Patent ID: 8009025
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G01C,G08B,G08G

Abstract:
1. Method for at least one of communication and interaction between a vehicle driver and a plurality of at least one of integrated and non-integrated applications, by a routine executed by an interaction manager and by each application before at least one of communicating and interacting with the driver, wherein the routine comprises the following steps: sending a request by an application of the plurality of applications to the interaction manager for permission to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver; determining by the interaction manager whether a permission for the requested at least one of communication and interaction can be given, in dependence of at least one of a current and predicted driver/vehicle environment (DVE) state and of other requests which have been received before from at least one of this and/or other applications; generating and transmitting a response by the interaction manager to the application, comprising an indication about permitting or not permitting the requested at least one of communication and interaction; if the indication permits the requested at least one of communication and interaction, conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction with the driver solely by the application; and if the indication does not permit the requested at least one of communication and interaction, not conducting the requested at least one of communication and interaction and awaiting permission from the interaction manager by the application to at least one of communicate and interact with the driver.