Patent ID: 8943438
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-mounted device to which a portable device having a plurality of applications therein, is selectively connected, the vehicle-mounted device configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted device comprising: a portable-device connection detection unit configured to detect whether the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device; a vehicle-state detection unit configured to detect a state of the vehicle, including a vehicle running state, a vehicle stopped state, and a vehicle parked state; an application management table containing registration information therein corresponding to applications of the portable device that are to be utilized based on the detected state of the vehicle; an application-selection-menu display unit configured to generate and display a menu of icons corresponding to respective applications included in the portable device connected to the vehicle-mounted device, and configured to receive a selection of an icon by a user; an application launch control unit configured to cause the portable device to launch an application corresponding to the user-selected icon; a use-level calculation unit configured to calculate, for each application, a use level indicating a degree that the application included in the portable device is used with the portable device, and indicating a probability that each application is to be used in each of the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state; wherein, when the portable-device connection detection unit detects that the portable device is connected to the vehicle-mounted device, the application-selection-menu display unit sets, as preferred applications, applications having registration information corresponding to a current detected state of the vehicle; and wherein the icons corresponding to the preferential applications are automatically displayed in a preferential or emphasized manner in accordance with the calculated probability corresponding to the vehicle running state, the vehicle stopped state, and the vehicle parked state.