Service distribution device and service display device

摘要

A service distribution device is provided that, when acquiring services to be used in an information terminal mounted in a vehicle or used in its passenger compartment, recognizes service availability beforehand, thereby improving usability of the services. A service distribution device includes an information correlation unit for correlating information that denotes service utilization conditions in relation to travel condition of the vehicle with the services. The service distribution device distributes to an information terminal the information that denotes the service utilization conditions correlated by the information correlation unit along with contents of the relevant service so that the information and the contents can be visibly displayed on a display unit in the information terminal.

主权项

1. A service distribution device for distributing services to be used in an information terminal to the information terminal, wherein the information terminal is mounted in a vehicle or used in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, the device comprising:
a service distribution unit, wherein, prior the distribution of services, the service distribution unit is configured to distribute information that denotes service utilization conditions or a service utilization environment in relation to a travel condition of the vehicle, along with contents of a relevant service, to the information terminal so that the information and the contents can be visibly displayed on the information terminal; and an image information generation unit configured to generate image information, which can be visibly displayed on the information terminal, wherein when the services are a plurality of types of services, the image information generation unit is configured to generate contents of the plurality of types of services as image information in a display format capable of displaying the contents of the plurality of types of services simultaneously and to generate icons indicating a service can be used in accordance with the travel condition of the vehicle and a service cannot be used in accordance with the travel condition of the vehicle, and icons indicating a service of which use is suited for the travel condition of the vehicle and a service of which use is not suitable for the travel condition of the vehicle as the image information in the respective display formats permitting a user to recognize in advance whether a service can be used prior to distributing the service.