Vehicle window control method and vehicle window control system

Abstract

The application discloses a vehicle window control method and a vehicle window control system capable of simultaneously controlling multiple vehicle windows and open / close states of the vehicle windows. The vehicle window control method comprises: displaying a vehicle window control image on a touch display device, the vehicle window control image showing multiple vehicle windows and open / close states of the vehicle windows; and in response to a user inputting on the vehicle window control image through contact, controlling corresponding vehicle windows based on a track of the contact, comprising: determining vehicle windows included in the track of the contact and a last open / close state included in the track of the contact; and sending an instruction representing a user behavior of the track to a vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the vehicle windows in the track of the contact into the last open / close state according to the instruction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of vehicle control, specifically to a window control method and a window control system. Background Technology

[0002] The technology of electric window lifts in automobiles originated in the 1940s. It involved using the vehicle's power supply to drive a motor that moved the window regulator up and down, thus automatically opening and closing the window. Over time, new technologies such as one-touch operation and touchscreen controls have emerged.

[0003] Current touchscreen window control methods mostly require users to operate individual control buttons for each window or sunroof when controlling their opening. Alternatively, users must first select the desired window or sunroof using their finger on the window control system, and then control the opening / closing degree of that window by moving their finger. Current window control methods require several steps to complete window control and cannot quantitatively control the window opening. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical solution provided in this application can solve or at least partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0005] On one hand, this application provides a vehicle window control method, which includes: displaying a vehicle window control image on a touch display device, the vehicle window control image showing a plurality of vehicle windows and their open / closed states; and controlling the corresponding vehicle window based on the trajectory of the contact based on a user's input via touch on the vehicle window control image, the step of which includes: determining the vehicle window included in the contact trajectory and the last open / closed state included in the contact trajectory; and sending an instruction representing the user's behavior on the trajectory to a vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the vehicle window in the contact trajectory to the last open / closed state according to the instruction.

[0006] In the window control method according to the embodiments of this application, multiple windows can be arranged in the window control image according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle.

[0007] In the window control method according to the embodiments of this application, the multiple opening and closing states may include multiple opening values ​​representing the degree of opening of the window.

[0008] In the window control method according to the embodiments of this application, the multiple opening and closing states may also include fully open window and fully closed window.

[0009] The window control method according to the embodiments of this application may further include: prompting the user to re-enter or end the operation in response to determining that the contact trajectory does not include at least one of window and open / closed state.

[0010] On the other hand, this application also provides a vehicle window control system, comprising: a vehicle window control image display unit configured to display a vehicle window control image showing a plurality of windows and their opening and closing states; and a control unit configured to control a corresponding window based on a contact trajectory in response to a user inputting input on the vehicle window control image by contact, including: determining the windows included in the contact trajectory and the last opening and closing state included in the contact trajectory; and sending an instruction representing the user's behavior of the trajectory to a vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the window in the contact trajectory to the last opening and closing state according to the instruction.

[0011] The window control system according to the embodiments of this application may further include: a contact input receiving unit configured to accept input from a user by contact on a window control image.

[0012] In the window control system according to the embodiments of this application, multiple windows can be arranged in the window control image according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle.

[0013] In the window control system according to the embodiments of this application, the multiple opening and closing states may include multiple opening values ​​representing the degree of opening of the window.

[0014] In the window control system according to the embodiments of this application, the multiple opening and closing states may also include fully open window and fully closed window.

[0015] In the window control system according to an embodiment of this application, the control unit may be further configured to prompt the user to re-enter or end the operation in response to determining that the contact trajectory does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state.

[0016] According to the solution of this application, multiple vehicle windows and their opening and closing degrees can be controlled simultaneously based on the trajectory of the user's contact on the touch display device, thereby achieving at least one of the following technical effects:

[0017] 1. By including multiple windows in a single window control image, multiple windows can be controlled simultaneously using only one contact trajectory;

[0018] 2. By including both the window and its open / closed state in a single window control image, control over both the object being opened / closed and the degree of opening / closing can be achieved simultaneously using only a single contact trajectory; and

[0019] 3. By utilizing the opening and closing states, including the opening value, the operation of selecting the direction of movement of the window is omitted, and the degree of opening and closing of the window can be quantitatively controlled. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a window control method according to an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0021] Figure 2 For the purposes of exemplary embodiments of this application Figure 1 The flowchart further explains the window control method in the vehicle.

[0022] Figure 3 For another exemplary embodiment of this application, the following is provided: Figure 1 The flowchart further explains the window control method in the vehicle.

