Method and computer program for receiving, managing and outputting user-related data files

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files (V1 to F2) of different data types on a user interface (11) of a device (12). Based on at least one predetermined criterion, each user-related data file (V1 to F2) is managed into one of at least one data group (G1, G2, G3). The at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) comprises a respective predefined group output characteristic, the at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) being selected based on the respective predefined group output characteristic on the one hand and based on the physical location of the device (12) on the other hand. The user-related data files (V1 to F2) of the selected data group (G1, G2, G3) are output based on the respective predefined data output characteristic and based on the physical environment (Q1, Q2, R1, R2).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data types on a user interface of a device. The present invention also provides a computer program for executing the method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data types. Finally, the present invention also relates to a device for storing and operating a computer program for executing the method. Background Art

[0002] In the case of electronic devices such as smartphones, a wide variety of different information is available. However, it is difficult for a user to view all the individual contents on the smartphone display panel at a given time. Furthermore, the limited time frame makes it difficult for a user to view all the individual contents of the different information. Furthermore, it is difficult to distinguish important or relevant parts of the different information from unimportant parts. Because it is not possible to specify which content a user is reading and / or watching and / or listening to at a given time or at a given location.

[0003] Document EP2317706A2 discloses a communication system, which includes a device for storing and playing back voice files, wherein a recording device or a playback device for voice files and a memory for storing voice files are provided. Another playback device is provided for the audio output of the voice files. However, no device for classifying and arranging different voice files is disclosed.

[0004] Document DE 39 25 057 A1 discloses a reproduction device for reproducing position-related information in a track-independent vehicle, which information is generated by comparing navigation-determined data with available data in a stored road map. Selected information can be reproduced by storing specific trigger points on the road, which trigger points cause the output of special information when passed. However, no means for sorting and arranging different data files are disclosed.

[0005] Document DE102006003363A1 discloses a method and device for realizing location-related data output by means of a mobile terminal, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can be used in particular as a tourist information system in individual city tours. To this end, a device for realizing location-related data output by means of a mobile terminal is proposed, wherein the mobile terminal includes a data processing device, a device for data input and output, a device for data storage, and a unit for determining the location of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is also characterized in that it also includes a unit for determining the orientation of the mobile terminal. However, no device for classifying and arranging different data files is disclosed. Summary of the invention

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an efficient method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data types on a user interface of a device.

[0007] This object is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous developments of expedient and meaningful further embodiments of the invention are specified in the following description, the dependent claims and the drawings.

[0008] The present invention provides a method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data types on a user interface of a device. A plurality of different types of user-related data files may include telephone calls (such as voice mail), emails, information related to news, weather forecasts, information related to stock trading, video information and / or audio information, such as playlists from an entertainment system and / or songs from the Internet. In addition, the user-related data files may have different amounts of data. Each of the corresponding user-related data files is received from at least one of a plurality of server computing units according to the data type of the corresponding user-related data file. In other words, user-related data files of a specific data type may be received from a corresponding server computing unit or a plurality of computing units. For example, user-related data files corresponding to emails may be received from a specific email server computing unit or a plurality of different email server computing units. Similarly, information-related news, such as text information including news that may be related to politics and / or sports and / or entertainment, may be received from a specific server computing unit associated with a news agency or a plurality of server computing units of different news agencies. For example, information related to politics may be received from a server computing unit of a specific news organization related to politics, information related to entertainment news may be received from a server computing unit related to an entertainment news organization, and / or information related to sports may be received from a server computing unit of a sports news organization. In addition, the user-related data files corresponding to the information-related news received from the specific server computing unit may be of a single data type or of different data types, such as the news information may be in the form of text format and / or video format and / or audio format.

