9271219

In-Vehicle Communication System, In-Vehicle Communication Apparatus, and Mobile Communication Terminal

PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
9 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. An in-vehicle communication system comprising: an in-vehicle communication apparatus equipped to a vehicle; a first mobile communication terminal connected in a communicable manner with the in-vehicle communication apparatus; and a second mobile communication terminal connected in a communicable manner with the first mobile communication terminal, wherein each of the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the first mobile communication terminal, and the second mobile communication terminal has a cooperative application program for executing a plurality of contents cooperatively with one another, wherein each of the plurality of contents includes an application program and a plurality of data required for providing a user with functions corresponding to the content, wherein the first mobile communication terminal includes a first mobile communication terminal controller that executes an application program of a predetermined content to process a plurality of data of the predetermined content based on an external operation, the predetermined content being one of the plurality of contents, transmits an execution result of the application program of the predetermined content to at least one of the in-vehicle communication apparatus or the second mobile communication terminal, and when connected in a communicable manner with the in-vehicle communication apparatus, forbids an operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the first mobile communication terminal and a screen output of the predetermined content on the first mobile communication terminal, wherein the in-vehicle communication apparatus includes an in-vehicle communication apparatus controller that determines whether or not the vehicle is running, and when it is determined that the vehicle is running, forbids at least one of an operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus or a screen output of the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus, and wherein the second mobile communication terminal includes a second mobile communication terminal controller that enables at least one of an operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the second mobile communication terminal or a screen output of the predetermined content on the second mobile communication terminal.

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2. The in-vehicle communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the first mobile communication terminal refers to an input operation performed by the user on the first mobile communication terminal with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the first mobile communication terminal refers to a display of the execution result of the application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the first mobile communication terminal, wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus refers to an input operation performed by the user on the in-vehicle communication apparatus with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus refers to a display of the execution result of the application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the in-vehicle communication apparatus, and wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the second mobile communication terminal refers to an input operation performed by the user on the second mobile communication terminal with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the second mobile communication terminal refers to a display of the execution result of the application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the second mobile communication terminal.

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3. The in-vehicle communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the first mobile communication terminal controller, when connected in a communicable manner with the in-vehicle communication apparatus, further forbids the operational input with respect to each of the plurality of contents on the first mobile communication terminal and forbids the screen output of each of the plurality of contents on the first mobile communication terminal.

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4. The in-vehicle communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contents further include at least one different predetermined content, and wherein the in-vehicle communication apparatus controller further forbids at least one of an operational input with respect to the at least one different predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus or a screen output of the at least one different predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus.

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5. The in-vehicle communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the first mobile communication terminal is possessed by a driver of the vehicle, and wherein the second mobile communication terminal is possessed by the user who is someone other than the driver of the vehicle.

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6. A mobile communication terminal, when a different mobile communication terminal is not connected in a communicable manner with an in-vehicle communication apparatus equipped to a vehicle, being connected in a communicable manner with the in-vehicle communication apparatus as a main mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal having a cooperative application program for executing a plurality of contents cooperatively with the in-vehicle communication apparatus, each of the plurality of contents including an application program and a plurality of data required for providing a user with functions corresponding to the content, the mobile communication terminal including a mobile communication terminal controller that executes an application program of a predetermined content to process a plurality of data of the predetermined content based on an external operation, the predetermined content being one of the plurality of contents, when the different mobile communication terminal is connected as a sub mobile communication terminal in a communicable manner with the main mobile communication terminal, transmits an execution result of the application program of the predetermined content to at least one of the in-vehicle communication apparatus or the sub mobile communication terminal, and forbids an operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the main mobile communication terminal and forbids a screen output of the predetermined content on the main mobile communication terminal.

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7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the main mobile communication terminal refers to an input operation performed by the user on the main mobile communication terminal with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the main mobile communication terminal refers to a display of the execution result of the application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the main mobile communication terminal.

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8. A mobile communication terminal, when a different mobile communication terminal is connected in a communicable manner with an in-vehicle communication apparatus equipped to a vehicle as a main mobile communication terminal, being connected in a communicable manner with the main mobile communication terminal as a sub mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal having a cooperative application program for executing a plurality of contents cooperatively with the in-vehicle communication apparatus, each of the plurality of contents including an application program and a plurality of data required for providing a user with functions corresponding to the content, the mobile communication terminal includes a mobile communication terminal controller that enables at least one of an operational input with respect to a predetermined content on the sub mobile communication terminal or a screen output of the predetermined content on the sub mobile communication terminal, the predetermined content being one of the plurality of contents, wherein the in-vehicle communication apparatus forbids at least one of the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus or the screen output of the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus.

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9. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the sub mobile communication terminal refers to an input operation performed by the user on the sub mobile communication terminal with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the sub mobile communication terminal refers to a display of an execution result of an application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the sub mobile communication terminal, and wherein the operational input with respect to the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus refers to an input operation performed by the user on the in-vehicle communication apparatus with respect to the predetermined content, and the screen output of the predetermined content on the in-vehicle communication apparatus refers to a display of the execution result of the application program of the predetermined content on a screen of the in-vehicle communication apparatus.

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February 23, 2016

Inventors

Masaya Takatsuji

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