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a window control image according to an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a window control image according to another exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0025] Figure 6 A block diagram of a vehicle window control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown schematically.

[0026] Figure 7 A block diagram of a window control system according to another exemplary embodiment of this application is shown schematically. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The embodiments of this application will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While some embodiments of this application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that this application can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of this application. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of this application are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] Throughout the accompanying drawings and detailed embodiments, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. For purposes of clarity, illustration, and convenience, the drawings may not be drawn to scale, and the relative dimensions, scale, and depiction of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated.

[0029] It should also be understood that expressions such as "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," and / or "comprising" are open-ended rather than closed-ended expressions in this specification, indicating the presence of the stated features, elements, and / or components, but not excluding the presence of one or more other features, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof. Furthermore, when describing embodiments of this application, the word "may" or "may" is used to mean "one or more embodiments of this application." And the term "exemplary" is intended to refer to an example or illustration.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in this specification (including technical and scientific terms) shall have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. Furthermore, terms, such as those defined in common dictionaries, shall be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meanings in the relevant technical context, and shall not be interpreted as having idealized or overly formal meanings unless expressly defined herein.

[0031] Figure 1 A flowchart of a window control method according to an exemplary embodiment of this application is shown.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 The window control method according to the exemplary embodiment mainly includes the following steps:

[0033] S101: Displaying a window control image on a touchscreen display device, the window control image showing multiple windows and their open / closed states; and

[0034] S102: In response to user input via touch on the window control image, control the corresponding window based on the trajectory of the touch.

[0035] Step S101

[0036] In this step, a window control image is displayed on a touch-screen display device, showing multiple windows and their open / closed states. In embodiments of this application, the touch-screen display device used to display the window control image can be any display device with touch sensing capabilities, such as a vehicle infotainment system, smartphone, tablet, wearable device, controller, etc., but this application is not limited to these; other suitable touch-screen display devices are also applicable.

[0037] The window control images displayed on the touch screen can be used to show multiple windows and their open / closed status. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a window control image according to an exemplary embodiment of this application. Figure 4The illustration shows a scenario where a smartphone SP is used as the display device, and the pre-controlled vehicle windows include a sunroof, left front window, right front window, left rear window, and right rear window. However, other embodiments according to this application are not limited to this. For illustrative purposes, in Figure 4 The five windows mentioned above are shown in a simple arrangement. However, it should be understood that multiple windows can be arranged in other ways in the control image, such as according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle, so that users can intuitively select some status images of the sunroof, left front window, right front window, left rear window, and right rear window that need to be controlled at once, without having to confirm each window individually.

[0038] In addition, such as Figure 4 As shown, the smartphone screen also displays images for controlling the opening and closing states of the car windows, such as 10%, 15%, 20%, 40%, "fully open" or "fully closed," "ventilation," etc. For example, "fully open" can mean the window is 100% open, "fully closed" can mean the window is 0% open, and "ventilation" can mean the window is 10% open. The ventilation state can be set by the user's predefined settings; for example, the user can set the ventilation state to 15% open or 5% open.

[0039] exist Figure 4 In the illustrated embodiment, multiple icons indicating open / closed states are arranged at intervals around multiple window icons. By adding icons such as "ventilate," "fully open," and "fully closed" to the window control image, the open / closed state of the window can be presented to the user more directly, allowing for quick selection and improving the convenience of window control operation, especially ensuring the safety of window control operation while driving. Those skilled in the art will understand that other icon layouts can also be used, such as... Figure 5 The image shown is a window control image according to another embodiment of this application. Figure 5 The window control image shown is the same as Figure 4 The difference in the window control image shown is that multiple open / closed status icons are arranged in a vertical column to the right of the window icons. Figure 5 In this system, because the icons for open and closed states are arranged in a column and presented in a progressive manner, users can intuitively and quickly determine the opening value by the position of a particular open / closed state icon among multiple open / closed state icons, thereby further improving the convenience of window control operation.

[0040] The positional relationship between the open / closed icons and the car window icons, as well as the positional relationship between the open / closed icons themselves, is not limited to... Figure 4 and Figure 5The positional relationships shown are as follows: for example, the open / closed status icon can be located in the center of the window control image, while the window icon can be located at the edge of the window control image, and can be arranged according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle. Alternatively, the open / closed status icons can also be arranged in a horizontal row at the top or bottom of the window control image.

