Unified Vehicle UI for Local and Remote App Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for executing and switching between local and remote applications on vehicle terminals require cumbersome manipulation, as users must separately switch between apps by executing mirroring apps, leading to inconvenience in accessing and switching between local and remote device applications.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows for the connection of remote devices to local devices, enabling the transmission and display of remote app information alongside local app information on a user interface, with features like multitasking switching UI and distinct icon processing to facilitate easy selection and execution of remote apps on the local device screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mirroring app is executed to display remote device screen on local device, then remote app can be executed on local display, but separate manipulation is required to switch between local and remote apps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of local and remote applications into a single unified interface. The remote application icons are integrated into the local device's home screen, allowing both local and remote apps to coexist and be accessed from the same display without requiring separate mirroring modes or additional switching operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The local device's display interface is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously - it can display local applications, remote applications, and provide a unified launching mechanism for both. This multi-functional interface eliminates the need for separate manipulation procedures for accessing different app sources.
2Reliability
If separate manipulation is required to switch between local and remote apps, then device functionality is maintained, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the access mechanisms for local and remote applications into a single unified interface. Remote application icons are displayed alongside local application icons on the home screen, allowing users to launch either type of application through the same interaction paradigm without requiring separate switching operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If mirroring technique is used to display remote screen, then remote app execution is enabled, but additional steps are needed for app selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-displaying remote application icons on the local device's home screen before any mirroring operation is initiated. This allows users to select and launch remote applications directly from the integrated interface without first needing to activate mirroring mode or navigate through additional menus, thereby eliminating unnecessary time-consuming steps.
Data Source
AI summary
In the present disclosure, a remote device is connected to a local device in a vehicle so as to be communicable with each other. Information of a remote app installed in the remote device is transmitted from the remote device to the local device. The information of the remote app received from the remote device is displayed together with information on a local app installed in the local device on a screen of a user interface (UI) via a display device of the local device. When a user executes the remote app, using the information of the remote app displayed in the display device of the local device, the remote app is executed on the remote device, and an execution screen of the remote app transmitted from the remote device to the local device is simultaneously displayed via the display device of the local device.