[0009] According to the present invention, each user-related data file in a plurality of user-related data files is managed into one of at least one data group based on at least one predetermined criterion. In other words, different user-related data files can be selected, and the selected different user-related data files can be classified or managed into different groups, for example, by a user based on the user's predetermined preferences. For example, a user-related data file of one data type can be in the form of emails, wherein one group of emails can be office emails that can be received from an office server computing unit, and another group of emails can be private emails that can be received from a private server computing unit or multiple private server computing units. In addition, the user-related data file can be a second data type, such as an audio data file that can be received from a music server computing unit, which can provide songs of different categories from different playlists. Songs of different categories can be in the form of different genres, such as genres suitable for concentration, or genres suitable for entertainment. In addition, the user-related data file can be a third data type, such as a video data file that can be received from a video server computing unit that provides different videos. In this case, the user-related data files from a plurality of user-related data files can be classified or managed into different data groups, for example, by a user based on the user's predefined preferences. For example, user-related data files may be classified or managed into three different groups: a first data group which may be named "car", a second data group which may be named "office", and a third data group which may be named "sport". The first data group "car" corresponds to a data group whose contents are intended to be used, for example, by a user in a car while driving the car (as in the case of manual driving) and / or in a car (as in the case of an autonomous car). Similarly, the data group "office" corresponds to a data group whose contents are intended to be used, for example, by a user in an office while in an office. Similarly, the data group "sport" corresponds to a data group whose contents are intended to be used, for example, by a user in a studio while performing sports activities in a sports studio.

[0010] In the first data group "car", for example, user-related data files corresponding to private emails, user-related data files corresponding to songs from genres suitable for entertainment, and user-related data files corresponding to videos can be selected by the user. In the second data group related to "office", for example, user-related data files, user-related data files corresponding to office emails, and user-related data files corresponding to songs from genres suitable for concentration can be selected by the user. And for the third data group related to "sports", user-related data files corresponding to songs from genres suitable for entertainment can be selected by the user, for example, because the user will prefer to listen to music only when performing sports activities in a sports studio. This is advantageous because it enables different user-related data files to be classified or managed from multiple user-related data files into different data groups according to the user's predetermined preferences. This enables the user to distinguish multiple information as relevant information from irrelevant information at a given time and / or location.

[0011] In addition, the at least one data group includes a corresponding predefined group output characteristic. The predefined group output characteristic can be associated with the physical location of the device, such as in a car, an office, a sports studio and / or a user's home. In addition, the predefined group output characteristic can also be at a specific moment, such as the moment when the user usually drives to his office, the moment when the user is in his sports studio and / or the moment when the user returns home. In addition, in order to output at least one corresponding data file of at least one data group, on the one hand, based on the corresponding predefined group output characteristic and on the other hand, based on the physical location of the device and / or the physical location of the device from the predetermined geographical location, a predetermined threshold value is selected to select at least one data group. In other words, the predefined group output characteristic can be associated with the physical location of the device, such as in the user's car, in the user's office or in the user's sports studio, wherein the user-related data files are classified or managed by the user to each of the corresponding data groups as described above. The predefined group output characteristic associated with the physical location of the device in the office or the sports studio can be the geographical coordinates of the office or the sports studio respectively. The predefined group output characteristic corresponding to the physical location of the device in the user's car can include a sensor signal detected by the device, which indicates that the device exists inside the car or exists in a predetermined proximity relative to the car. The physical location of the device and / or a threshold value of the predetermined distance of the physical location of the device from a predetermined geographical location may be determined by means of a GPS unit (Global Positioning System) of the device.

[0012] Once the user is in the car, based on the sensor signals detected by the device, the first data group "Car" having the predefined group output characteristics associated with the physical location of the device, i.e. in the car, is automatically selected. Thus, the user can retrieve and / or use all user-related data files corresponding to the data group having the group output characteristics "Car". Once the user driving to his office approaches his office at a predetermined distance, for example five meters from his office, and based on the information from the GPS unit, which provides the geographical location of the car, i.e. the device, the device recognizes that the device is approaching the office and therefore selects the second data group "Office" based on this information. Thus, the first data group "Car" is replaced by the second data group "Office". Thus, the user is now able to retrieve or access the user-related data files corresponding to the second data group "Office" having the predefined data output characteristics associated with the physical location of the device in the office.

