Patent ID: 9043705
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60K,B60W,G06F

Abstract:
1. A service distribution device for distributing services to be used in an information terminal to the information terminal, wherein the information terminal is mounted in a vehicle or used in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, the device comprising: a service distribution unit, wherein, prior the distribution of services, the service distribution unit is configured to distribute information that denotes service utilization conditions or a service utilization environment in relation to a travel condition of the vehicle, along with contents of a relevant service, to the information terminal so that the information and the contents can be visibly displayed on the information terminal; and an image information generation unit configured to generate image information, which can be visibly displayed on the information terminal, wherein when the services are a plurality of types of services, the image information generation unit is configured to generate contents of the plurality of types of services as image information in a display format capable of displaying the contents of the plurality of types of services simultaneously and to generate icons indicating a service can be used in accordance with the travel condition of the vehicle and a service cannot be used in accordance with the travel condition of the vehicle, and icons indicating a service of which use is suited for the travel condition of the vehicle and a service of which use is not suitable for the travel condition of the vehicle as the image information in the respective display formats permitting a user to recognize in advance whether a service can be used prior to distributing the service.