[0041] Furthermore, the number of icons for open / closed states is not limited to the number shown in the attached diagram. For example, the icons for open / closed states can only be "fully open," "fully closed," and "half open," or the number of icons for open / closed states can be set in increments of 10%. Even if the user's contact trajectory includes multiple open / closed states, since the default open / closed state that the contact trajectory will eventually reach is the window's pending operation state, there will be no problem in determining the open / closed state.

[0042] Step S102

[0043] In this step, in response to user input via touch on the window control image, the trajectory CR based on the touch (see...) Figure 4 The corresponding vehicle window can be controlled. In embodiments of this application, the corresponding vehicle window can be controlled based on the trajectory CR of the contact, in response to a user's input via touch on the window control image.

[0044] This step may include: determining the windows included in the contact trajectory CR and the last open / closed state included in the contact trajectory CR; and sending a command representing the user's action on the trajectory CR to the vehicle controller (not shown), so that the vehicle controller controls the windows in the contact trajectory to the last open / closed state included in the contact trajectory according to the command. The user can slide or move their finger on the window control image, or make point contact on the window control image, thereby forming a continuous or discontinuous trajectory CR on the window control image. The window control information included in the trajectory formed by the user on the window control image includes, but is not limited to: the windows to be opened or closed and the open / closed states of the windows.

[0045] Figure 2 For the purposes of exemplary embodiments of this application Figure 1 The flowchart further illustrates step S102 of the vehicle window control method, which involves controlling the corresponding window based on the contact trajectory after the user inputs input via touch on the window control image. As shown, step S102 begins with sub-step S1021, where the user's contact trajectory is acquired via a touch display device. Also... Figure 4 The illustrated embodiment will be used as an example for description. Figure 4As shown, the user's touch trajectory CR, collected through the touch display device, includes the windows to be opened and closed as "left front window" and "right rear window", and the opening and closing status of these windows is "open 20%".

[0046] Next, in step S1022, it is determined whether the trajectory CR collected in step S1021 includes a window and its open / closed state. According to one embodiment of this application, the touch and touch capture functions of a touch display device (e.g., a mobile phone touchscreen) can be used to determine whether the trajectory touched by the user on the window control image includes a window and its open / closed state. If the determination result is that the trajectory does not include at least one of a window and its open / closed state, the program ends; if the determination result is that the trajectory includes both a window and its open / closed state, the next step is performed. Return to... Figure 4 Because the trajectory CR includes information such as the windows to be opened being the "left front window" and the "right rear window," and the opening / closing state of these windows being "open 20%," step S1023 is executed. In this step, the windows in the trajectory and the last opening / closing state are determined, i.e., the windows that need to be controlled are the "left front window" and the "right rear window," and these windows need to be opened or closed to the "open 20%" state. In other embodiments, a preset can be made, setting the last opening / closing state selected by the user (i.e., the last opening / closing state traversed by the trajectory) as the opening / closing state to be operated on for the windows.

[0047] Next, in step S1024, based on the windows in the trajectory determined in step S1023 and the last opening / closing state, the corresponding windows of the vehicle are adjusted. Figure 4 The trajectory CR includes information that determines whether the "left front window" and "right rear window" need to be opened or closed to a "20% open" state. In one embodiment of this application, a touch display device can send instructions representing user behavior along the trajectory to the vehicle controller (e.g., the vehicle's center console or infotainment system), so that the vehicle controller can control the window in the contact trajectory to the last open / closed state via the window control motor according to the instructions. The touch display device can translate the user's trajectory line behavior into instructions suitable for CAN bus, PROFI bus, MOST bus, automotive Ethernet, or Bluetooth, and send them to the relevant controller (e.g., the infotainment system), achieving the purpose of simultaneously controlling multiple windows.

[0048] return Figure 4Taking window control on a user's mobile device as an example, if a user wants to open the left front window and right rear window by 20%, the user can swipe their finger across the left front window, right rear window, and the 20% icon as input. After the user inputs, the smartphone SP collects the user's swipe trajectory CR, confirms that the trajectory includes the window and its open / closed state, and determines the opening value of the last open / closed state. Then, the smartphone wirelessly sends the valid command to the vehicle's infotainment system, such as "Windows: Right Front, Back Left; Open Percentage 20%".

[0049] After receiving the command, the vehicle's infotainment system parses it to determine the communication address of the window to be operated and the desired opening degree. For example, the system parses the Windows parameters to determine the communication addresses of two windows: RightFront: 0x00F1, BackLeft: 0x00F2, and parses the OpenPercentage parameter to determine the opening degree to be 20%. Then, the system sends commands, for example, via the CAN bus to the parsed target addresses, such as "0x00F1: open 20%; 0x00F2: open 20%". The window controller then uses this command to adjust the corresponding window opening degree to 20% via the window control motor.