[0013] When the user finishes his work in the office and gets into the car, then the first data group "car" having the predefined output characteristics associated with the physical location of the device in the car is detected, and the corresponding user-related data file corresponding to the first data group "car" is output to the user. Finally, when the user arrives at a predetermined distance from the sports studio, and based on the geographical location detected by the GPS unit, the third data group "sports" having the predefined data output characteristics associated with the physical location of the device in the sports studio is selected, and thus the user-related data file corresponding to the third data group "sports" is output on the user interface of the device.

[0014] Each of the at least one user-related data file comprises a corresponding predefined data output characteristic, and the output of the at least one user-related data file of the selected data group is based on the corresponding data output characteristic and based on the physical environment of the device. The data output characteristic determines the nature of the user-related data output on the user interface of the device. In addition, the data output characteristic is defined according to the physical environment conditions of the device. The physical environment of the device can be determined by means of, for example, at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor of the device and / or at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor in the physical environment of the device. In other words, once a data group is selected by the device, the corresponding data output characteristic is selected based on the physical environment of the device. Therefore, the corresponding or corresponding output of at least one user-related data file of the selected data group is managed by the device accordingly. This is advantageous because the output of the user-related data file of the selected data group can be automatically managed by the user himself as needed.

[0015] The present invention also includes embodiments of features that provide additional technical advantages.

[0016] In one embodiment, when the reception of a new user-related data file occurs and / or when the output of one of the user-related data files can occur, based on at least one predetermined criterion, the management of at least one user-related data file to at least one data group can be updated, wherein an update signal can be sent to at least one of the plurality of server computing units. This is advantageous because when a new user-related data file of a corresponding data group is received from a corresponding server computing unit, then after receiving the new user-related data file from the corresponding server computing unit, the received new user-related data file is updated to the corresponding data group. In addition, when the output of one of the user-related data files occurs, an update signal is sent to at least one of the corresponding plurality of server computing units. This in turn enables at least one of the corresponding plurality of server computing units to send the corresponding new user-related data file updated to the corresponding data group to the device. Therefore, this enables the user-related data files of the corresponding data group to be continuously output during the use of the device.

[0017] In one embodiment, a data group in at least one data group may include a predefined group output characteristic, which may correspond to the physical location of the device in the vehicle. In other words, user-related data files may be classified or managed, for example, by a user into a data group that the user wants to use and / or access when driving a vehicle or when inside a vehicle. The vehicle may be a manually driven vehicle and / or a semi-automatic driving vehicle and / or a fully automatic driving vehicle. Once the user is in the vehicle and based on the predefined group output characteristic corresponding to the physical location of the device in the vehicle, the corresponding data group is selected. Therefore, a user-related data file of a data group with an output characteristic corresponding to the physical location of the device in the vehicle is output on the user interface of the device. Therefore, the user can use and / or access the desired user-related data file from the corresponding data group when in the vehicle.

[0018] In one embodiment, the physical environment condition of the device may include the driving state of the vehicle. For example, the physical environment of the device (including the driving state of the vehicle) may be of multiple types, with a first physical environment corresponding to a manual driving state and a second physical environment corresponding to an autonomous driving state. This is advantageous because it ensures comfortable, safe, and driver-friendly access to user-related data files from the device by the user while driving the vehicle.

[0019] In one embodiment, one data output characteristic may correspond to an autonomous driving state, and one data output characteristic may correspond to a manual driving state. In other words, in the autonomous driving state, the data output characteristic may be defined in such a way that user-related data files of all data types are allowed to be output on the user interface of the device. Thus, during the autonomous driving state of the vehicle, the user can safely sit and / or lie in his driving chair and use the user-related data files output from the device, which in turn ensures a pleasant experience for the user while in the vehicle. However, during the manual driving state, the data output characteristic may be defined in such a way that user-related data files of data types such as video data files may be disabled. This ensures manual and safe driving of the vehicle, as the user or driver is not distracted by watching the video displayed on the user interface of the device.

