Vehicular navigation apparatus

US9014980B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014980-B2
Application numberUS-201214356319-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 2, 2012
Priority dateNov 7, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A vehicular navigation apparatus configured to independently operate a dedicated application and an externally-introduced general-purpose application is provided. The navigation apparatus includes a control device and a management device. The management device notifies the control device of attribute information of the general-purpose application in operation. Based on the attribute information, the control device determines whether the general-purpose application operating under a specified condition is allowed to use user interface output under the specified condition. When no user interface output is allowed as a result of the determination, the control device switches over the user interface output to user interface output using another certified general-purpose application.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicular navigation apparatus having a platform for operating a general-purpose application externally introduced via information communication, the vehicular navigation apparatus being configured to operate a dedicated application independent of the platform and the general-purpose application on the platform independently of each other, the vehicular navigation apparatus comprising: a control device that switches over user interface output on a sp…

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What does patent US9014980B2 cover?
A vehicular navigation apparatus configured to independently operate a dedicated application and an externally-introduced general-purpose application is provided. The navigation apparatus includes a control device and a management device. The management device notifies the control device of attribute information of the general-purpose application in operation. Based on the attribute information…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Denso Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3626. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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