[0050] As another example, such as Figure 5 As shown, the opening value corresponding to the "ventilation" state can be preset to 5%. When a user wants to slightly open the left front window and right rear window for ventilation, the user can swipe their finger across the left front window, right rear window, and the "ventilation" icon. After the user inputs, the smartphone captures the user's swipe trajectory, confirms that the trajectory includes the window and its open / closed state, and determines the opening value of the last open / closed state. Then, the smartphone sends the valid command to the vehicle's infotainment system via wireless communication, such as "Windows:RightFront, BackLeft; OpenPercentage 5%". Upon receiving the command, the vehicle's infotainment system parses it to determine the communication address of the window to be operated and the opening degree. For example, the system parses the Windows parameter to determine the communication addresses of the two windows: RightFront: 0x00F1, BackLeft: 0x00F2, and parses the OpenPercentage parameter to determine the opening degree as 5%. Then, the vehicle's infotainment system sends commands, such as "0x00F1: open 5%; 0x00F2: open 5%", to the parsed target address via the CAN bus. The window controller then uses this command to adjust the window opening to 5% via the window control motor.

[0051] Figure 3 For another exemplary embodiment of this application, the following is provided:Figure 1 A further flowchart of step S102 in the window control method of the vehicle, which responds to the user's input by touching the window control image and controls the corresponding window based on the trajectory of the contact. Figure 3 The window control method shown is similar to Figure 2 The difference in the window control method shown is that when the result of determining whether the trajectory includes a window and its open / closed state is that it does not include at least one of the window and its open / closed state, an additional step is added to determine whether re-entry is required. The following will briefly explain the difference. Figure 2 The steps are the same as or similar to those in the previous steps.

[0052] Reference Figure 3 The step (S102') of controlling the corresponding window based on the trajectory of the contact after the user has made an input on the window control image via touch may include the following steps:

[0053] S1021': Collect the user's contact trajectory.

[0054] S1022': Determine whether the trajectory includes windows and their open / closed states.

[0055] If the determination result is that the trajectory does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state, proceed to step S1023'; if the determination result is that the trajectory includes the window and the open / closed state, proceed to step S1024'.

[0056] S1023': Determine whether to re-enter.

[0057] When the judgment result of step S1022' is that the trajectory does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state, the user is prompted whether to re-enter. If the user chooses to re-enter, the process returns to step S1021'. If the user chooses not to re-enter, the program ends.

[0058] In practice, especially while driving, users' attention is often distracted, and the trajectory they input through touch on the window control image may not include the window's open or closed state. In such cases, for example, a voice prompt could be used to prompt the user to re-enter the information. Then, for example, the user could use their voice to choose whether to re-enter or end the program. This method can prevent users from prematurely ending the window control operation due to accidental operation.

[0059] S1024': Determine the window in the trajectory and the last open / closed state.

[0060] S1025': Adjust the window. Send the instruction representing the user's behavior on the trajectory to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the window motor according to the instruction to control the window in the contact trajectory to the last open / closed state.

[0061] According to the window control method of this application, multiple windows and the degree of opening and closing of the windows can be controlled simultaneously based on the trajectory of the user's contact on the touch display device.

[0062] To control more windows, such as all windows, the user can specify the contact path to include all windows and their open / closed status icons. If the user wants to control additional windows besides those already adjusted, they can re-enter the information, specifying the window to be controlled and its open / closed position on the contact path.

[0063] With this control method, users can control multiple windows and their opening and closing states simultaneously by simply inputting a contact trajectory. This eliminates the need to operate on each window individually, avoids the step of selecting the direction of window movement, and allows for quick and quantitative adjustment of the window's opening degree. This improves the convenience of window control operations and, in particular, ensures the safety of window control operations while driving.

[0064] Figure 6 A block diagram of a vehicle window control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown schematically.

[0065] Reference Figure 6 As an implementation of the methods shown in the above figures, this application provides an embodiment of a vehicle window control system, which is similar to... Figure 1 Corresponding to the method embodiments shown, in addition to the features described below, the system embodiments may also include [features related to...]. Figure 1 The methods shown in the embodiments have the same or corresponding features or effects.

[0066] like Figure 6 As shown, the window control system 600 of this embodiment may include a window control image display unit 601 and a control unit 602.

[0067] The window control image display unit 601 can be configured to display a window control image, wherein the window control image shows multiple windows and their open / closed states. The window control image display unit 601 can be configured to display the window to be controlled and its corresponding operating states. Figure 4 or Figure 5 The layout shown.