[0020] In one embodiment, the duration of a journey along a driving route that has been planned by a navigation system may be estimated, and the output rate of at least one selected user-related data file of at least one data group may be adjusted so that the at least one selected user-related data file of the at least one data group is output before the journey along the driving route ends. This is advantageous because it may enable all corresponding user-related data files in the corresponding data groups to be output in an efficient manner before the journey along the driving route ends. Thus, it may be ensured that none of the user-related data files remain unused and / or unaccessed by the user before the journey along the driving route that has been planned by the navigation system ends.

[0021] In one embodiment, one of the at least one data group may include a group output characteristic that may correspond to the physical location of the device at a fixed location. The fixed location may be an office, a sports studio, or a user's home. This is advantageous because it enables the user-related data files of the corresponding data group to be output in a predetermined manner based on the physical location of the device at the fixed location.

[0022] In one embodiment, a data output characteristic may correspond to a living alone environment, and a data output characteristic may correspond to an environment in which there are multiple people. This is advantageous because it enables, for example, a user to customize the output of a user-related data file of a data group according to the user's physical environment when the user is alone or when the user has multiple people in his environment. For example, if the user is in a living alone environment, the user may define a data output characteristic or customize the output of a user-related data file in such a way that all user-related data files may be output by the device. However, if the user is in an environment in which there are multiple people at a given time, in this case, the user may define a data output characteristic or customize the output of a user-related data file in such a way that a user-related data file corresponding to a data type in an audio format and / or a video format is output at a lower volume, and / or video data files and audio data files are not output. In this case, only user-related data files corresponding to data types in text format are output. It is further contemplated that in this case, user-related data files corresponding to audio and video data types are output in text format, wherein audio data files and video data files are converted to text format using a corresponding computer program and a processor including the corresponding computer program.

[0023] In one embodiment, the output of at least one user-related data file may include a visual output signal and / or an audio output signal and / or a tactile output signal. This is advantageous because it enables the user to use the user-related data file and / or access the user-related data file in a comfortable and efficient manner. It is also conceivable that mutual conversion of different types of output signals is possible, i.e. a video output signal and / or an audio output signal may be converted into a text output signal, or a visual output signal may be converted into an audio output signal.

[0024] The present invention also includes a computer program for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of different types of user-related data files on a user interface of a device.

[0025] The invention also comprises a device for storing and operating a computer program for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data types on a user interface of the device. The device may be in the form of a computing unit such as a mobile phone (especially a smartphone), a think pad and / or part of an infotainment system in a vehicle.

[0026] If not stated otherwise, the invention also comprises every combination of features of the described embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below.

[0028] The figure shows:

[0029] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a method for storing, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files of different data files having different data types on a user interface of a device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The embodiment described below is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, in this embodiment, the components of the described embodiment each represent individual features of the present invention, which are considered to be independent of each other and each also independently define the present invention, and are therefore also considered to be components of the present invention in a separate manner or in a manner different from the combination shown. In addition, the described embodiment can also be supplemented by other features of the present invention that have been described.

[0031] In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote elements providing the same functions.

[0032] The figure shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files V1, V2, V3, P1, P2, N1, N2, M1, M2, M3, M4, F1 and F2 of different data types on a user interface 11 of a device 12. In the following, for the sake of comfortable readability, the plurality of user-related data files V1, V2, V3, P1, P2, N1, N2, M1, M2, M3, M4, F1 and F2 are referred to as a plurality of user-related data files V1 to F2.

