, the processing unit 11 that has received the end response from the smartphone 20 causes the navigation unit 18 to resume the vehicle navigation process (S13: return control means). Thereby, the navigation unit 18 performs a vehicle navigation process and causes the display unit 13 to display an image related to the vehicle navigation. In the vehicle navigation process by the navigation unit 18, as described above, the current position information of the vehicle, the position information of the destination, etc. sent from the smartphone 20 are used.

  As described above, when the DVD playback processing by the AV unit 17 is completed in the in-vehicle device 100, the smartphone 20 terminates the vehicle navigation processing by the navigation application in response to the termination request from the in-vehicle device 100, and the screen display is the home screen. Switch to. In the in-vehicle device 100, the vehicle navigation process by the navigation unit 18 is resumed, and the display image on the display unit 12 is switched from the reproduced image of the DVD to the image related to the vehicle navigation.

  In the vehicle-mounted device system as described above, when the DVD playback processing by the AV unit 17 is executed instead of the vehicle navigation processing by the navigation unit 18 in the vehicle-mounted device 100, the navigation application is activated on the smartphone 20 and the vehicle-mounted device system is mounted. Since the same type of vehicle navigation processing as that on the device 100 side is executed and an image related to the vehicle navigation processing is displayed on the screen of the smartphone 20, the vehicle-mounted device 100 is sacrificed by displaying the playback image of the DVD. The vehicle navigation function can be supplemented by the same type of vehicle navigation function in the smartphone 20.

  When the vehicle navigation processing by the navigation unit 18 is switched to the DVD playback processing by the AV unit 17 in the in-vehicle device 100, the current position information of the vehicle and the position information of the destination used by the vehicle navigation processing are stored in the smartphone. Therefore, in the same kind of vehicle navigation processing by the navigation application activated by the smartphone 20, the current position information of the vehicle, the position information of the destination, and the like can be used. For this reason, in the smart phone 20, it is not necessary to generate or acquire the current position information of the vehicle used for the vehicle navigation, the position information of the destination, or the like again, and the vehicle navigation in the smartphone 20 from the vehicle navigation processing in the in-vehicle device 100. The transition to processing can be made more smoothly. On the contrary, when the vehicle navigation process by the navigation application is ended in the smartphone 20, the current position information of the vehicle and the position information of the destination used by the vehicle navigation process are sent to the in-vehicle device 100. In the vehicle navigation process by the navigation unit 18 restarted by the device 100, information such as the current position of the vehicle and the position information of the destination can be used. For this reason, it is no longer necessary to generate or acquire the current position information of the vehicle and the position information of the destination used for vehicle navigation in the in-vehicle device 100, and the vehicle navigation in the in-vehicle device 100 from the vehicle navigation processing in the smartphone 20. The transition to processing can be performed more smoothly.

  In the above-described in-vehicle device system, navigation processing and music / video source (for example, DVD) playback processing are switched, but other processing that uses the display unit 12 in common may be switched. Good. In this case, the smartphone 20 includes an application that realizes one of the switched functions.

  Moreover, it can also be set as the structure by which the smart phone 20 is connected to the vehicle equipment 100 by radio | wireless instead of wire communication.

  Furthermore, the mobile terminal that is communicably connected to the on-board device 100 is not limited to the smartphone 20 but may be a mobile phone having an information processing function, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a handy personal computer, or the like.

  As described above, the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention has an effect that the function of the in-vehicle device can be supplemented to a higher degree by the mobile terminal, and the in-vehicle device such as the AV / navigation device and the portable device such as the smartphone. This is useful as an in-vehicle device system in which a terminal is communicably connected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Processing unit 12 Operation part 13 Display part 14 Memory | storage part 15 Output circuit 16 Speaker 17 AV unit (2nd unit)
18 Navigation unit (first unit)
19 Connector 20 Smartphone (portable terminal)
100 In-vehicle equipment

Claims (17)

