Virtual connected vehicle infrastructure

Abstract

A system and method for remote execution of applications at a cloud server for a connected vehicle infotainment system (CVIS). The method includes receiving a remote execution request for at least one application from a CVIS; executing the at least one application to output execution results; and causing rendering of the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other environment included in a vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for remote execution of applications at a cloud server for a connected vehicle infotainment system (CVIS), comprising:
 receiving a remote execution request for at least one application from a CVIS;   executing the at least one application to output execution results; and   causing rendering of the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other environment included in a vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one other computing environment includes at least one user device connected to the CVIS and an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) integrated in the CVIS. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein executing the at least one application further comprises:
 executing a preferred application of the at least one application, wherein the preferred application is any one of: an updated version of the at least one application and a different application of the at least one application; and   generating a notification based on execution of the preferred application.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the executing the at least one application further comprises:
 emulating execution environment features of the CVIS.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the executing is based on at least a first policy defined by the CVIS. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the causing rendering of the execution results is based on a second policy defined with CVIS. 
     
     
         7 . The method of claim of  6 , wherein each of the first policy and second policy includes any one of: a navigation application access control policy, a usage-based insurance application access control policy, a parking payment application access control policy, a fueling payment application access control policy, and a driverless self-parking application access control policy. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein each of the first policy and the second policy are different for each of the at least one application. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 executing the at least one application based on user input in response to rendered execution results; and   causing re-rendering of the execution results.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a processing circuitry to execute a process, the process comprising:
 receiving a remote execution request for at least one application from a CVIS;   executing the at least one application to output execution results; and   causing rendering of the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other environment included in a vehicle.   
     
     
         11 . A system for remote execution of applications at a cloud server for a connected vehicle infotainment system (CVIS), comprising:
 a processing circuitry; and   a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the system to:   receive a remote execution request for at least one application from a CVIS;   execute the at least one application to output execution results; and   cause rendering of the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other environment included in a vehicle.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one other computing environment includes at least one user device connected to the CVIS and an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) integrated in the CVIS. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:
 execute a preferred application of the at least one application, wherein the preferred application is any one of: an updated version of the at least one application and a different application of the at least one application; and   generate a notification based on execution of the preferred application.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:
 emulate execution environment features of the CVIS.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the execution of the at least one application is based on at least a first policy defined by the CVIS. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the causing rendering of the execution results is based on a second policy defined with CVIS. 
     
     
         17 . The system of claim of  16 , wherein each of the first policy and second policy includes any one of: a navigation application access control policy, a usage-based insurance application access control policy, a parking payment application access control policy, a fueling payment application access control policy, and a driverless self-parking application access control policy. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein each of the first policy and the second policy are different for each of the at least one application. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:
 execute the at least one application based on user input in response to the rendered execution results; and   cause re-rendering of the execution results.