[0033] The device 12 may be a computing unit such as a mobile phone (particularly a smart phone), a think pad and / or part of an infotainment system in a vehicle. The plurality of user-related data files V1 to F2 may be of different data types, such as digital video data including data files of different forms, such as MPEG-4 High Profile [.mp4] and / or Motion JPEG2000 [.jp2], digital audio data including data files of different data types, such as Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC), Waveform Audio Format [.wav], MPEG-1 Audio Layer [.mp3] and / or Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). In addition, the user-related data files may include data files of a data type in a document script format, which may be found in an email text, such as a Rich Text Format [.rtf], an Open Document Text Format [.odt], html [.htm, .html] and / or a Plain Text [.txt]. The user-related data files V1 to F2 in the form of documents and scripts may further include attachments in widely used formats, such as MS Word and / or MS Excel and / or pdf files. In addition, the email may include attachments such as JPEG and / or any portable document format. Depending on the data type of the corresponding user-related data files V1 to F2, each of the user-related data files V1 to F2 may be received from at least one of the plurality of server computing units V, P, N, M and F. According to the figure, the user-related data files V1 to F2 of the data type of digital video data may be the user-related data files V1, V2 and V3 which may be received from the video server computing unit V, the user-related data files P1 and P2 may include private emails of a user (not shown in the figure) and may be received from the private server computing unit P, the user-related data files N1 and N2 may include text information of news and may be received from the news server computing unit N, the user-related data files M1, M2; M3 and M4 may include audio data in the form of audio songs belonging to various genres and may be received from the music server computing unit M, and finally the user-related data files F1 and F2 may include the user's office emails and may be received from the office server computing unit F.

[0034] The user-related data files V1 to F2 may be wirelessly received by the device 12 from the respective server computing units V, P, N, M and F. Each user-related data file V1 to F2 from the plurality of user-related files V1 to F2 may be classified or managed into one of the at least one data groups G1, G2 and G3 based on at least one predetermined criterion. In other words, the user may manage the user-related data files V1 to F2 in the respective groups G1, G2 and G3 according to his convenience and / or choice.

[0035] According to the figure, at least one data group G1, G2 and G3 may include corresponding predefined group output characteristics. The predefined group output characteristics of each data group G1, G2 and G3 may relate to a predetermined geographical location and / or situation. The data group G1 includes a predefined group output characteristic related to the location of the device 12 in the vehicle 13, which can be achieved by a signal from an embedded sensor in the vehicle 13, which can be received by the device 12, and then the device can recognize that the device 12 is located in the vehicle 13.

[0036] In the case of data group G2, the corresponding predefined group output characteristic may be in the form of a predetermined geographical location 37 of the office 14. In the case of data group G3, the predefined group output characteristic may be in the form of a predetermined geographical location 38 of the motion studio 15. For the output of at least one corresponding user-related data file V1 to F2 of at least one data group G1, G2 and G3, at least one data group G1, G2 and G3 is selected based on the corresponding predefined group output characteristic on the one hand and on the other hand based on a predetermined threshold value of the physical location of the device and / or a predetermined distance D1 of the physical location of the device 12 from the predetermined geographical location 37 or a predetermined distance D2 of the physical location of the device 12 from the predetermined geographical location 38.

[0037] When the user holding the device 12 enters the vehicle 13 and starts the vehicle 13, the embedded sensor in the vehicle 13 sends a signal to the device 12, which then identifies the predefined group output characteristics corresponding to the data group G1, and thus selects the data group G1. In addition, when the vehicle 13 arrives in the vicinity of the office 14, once the vehicle 13 arrives in an area where the physical location of the device 12 is within a predetermined threshold of a predetermined distance D1 from the predetermined geographic location 37 of the office 14, the predefined group output characteristics corresponding to the group G2 are identified, and thus the group G2 is selected. Similarly, when the user carrying the device 12 arrives in an area where the physical location of the device 12 is within a predetermined threshold of a predetermined distance D2 from the predetermined geographic location 38 of the sports studio 15, the predefined group output characteristics corresponding to the data group G3 are identified, and the data group G3 is selected.

[0038] As shown, data group G1 may include user-related data files V1 and V2 that may be wirelessly received from a video server computing unit V, as shown by paths 16 and 17, and user-related data files P1 and P2 include private emails that may be received from a private email server computing unit P, as shown by paths 18 and 19. In addition, data group G1 may include user-related data files N1 and N2 that include text information of news received from a news server computing unit N, as shown by paths 20 and 21, and finally, data group G1 includes user-related data file M1 that includes audio data in a form that may be received from a music server computing unit M, as shown by path 22. Thus, data group G1 may include user-related data files V1, V2, B1, B2, N1, N2, and M2.