[0068] Control unit 602 can be configured to control the corresponding window based on the trajectory of a touch input by a user on a window control image. Specifically, control unit 602 can be configured to: determine the window included in the touch trajectory and the last open / closed state included in the touch trajectory; and send a command representing the user's behavior on the trajectory to a vehicle controller (not shown), so that the vehicle controller controls the window in the touch trajectory to the last open / closed state according to the command.

[0069] In this embodiment, the specific processing of the window control image display unit 601 and the control unit 602 of the window control system 600 and the resulting technical effects can be referred to Figure 1 The relevant descriptions of steps S101 and S102 in the corresponding embodiments will not be repeated here.

[0070] The window control system 600 according to this application can be integrated into the vehicle infotainment system, and the display screen of the vehicle infotainment system can be used as the image display unit 601.

[0071] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, multiple windows are arranged in the window control image according to their actual relative positions within the vehicle.

[0072] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the multiple open / closed states include multiple opening values ​​representing the degree of opening of the window.

[0073] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the multiple opening and closing states also include fully open windows and fully closed windows.

[0074] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the control unit is further configured to prompt the user to re-enter or end the operation in response to determining that the contact trajectory does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state.

[0075] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of a vehicle window control system according to another embodiment of this application.

[0076] Figure 7 Implementation examples and Figure 6 The difference in the embodiments is that, Figure 7 In addition to the window control image display unit 701 and the control unit 703, the window control system 700 also includes a touch input receiving unit 702. The touch input receiving unit 702 can be configured to receive input from the user by touching the window control image. Figure 7 Features and technical effects of the window control image display unit 701 and control unit 703 in the vehicle Figure 6 The window control image display unit 601 and the control unit 602 are similar, so repeated descriptions of them are omitted.

[0077] The touch input receiving unit 702 is a unit that enables the control unit 703 to accept touch input on the window control image displayed on the touch display device. That is, when a user touches the touch display device, it outputs a signal indicating the location of the touch. The control unit 703 determines the location of the touch on the window control image based on this signal.

[0078] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical concept or essential features. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

Claims

1. A method for controlling vehicle windows, comprising: A window control image is displayed on a touch display device, the window control image showing multiple windows and their open / closed states; The opening and closing state of the vehicle window can quantitatively represent the opening degree of the vehicle window; as well as In response to a user input via touch on the window control image, control is applied to the corresponding window based on a continuous trajectory of the touch, including: Identify the car window included in the continuous trajectory of the contact and the last open / closed state included in the continuous trajectory of the contact; as well as The instruction representing the user's behavior on the continuous trajectory is sent to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the window in the continuous trajectory to the last open / closed state according to the instruction.

2. The window control method according to claim 1, wherein, The multiple windows are arranged in the window control image according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle.

3. The window control method according to claim 1, wherein, The multiple opening and closing states include multiple opening values ​​representing the degree of opening of the vehicle window.

4. The window control method according to claim 3, wherein, The multiple opening and closing states also include fully open windows and fully closed windows.

5. The window control method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the determination that the continuous trajectory of the contact does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state, the user is prompted to re-enter or end the operation.

6. A vehicle window control system, comprising: A window control image display unit is configured to display a window control image, which shows multiple windows and their open / closed states. The opening and closing state of the vehicle window can quantitatively represent the opening degree of the vehicle window; as well as The control unit is configured to control the corresponding window based on a continuous trajectory of contact in response to a user input via touch on the window control image, including: Identify the car window included in the continuous trajectory of the contact and the last open / closed state included in the continuous trajectory of the contact; as well as The instruction representing the user's behavior on the continuous trajectory is sent to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller controls the window in the continuous trajectory to the last open / closed state according to the instruction.

7. The vehicle window control system according to claim 6 further includes: The touch input receiving unit is configured to accept input from the user via touch on the window control image.

8. The vehicle window control system according to claim 6, wherein, The multiple windows are arranged in the window control image according to their actual relative positions in the vehicle.

9. The vehicle window control system according to claim 6, wherein, The multiple opening and closing states include multiple opening values ​​representing the degree of opening of the vehicle window.

10. The vehicle window control system according to claim 9, wherein, The multiple opening and closing states also include fully open windows and fully closed windows.

11. The vehicle window control system according to claim 9, wherein, The control unit is further configured to prompt the user to re-enter or end the operation in response to determining that the continuous trajectory of the contact does not include at least one of the window and the open / closed state.

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