A first unit that executes a first process to display an image on the display unit; and a second unit that executes a second process to display an image of the first process and a different type of image on the display unit. In a state in which an in-vehicle device and a portable terminal having an application that performs the same type of processing as the first processing by the first unit and displays the same type of image display as the first processing on the display screen can communicate with each other An in-vehicle device system that is connected,
The in-vehicle device has an application activation request means for sending an activation request for the application to the portable terminal when the first unit is switched to the second unit;
The portable terminal has application activation means for activating the application in response to the activation request from the in-vehicle device,
An in-vehicle device system in which the same type of processing as the first processing is performed by the portable terminal by the activated application.   When the on-vehicle device is switched from the first unit to the second unit, information used in the first process and information that can be used for the same type of process as the first process by the application is used. The in-vehicle device system according to claim 1, further comprising means for sending to a portable terminal. The in-vehicle device, when the second processing by the second unit is completed, an application termination request means for sending a termination request for the application to the mobile terminal;
Return control means for restarting the first process by the first unit after the termination request is sent to the portable terminal;
The in-vehicle device system according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal includes an application termination control unit that terminates processing by the application in response to the termination request from the in-vehicle device. The portable terminal has an end response means for notifying the end of the application to the in-vehicle device when the processing by the application ends,
The in-vehicle device system according to claim 3, wherein the return control unit of the in-vehicle device restarts the first processing by the first unit when receiving a notification that the processing by the application is completed.   The said portable terminal has a means to send the information which is the information utilized by the process by the said application, and can be utilized for said 1st process to the said vehicle equipment, when the process by the said application is complete | finished. In-vehicle equipment system.   The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the portable terminal includes a state returning unit that returns to a state before receiving a request for starting the application from the in-vehicle device after the processing by the application is completed. system. The first unit is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as a first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit,
The second unit is an AV unit that performs an audio / video source reproduction process as the second process and displays an image related to reproduction of the audio / video source on the display unit,
The in-vehicle device unit according to claim 1, wherein the application is a navigation application that performs a navigation process. There is a first unit that executes the first process and displays an image on the display unit, and a second unit that executes the second process and displays the image by the first process and a different type of image display on the display unit. And an in-vehicle device that is communicably connected to a portable terminal having an application that performs the same type of processing as the first processing by the first unit and displays the same type of image display as the first processing on the display screen. Because
An in-vehicle device having an application activation request means for transmitting an activation request for the application to the portable terminal when the first unit is switched to the second unit.   When switching from the first unit to the second unit, information that is used in the first process and that can be used for the same type of process as the first process by the application is sent to the portable terminal. The in-vehicle device according to claim 8, further comprising means (claim 2). Application termination requesting means for sending a termination request for the application to the portable terminal when the second processing by the second unit is terminated;
An in-vehicle device comprising return control means for restarting the first process by the first unit after the termination request is sent to the mobile terminal. The first unit is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as a first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit,
The second unit is an AV unit that performs an audio / video source reproduction process as the second process and displays an image related to reproduction of the audio / video source on the display unit,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 8, wherein the application included in the portable terminal is a navigation application that performs a navigation process. A first unit that executes a first process to display an image on the display unit; and a second unit that executes a second process to display an image of the first process and a different type of image on the display unit. A portable terminal that is communicably connected to an in-vehicle device and includes an application that performs the same type of processing as the first processing by the first unit and displays the same type of image display as the first processing on the display screen. And
Having an application activation means for activating the application in response to an activation request from the in-vehicle device;
A portable terminal that performs the same type of processing as the first processing by the started application.   The portable terminal (Claim 3) according to claim 12, further comprising application termination control means for terminating processing by the application in response to a termination request from the in-vehicle device.   The portable terminal according to claim 13, further comprising an end response unit that notifies the in-vehicle device of the end of the application when processing by the application ends.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 13 or 14, further comprising means for sending information used in the processing by the application and usable for the first processing to the in-vehicle device when the processing by the application ends. System (claim 5).   The portable terminal according to any one of claims 12 to 15, further comprising state returning means for returning to a state before receiving a request for starting the application from the in-vehicle device after the processing by the application is completed. . The first unit of the in-vehicle device is a vehicle navigation unit that executes a vehicle navigation process as a first process and displays an image related to the vehicle navigation on the display unit,
The portable terminal according to claim 12, wherein the application is a navigation application that performs a navigation process.

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