[0039] Data group G2 may include user-related data file M2 from music server computing unit M, as shown by path 23, and user-related data files F1 and F2 include office emails received from office email server computing unit F, as shown by paths 26 and 27. Thus, data group G2 may include user-related data files M2, F1, and F2.

[0040] Similarly, data group G3 may include user-related data file V3 received from video server computing unit V, as shown by path 42, and user-related data files M3 and M4 received from music server computing unit M, as shown by paths 24 and 25. Each of at least one user-related data file V1 to F2 of at least one data group G1, G2 and G3 may include corresponding predefined data output characteristics, and the output of at least one user-related data file of the selected data group G1, G2 and G3 may be based on the corresponding data output characteristics and the physical environment of device 12.

[0041] The data group G1 may include a predefined group output characteristic corresponding to the physical location of the device 12 in the vehicle 13. This may be achieved by the device 12 receiving a signal from an embedded sensor in the vehicle 13. In other words, once the user carrying the device 12 enters the vehicle 13 and / or the vehicle 13 is started, the device 12 may receive a signal from an embedded sensor in the vehicle 13, which may indicate that the device 12 is located in the vehicle 13. Based on the predefined group output characteristic, the data group G1 may be selected.

[0042] In addition, as shown in the figure, the physical environment conditions R1, R2 of the device 12 may include the driving state of the vehicle 13. As shown in the figure, the physical environment condition R1 may include a driving state corresponding to the user manually driving the vehicle 13, as shown in the path 31. The physical environment condition R2 may include a driving state corresponding to the autonomous driving of the vehicle 13, as shown in the path 32. The predefined data output characteristics may be adjusted according to the physical environment conditions R1, R2 of the device 12. In the case of the physical environment condition R1 in which the user can manually drive the vehicle 13, the user-related data P1, P2, N1, N2 and M1 may be output through the user interface 11 of the device 12 according to the adopted predefined data output characteristics. However, it should be noted that in this case, the user-related data V1 in the form of a video data file is not output. Because the video data file may distract the user's attention when driving the vehicle 13, which in turn may also cause an accident. Furthermore, in the case of a physical environment condition R2, in which the vehicle 13 is autonomously driven, in this case, all user-related data P1, P2, N1, N2, M1 and V1 corresponding to the data group G1 may be output on the user interface 11 of the device 12. The user interface 11 may be in the form of a touch screen, a display panel including an audio unit, a display unit and a tactile unit. Furthermore, the duration of a trip along a driving route that has been planned by a navigation system (not shown in the figure) may be estimated, and the output rate of the user-related data files P1, P2, N1, N2 and M1 of the data group G1 for the physical environment condition R1 may be adjusted accordingly. Similarly, the output rate of the user-related data files P1, P2, N1, N2, M1 and V1 of the data group G1 for the physical environment condition R2 may be adjusted accordingly.

[0043] In this case, when the user is in the office 14 or in the area 40 having a threshold distance D1 from the predetermined geographic location 37 of the office 14, the data group G2 may be selected. However, here, one predefined data output characteristic may correspond to the physical environment condition Q1, which may be a living alone environment condition as shown by the path 33, and another predefined data output characteristic may correspond to the physical environment condition Q2, which may be a physical environment condition with the presence of multiple persons as shown by the path 34. In the case of the physical environment condition Q1, the user may carry the device 12 alone in the office 14, in which case the user-related data files M2, F1, and F2 may be output on the user interface 11 of the device 12, the user-related data files F1 and F2 may be displayed in the form of text output, and the user-related data file M2 may be output in the form of an audio signal.

[0044] However, in the case of the physical environment state Q2, in which the user may be surrounded by multiple persons, the user-related data files F1 and F2 are displayed on the user interface 11 of the device 12, and it should be noted that the user-related data file M2 is not output in this case, because the audio signal required to output the user-related data file M2 may cause inconvenience during the presence of multiple persons.

[0045] Finally, the data group G2 may be selected when the user may be in the sports studio 15 or in an area 41 that is a threshold distance D2 from the predetermined geographic location 38 of the sports studio 15. In this case, the user-related data files M3, M4, and M5 corresponding to the group G3 may be output at the user interface 11 of the device 12 in the form of an audio signal, as shown by the path 35. It should be noted that the user data file V3 of the group G3 may be output as the audio data file M5 in this case, because the user may prefer to only listen to the audio data file when performing sports activities in the sports studio 15.

[0046] In addition, when a new user-related data file (not shown in the figure) is received and / or when one of the user-related data files V1 to F2 is output, based on at least one predetermined criterion, the management of at least one user-related data file V1 to F2 to at least one data group G1, G2 and G3 can be updated, wherein an update signal (not shown in the figure) can be sent to at least one of the multiple server computing units V, P, N, M and F.

Claims

1. A method for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files (V1, V2, V3, P1, P2, N1, N2, M1, M2, M3, M4, F1, F2) of different data types on a user interface (11) of a device (12), wherein: receiving each respective user-related data file (V1 to F2) from at least one server computing unit of a plurality of server computing units (V, P, N, M, F) according to a data type of the respective user-related data file (V1 to F2), It is characterized in that managing each user-related data file (V1 to F2) of the plurality of user-related data files (V1 to F2) into one of at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) based on at least one predetermined criterion; The at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) comprises a respective predefined group output characteristic, and for outputting at least one respective user-related data file (V1 to F2) of the at least one data group (G1, G2, G3), the at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) is selected based on the respective predefined group output characteristic on the one hand and on the other hand based on a predetermined threshold value of the physical location of the device (12) and / or a predetermined distance (D1, D2) of the physical location of the device (12) from a predetermined geographical location (37, 38); and Each of the at least one user-related data file (V1 to F2) includes a corresponding predefined data output characteristic, and based on the corresponding data output characteristic and based on the physical environment conditions (Q1, Q2, R1, R2) of the device (12), the at least one user-related data file (V1 to F2) of the selected data group (G1, G2, G3) is output.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: When reception of a new user-related data file occurs and / or when output of one of the user-related data files (V1 to F2) occurs, an update is managed to the at least one user-related data file (V1 to F2) in the at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) based on the at least one predetermined criterion, wherein an update signal is sent to at least one server computing unit of the plurality of server computing units (V, P, N, M, F).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: One of the at least one data set (G1, G2, G3) includes a predefined group output characteristic corresponding to a physical location of the device (12) in a vehicle (13).

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The physical environment conditions (R1, R2) of the device (12) include the driving state of the vehicle (13).

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: One predefined data output characteristic corresponds to the autonomous driving state, and one predefined data output characteristic corresponds to the manual driving state.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The duration of a journey along a driving route that has been planned by a navigation system is estimated, and the output rate of the at least one user-related data file (V1 to F2) of at least one selected data group (G1, G2, G3) is adjusted so that at least one selected user-related data file (V1 to F2) of at least one data group (G1, G2, G3) is output before the journey along the driving route ends.

7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: One of the at least one data set (G1, G2, G3) comprises a predefined set of output characteristics corresponding to a physical location of the device (12) at a fixed location (14, 15).

8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: One predefined data output characteristic corresponds to a physical environment condition (Q1) being a living alone environment condition, and one predefined data output characteristic corresponds to a physical environment condition (Q2) being a physical environment condition in which a plurality of persons are present.

9. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The output of the at least one user-related data file (V1 to F2) comprises a visual output signal and / or an audio output signal and / or a tactile output signal.

10. A computer program product for receiving, managing and outputting a plurality of user-related data files (V1 to F2) of different data types on a user interface (11) of a device (12), wherein: The computer program product is configured to perform the method according to at least one of the preceding claims.

11. A device (12) for storing and operating a computer program product, wherein: The computer program product is a computer program product according to claim 10.

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